Benjamin Lecomte

Benjamin Pascal Lecomte (born 26 April 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Fulham.^[4]

Benjamin Lecomte

Lecomte with Montpellier in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Pascal Lecomte[1]
Date of birth	(1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Fulham
Youth career
1997–2005	Arcueil Municipal
2005–2006	Antony Sports
2006–2010	Chamois Niortais
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Lorient B	22	(0)
2010–2017	Lorient	119	(0)
2013–2014	→ Dijon (loan)	31	(0)
2017–2019	Montpellier	75	(0)
2019–2023	Monaco	56	(0)
2021–2022	→ Atlético Madrid (loan)	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Espanyol (loan)	10	(0)
2023–2025	Montpellier	79	(0)
2025–	Fulham	0	(0)
International career
2009	France U19	4	(0)
2011	France U20	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025

Early life

Lecomte was born in Paris.^[5]

Club career

Lorient

Lecomte with Lorient during training in 2013

On 26 October 2010, Lecomte made his professional debut for Lorient in a Coupe de la Ligue against Monaco. Lorient lost the match 5–3 on penalties.^[6] On 20 January 2011, Lecomte signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with Lorient.^[7]

Montpellier

On 29 June 2017, Lecomte signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier after Lorient was relegated.^[8]

Monaco

On 15 July 2019, Lecomte signed with Monaco on a five-year deal.^[9]

Loan in Spain

On 20 August 2021, Lecomte moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a one-year loan deal with La Liga defending champions Atlético Madrid. However, despite the club playing in three major tournaments with a somewhat busy schedule, he spent all 51 games of the season on the bench as a substitute for Jan Oblak.^[10]

On 13 July 2022, Lecomte signed with La Liga side Espanyol on a season-long loan.^[11]

Return to Montpellier

On 26 January 2023, Lecomte returned to Montpellier for a transfer fee in the region of €3 million.^[12] He chose the club's number 40 jersey.^[13]

Fulham

On 26 July 2025, Lecomte joined Premier League club Fulham on a two-year deal.^[14]

International career

Lecomte was a French youth international and has served as the goalkeeper at under-19 and under-20 levels. On 3 September 2018, Lecomte was called up to the senior France squad for the first time to face Germany and the Netherlands after captain Hugo Lloris was ruled out due to injury.^[15]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lorient B	2010–11	CFA	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2011–12	CFA	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2012–13	CFA	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		22	0	—		—		—		22	0
Lorient	2010–11	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	1	0	—		3	0
	2011–12	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	3	0	—		8	0
	2012–13	Ligue 1	5	0	5	0	1	0	—		11	0
	2013–14	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	38	0	1	0	0	0	—		39	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	37	0	5	0	0	0	—		42	0
	2016–17	Ligue 1	31	0	3	0	0	0	2[a]	0	36	0
	Total		119	0	14	0	5	0	2	0	140	0
Dijon (loan)	2013–14	Ligue 2	31	0	0	0	0	0	—		31	0
Montpellier	2017–18	Ligue 1	38	0	2	0	1	0	—		41	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	37	0	1	0	0	0	—		38	0
	Total		75	0	3	0	1	0	—		79	0
Monaco	2019–20	Ligue 1	28	0	3	0	1	0	—		32	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	28	0	0	0	—		—		28	0
	Total		56	0	3	0	1	0	—		60	0
Atlético Madrid (loan)	2021–22	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Espanyol (loan)	2022–23	La Liga	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
Montpellier	2022–23	Ligue 1	19	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2023–24	Ligue 1	30	0	3	0	—		—		33	0
	2024–25	Ligue 1	30	0	0	0	—		—		30	0
	Total		79	0	3	0	—		—		82	0
Career total			392	0	23	0	7	0	2	0	424	0

1. Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation play-offs