Benoît Costil

Benoît Costil
	Costil with Rennes in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	3 July 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Caen, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Rennes
Number	1
Youth career
1993–1995	US Bretteville
1995–2005	Caen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2009	Caen
2008–2009	→ Vannes (loan)
2009–2011	Sedan
2011–	Rennes
International career‡
2008	France U21
Medal record
Representing France
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:43, 2 February 2016 (UTC); ‡ 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]

On 12 May 2016, Costil was called up to France manager Didier Deschamps' 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 as the third goalkeeper behind captain Hugo Lloris and Steve Mandanda.

References

^ Benoit Costil s'engage pour 2 ans
^ "Benoît Costil au tournoi de Toulon" [Benoît Costil at the Toulon Tournament]. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
^ "France boss Didier Deschamps calls up St Etienne defender Loic Perrin". Sky Sports. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

External links

Profile at L'Equipe.fr Template:Fr icon
France profile at FFF

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[1] Benoit Costil s'engage pour 2 ans

[2] "Benoît Costil au tournoi de Toulon" [Benoît Costil at the Toulon Tournament]. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2009.

[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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