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| Full name | Benoît Trémoulinas | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lormont, France | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bordeaux | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1994 | US Lormont | ||
| 1994–2007 | Bordeaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007– | Bordeaux | 101 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Benoît Trémoulinas (French pronunciation: [bənwa tʁemulinas]; born 28 December 1985 in Lormont) is a French football player of Réunionais heritage who currently plays for French club Bordeaux in Ligue 1. He plays as an attack-minded left back capable of getting forward in order to provide support for the attackers. He can also play as a midfielder and winger on the same side.
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Trémoulinas was born in the commune of Lormont, a suburb located on the outskirts of Bordeaux, and began his career playing for hometown club US Lormont. In 1994, he signed a youth contract with FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Trémoulinas spent approximately seven years in the club's youth system and one year in the Championnat de France amateur before earning a call up to the senior team in preparation for the 2007–08 season following the signing of his professional contract. He was designated the number 28 shirt and served as backup to the younger Florian Marange and elder Franck Jurietti. Trémoulinas made his professional debut on 15 August 2007 in a league match against Le Mans.[1] He was limited to only nine league appearances, but was a regular in the club's 2007–08 UEFA Cup campaign appearing in seven matches and also scoring his first European goal in a 3–2 victory over Greek club Panionios.[2]
Trémoulinas was slowly integrated into the squad for the 2008–09 season by manager Laurent Blanc upending both Marange and Jurietti, though the latter was still relied more upon in important matches, such as when he started for Trémoulinas in matches against Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon, and the 2009 Coupe de la Ligue Final.[3][4] Trémoulinas did appear in the final as a substitute in the 17th minute for the injured Brazilian Wendel, but had to substituted out at halftime, also due to injury. Bordeaux won the match 4–0 giving Trech, as he is called by the Bordeaux faithful, his first career club honour. Following the final, Trémoulinas started the final five matches of the season helping Bordeaux win its first league title since 1999. In total with the team, he appeared in 31 matches scoring his only goal of the season against Guingamp in a 4–2 victory in the Coupe de la Ligue.[5]
On 29 May 2009, Trémoulinas was rewarded with a contract extension keeping him with the club until June 2013.[6] Trémoulinas successful play during the 2009–10 Ligue 1 season saw the player attract interest from Italian clubs A.C. Milan, Juventus and Fiorentina, and Spanish club Real Madrid, though Trémoulinas quickly brushed off the rumours.[7][8][9] He was among the top assists providers in the league primarily due to his crosses and ability to get forward.[10]
On 5 August 2010, Trémoulinas was called up to the senior team for the first time by new manager Laurent Blanc for the team's friendly match against Norway on 11 August 2010.
(Correct as of 27 March 2011)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Bordeaux | 2007–08 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008–09 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2009–10 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2010–11 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 93 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 4 | 22 | |
| Career total | 93 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 4 | 22 | |
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