Benjamin Stambouli

Benjamin Stambouli
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Stambouli
Date of birth (1990-08-13) 13 August 1990
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 17
Youth career
1996–1997 Marseille
1997–2001 Gallia Uzes
2001–2003 Sedan
2003–2004 Gallia Uzes
2004–2010 Montpellier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Montpellier 112 (3)
2014–2015 Tottenham Hotspur 12 (0)
2015–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 27 (0)
2016– Schalke 04 1 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 France U21 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 August 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2012

Benjamin Stambouli (born 13 August 1990) is a French footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. Stambouli's father is Henri Stambouli, a former player and the current youth director of French club Marseille, and his grandfather is former manager Gérard Banide.[2][3] Benjamin Stambouli is a France youth international having earned caps at under-21 level.

Club career

Montpellier

On 3 March 2010, Stambouli signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Montpellier.[4]

During the 2011–12 season, Stambouli played 26 league games as Montpellier won the Ligue 1 title for the first time in the club's history. During the 2013–14 season, Stambouli played 37 out of Montpellier's 38 league games and was promoted to position of vice-captain behind Brazilian Hilton.[5]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 1 September 2014 it was confirmed that Stambouli had signed for Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be in the region of £4.7 million.[6][7] He scored his first goal for the club in a Europa League match against Partizan Belgrade on 27 November, following up a shot from Roberto Soldado, which had rebounded off of the post. Stambouli appeared in every round of the Carling Cup as Tottenham reached the final at Wembley where, however, Stambouli was an unused substitute as Tottenham were beaten 2–0 by Chelsea.[8] At the conclusion of his first year at Spurs, Stambouli had made just 12 appearances in the Premier League.[9]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 20 July 2015, Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc confirmed Stambouli would be joining PSG for a fee of £6 million, £1.3 million more than Tottenham Hotspur had paid a year earlier.[9][10] He made his debut on 1 August in the 2015 Trophée des Champions at the Stade Saputo in Montreal, playing the final 20 minutes in place of Marco Verratti in a 2–0 victory over Lyon.[11]

Schalke 04

After spending only one season with the French champions, Stambouli joined Germany's Schalke 04 on a four-year deal on 26 August 2016.[12]

International career

He played three games for the French U21 team during the UEFA U-21 Championship.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 August 2016[13]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] League Cup[nb 2] Europe[nb 3] Other[nb 4] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montpellier 2010–11 Ligue 1 260103010—310
2011–12 26030——290
2012–13 211—104010271
2013–14 3722011——403
2014–15 20———20
Total 1123605150101294
Tottenham Hotspur 2014–15 Premier League 120205061—251
Total 120205061—251
Paris St. Germain 2015–16 Ligue 1 27060302010390
2016–17 000000001010
Total 27060302020400
Schalke 04 2016–17 Bundesliga 000000000000
Career total 1513140131131301945
Notes
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup and Coupe de France.
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup and Coupe de la Ligue.
  3. ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
  4. ↑ Includes Trophée des Champions.

Honours

Club

Montpellier[13]
Paris Saint-Germain[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Benjamin Stambouli". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Africa's French connection" (in French). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Stambouli, une famille en or" (in French). La Provence. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Benjamin Stambouli passe professionnel" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Three Pailladins – Benjamin Stambouli". French Football weekly. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tottenham sign Benjamin Stambouli". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Stambouli completes move, Accessed 1 September 2014
  8. ↑ Wembley, Phil McNulty Chief football writer at. "Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur".
  9. 1 2 "Stambouli joining PSG, confirms Blanc". goal.com. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Benjamin Stambouli: Tottenham midfielder joins Paris St-Germain". BBC Sport. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  11. ↑ West, Harry (1 August 2015). "Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Lyon: Aurier and Cavani seal more silverware". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Benjamin Stambouli erhält Vierjahresvertrag bis 30. Juni 2020". www.schalke04.de (in German). FC Schalke 04. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 Benjamin Stambouli profile at Soccerway

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