Quentin Bena

Quentin Bena
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998
Place of birth Poitiers, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chamois Niortais
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2013 Châtellerault
2013–2017 Chamois Niortais
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Chamois Niortais 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:58, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

Quentin Bena (born 11 May 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. As of the 2017–18 season, he is contracted to Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais. Bena made his senior debut for Niort in April 2017 having signed for the club as a youth player from Châtellerault four years previously.

Playing career

Bena was born in Poitiers and played junior football for Coussay-les-Bois, Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé,[1] Pleumartin and Châtellerault.[2] After Châtellerault won an under-15s tournament in Jaunay-Clan in June 2013, during which he scored a goal and made an assist in the final,[1] Bena joined the youth setup at Chamois Niortais.[3] Over the next four years, he progressed through the ranks at the club, representing Niort at the under-17 and under-19 levels, and playing for the reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur 2.[4] Originally playing as a forward as a junior, he became a defensive midfielder during his time at Niort.[1]

Towards the end of the 2016–17 season with Niort already assured of a mid-table finish, Bena began to become involved in the first-team squad. He eventually made his Ligue 2 debut on 21 April 2017, coming on as a substitute for the injured Laurent Agouazi in a 1–3 defeat away at AC Ajaccio.[2] He made his first start for the senior team the following week, playing in an unfamiliar left-back position in the 0–3 defeat to Reims at the Stade René Gaillard.[5] He went on to make two further appearances during the remainder of the season, and was rewarded for his breakthrough into the first-team with a three-year professional contract, which he signed on 9 May 2017.[6]

Personal life

Born in France, Bena is of Congolese descent.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2018.
Club Division Season League Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chamois Niortais Ligue 2 2016–17 40000040
2017–18 40001050
2018–19 40001050
Career totals 1200020140

References

  1. 1 2 3 Simon Vuillemin (21 January 2015). "Portrait Quentin Bena". chamoisniortais.fr. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Ça se corse pour Bena". La Nouvelle République. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Châtellerault inscrit son nom au palmarès". La Nouvelle République. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Premier contrat pro avec les Chamois pour Quentin Bena". La Nouvelle République. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Niort - Reims: 0–3". La Nouvelle République. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Quentin Bena signe professionnel". chamoisniortais.fr. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Quentin Bena ouvre la porte ! - Leopard Leader Foot". Leopard Leader Foot.
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