Benjamin Bertrand
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Bertrand | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth |
 Bourges, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 |
 Real Sociedad | ||
| 2006–2009 |
Bordeaux | ||
| 2009–2012 |
Tours | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 |
Tours | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 |
 Young Lions | 12 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2017. | |||
Benjamin Bertrand (born 24 June 1992) is a French professional football goalkeeper who last played for Young Lions FC in the S.League.
Career
Tours FC
Bertrand has gone through various academies, including those of Real Sociedad, Girondins Bordeaux, and Tours FC. From the latter he eventually managed to break into professional football, and making his Ligue 2 debut on 1 August 2014 against US Créteil-Lusitanos in a 4-2 home win.[1] After the 2014-15 season though, his contract with Tours FC did not get expanded, leaving him as a free agent.
Young Lions FC
After being a free agent for the first half of the 2015-16 season, he signed a 6 months contract with Singaporean side Young Lions FC, for the 2016 S.League season, making him the highest paid player on the team.[2] He made his debut in the fourth game of the season, helping his new side to a more respectable scoreline against nine times champions Warriors FC.[3] After the 2016 S.League season has ended, Bertrand decided to not expand his contract with Young Lions FC, and decided to return to Europe.
Return to Europe
Since his return to Europe, Bertrand has remained a free agent, attracting a variety of teams. He has been on trial with French Ligue 2 team Sochaux-Montbéliard.[4]
Career Statistics
Club
As of 15 October 2016
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tours FC |
2011-12 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Young Lions FC |
2016 | S.League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and Singapore Cup
References
- ↑ "Tours vs. Créteil - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ↑ http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/young-lions-sign-french-keeper
- ↑ "S.League Round Report: Week 4". Goal.com. Mar 7, 2016. Retrieved Mar 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Sochaux : Werner libéré, Bertrand recruté ?". Foot National (in French). 2017-06-26.