Quentin Bena
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Poitiers, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chamois Niortais | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Châtellerault | ||
| 2013–2017 | Chamois Niortais | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Chamois Niortais | 36 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:26, 8 February 2020 (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 matches played 7 February 2019.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chamois Niortais | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ a b c Simon Vuillemin (21 January 2015). "Portrait Quentin Bena". chamoisniortais.fr. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Ça se corse pour Bena". La Nouvelle République. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 31 July 2017 suggested (help) - ^ "Châtellerault inscrit son nom au palmarès". La Nouvelle République. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 31 July 2017 suggested (help) - ^ "Niort - Reims: 0–3". La Nouvelle République. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Quentin Bena signe professionnel". chamoisniortais.fr. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Quentin Bena ouvre la porte ! - Leopard Leader Foot". Leopard Leader Foot.
External links
- Quentin Bena – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Quentin Bena at Soccerway