Benoît Costil

Benoît Costil

Costil with Rennes in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth3 July 1987
Place of birthCaen, France
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Rennes
Number1
Youth career
1993–1995US Bretteville
1995–2005Stade Malherbe Caen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2009Caen10(0)
2008–2009→ Vannes (loan)27(0)
2009–2011Sedan76(0)
2011–Rennes95(0)
National team‡
2008France U-212(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2008

Benoît Costil (born 3 July 1987 in Caen) is a French football goalkeeper who plays for Rennes.

Career

Costil started his career at SM Caen in Ligue 1 but only made a 10 performances for the club before being sent on loan in the 2008/2009 season to Vannes Olympique Club in Ligue 2. On 17 June 2009 CS Sedan signed Costil from SM Caen until June 2011.[1] Then he played two years for Sedan making 76 appearances. He was elected best goalkeeper of Ligue 2 for the season 2010/2011. On 14 June 2011 he signed a 3-year contract for Rennes after his contract with Sedan expired. This transfer means he returns to Ligue 1 for the first time since the handful of appearances he made at Caen at the beginning of his career.

International career

Costil is a France U-21 international having participated in the 2008 Toulon Tournament.[2]

On 6 November 2014, Costil was called up to France manager Didier Deschamps' 23-man squad for friendly matches against Albania and Sweden.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Benoit Costil s'engage pour 2 ans
  2. ↑ Benoît Costil au tournoi de Toulon
  3. ↑ "France boss Didier Deschamps calls up St Etienne defender Loic Perrin". Sky Sports. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

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