Benjamin Stambouli
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Stambouli | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Marseille | ||
| 1997–2001 | Gallia Uzes | ||
| 2001–2003 | Sedan | ||
| 2003–2004 | Gallia Uzes | ||
| 2004–2010 | Montpellier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2014 | Montpellier | 112 | (3) |
| 2014– | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:10, 18 March 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Benjamin Stambouli (born 13 August 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League. Stambouli's father is Henri Stambouli, a former player and the current youth director of French club Marseille, and his grandfather is former manager Gérard Banide.[2][3] The younger Stambouli is a France youth international having earned caps at under-21 level.
Club career
Montpellier
On 3 March 2010, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with Montpellier.[4] During the 2011/12 season, Stambouli played 26 league games as Montpellier won the Ligue 1 title for the first time in the club's history. During the 2013/14 season, Stambouli played 37 out of Montpellier's 38 league games and was even promoted to position of vice-captain behind Brazilian Hilton.[5]
Tottenham Hotspur
On 1 September 2014 it was confirmed that Stambouli had signed for Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for the club in a Europa League match against Partizan Belgrade on 27 November, following up a shot from Roberto Soldado, which had rebounded off of the post. [6]
International career
He played three games for the French U-21 team during the UEFA U-21 Championship.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | League Cup[nb 2] | Europe[nb 3] | Other[nb 4] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montpellier | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 3 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 112 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 4 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2014–15 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 122 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 5 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Includes FA Cup and Coupe de France.
- ↑ Includes Football League Cup and Coupe de la Ligue.
- ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
- ↑ Includes Trophée des Champions.
Honours
- Montpellier
References
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Benjamin Stambouli". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Africa's French connection" (in French). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ↑ "Stambouli, une famille en or" (in French). La Provence. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ↑ "Benjamin Stambouli passe professionnel" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ↑ http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2013/12/22/three-pailladins-benjamin-stambouli
- ↑ Stambouli completes move, Accessed 1 September 2014
- ↑ "Ligue 1 - Player Profile - Benjamin Stambouli".
- ↑ "Benjamin Stambouli".
External links
- Benjamin Stambouli French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Soccerway profile
- Benjamin Stambouli at L'Équipe Football (French)
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