Benoît Costil

Benoît Costil

Costil with Rennes in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-07-03) 3 July 1987
Place of birth Caen, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Rennes
Number 1
Youth career
1993–1995 US Bretteville
1995–2005 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Caen 10 (0)
2008–2009Vannes (loan) 27 (0)
2009–2011 Sedan 76 (0)
2011– Rennes 204 (0)
National team
2008 France U21 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:43, 2 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ 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]

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