Benjamin Nivet
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Chartres, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Troyes | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–2000 | Auxerre | 13 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Châteauroux (loan) | 30 | (5) |
| 2000–2002 | Châteauroux | 54 | (8) |
| 2002–2007 | Troyes | 165 | (32) |
| 2007–2012 | Caen | 167 | (24) |
| 2012– | Troyes | 178 | (39) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 29 May 2017 (UTC) | |||
Benjamin Nivet (born 2 January 1977) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Troyes. Nivet currently holds the records at Troyes for most appearances and most goals for the club. [1]
Career
Born in Chartres, Nivet started his career as a youth with Auxerre. He made his first league appearances in the 1997–98 season. However, by the end of the following season, he had made only twelve further appearances and was sent on loan to Ligue 2 club Châteauroux for the 1999–2000 season, before making the move permanent for the next season.
After establishing himself as a regular for Châteauroux, he made the step back up to Ligue 1 with Troyes in January 2002. Despite a slow start, Nivet established himself as a regular in the club's 2002–03 relegation season. Wearing the number 10 shirt, he proved an eye for goal, weighing in with 12 goals in Troyes' 2005–06 promotion season. He played at Troyes from 2002 to 2007.
He signed a three-year contract with Stade Malherbe Caen on 8 June 2007, a club newly promoted to Ligue 1.
After five years in Caen, he could not avoid relegation at the end of the 2011–12 season. A free agent, he returned to Troyes, promoted to Ligue 1, signing a one-year contract on 11 June 2012.[2]
On 28 May 2017, Nivet scored the decisive goal which saw Troyes promoted to Ligue 1 after defeating Lorient 2-1 in the two legged promotion/relegation game. [3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Other[nb 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auxerre | 1997–98 | Division 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 1998–99 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Châteauroux | 1999–2000 | Division 2 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | |
| 2000–01 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 39 | 5 | |||
| 2001–02 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 84 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 14 | ||
| Troyes | 2001–02 | Division 1 / Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2003–04 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 39 | 7 | ||
| 2004–05 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | 13 | |||
| 2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 7 | ||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| Total | 165 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 35 | ||
| Caen | 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2009–10 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | |||
| Total | 167 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 24 | ||
| Troyes | 2001–02 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 10 | |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | 43 | 11 | ||
| 2014–15 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 11 | |||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 10 | |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 185 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 46 | ||
| Career total | 613 | 108 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 672 | 119 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Includes Ligue 1 relegation playoffs
References
- ^ https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/feature-a-nivet-ending-story-the-40-year-old-leading-troyess-charge-to-avoid-another-humiliating-ligue-1-season/
- ^ "ESTAC Troyes - Site officiel - Archives des fils info". ESTAC (in French). Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/troyes-trump-lorient-for-top-flight-spot.htm
- ^ "Benjamin Nivet » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Ligue1.com - Player profile Benjamin NIVET (ESTAC Troyes)". Ligue 1.
- ^ "Benjamin NIVET - Football : la fiche de Benjamin NIVET (Troyes)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
External links
- Benjamin Nivet – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Benjamin Nivet at L'Équipe Football (in French)
