Benoît Costil

Benoît Guy Robert Costil (born 3 July 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.^[4]

Benoît Costil

Costil playing for Bordeaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Benoît Guy Robert Costil[1]
Date of birth	(1987-07-03) 3 July 1987 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth	Caen, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1993–1995	US Bretteville
1995–2005	Caen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Caen	10	(0)
2008–2009	→ Vannes (loan)	27	(0)
2009–2011	Sedan	76	(0)
2011–2017	Rennes	219	(0)
2017–2022	Bordeaux	164	(0)
2022–2023	Auxerre	16	(0)
2023	Lille	0	(0)
2023–2024	Salernitana	13	(0)
International career‡
2008	France U21	2	(0)
2016	France	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France UEFA Nations League Winner 2021 UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2004
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:48, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Costil also is a French international, having represented his nation at under-21 and senior level. He represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016, in the same year as his senior international debut. Costil won the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals with France.

Club career

Early career

Born in Caen, Calvados,^[3] Costil started his career at Caen in Ligue 1 but only made a 10 performances for the club before being sent on loan in the 2008–09 season to Vannes in Ligue 2.^{[citation needed]}

On 17 June 2009, Sedan signed Costil from Caen until June 2011.^[5] In two years at Sedan he made 76 appearances and was elected best goalkeeper of Ligue 2 for the 2010–11 season.^{[citation needed]}

Rennes

On 14 June 2011, he signed a three-year contract for Rennes after his contract with Sedan expired. This transfer meant he returned to Ligue 1 for the first time since the handful of appearances he made at Caen at the beginning of his career.^{[citation needed]}

Bordeaux

In 2017, Costil joined Bordeaux. In July 2019, he extended contract until 2022 and was named the team captain. However, following the signing of Laurent Koscielny, he was relegated to vice-captain. ^{[citation needed]} In 2022, Costil confirmed his departure from Bordeaux.^[6]

Auxerre

On 16 July 2022, newly promoted Ligue 1 team Auxerre announced the signing of Costil for free, on a one-year deal.^[7]

International career

Costil was a France U-21 international having participated in the 2008 Toulon Tournament.^[8]

On 6 November 2014, Costil was called up to France manager Didier Deschamps' 23-man squad for friendly matches against Albania and Sweden.^[9]

On 12 May 2016, Costil was called up to France manager Didier Deschamps' 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 as the third goalkeeper behind captain Hugo Lloris and Steve Mandanda. His team won the silver medal in the competition, after losing to Portugal 0–1 in final game, but he did not appear in the tournament.^{[citation needed]}

He made his debut on 15 November against Ivory Coast, playing the whole game, also captaining his side in a 0–0 home draw. He kept the first clean sheet.^[10]

On 17 May 2018, he was included in a preliminary 35-man French squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia alongside Anthony Martial, but did not make the final 23.^[11]

In September 2018, after Steve Mandanda got injured, Deschamps called Costil up to the national team for matches against Germany and the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League.^[12]

In October 2021, he became UEFA Nations League champion with the national team.^[13][14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 April 2024^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Caen	2004–05	Ligue 1	0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	2005–06	Ligue 2	4	0	2	0	2	0	—		—		8	0
	2006–07		0	0	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	2007–08	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		9	0	5	0	5	0	—		—		19	0
Vannes (loan)	2008–09	Ligue 2	27	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		27	0
Sedan	2009–10	Ligue 2	38	0	1	0	5	0	—		—		44	0
	2010–11		38	0	3	0	1	0	—		—		42	0
	Total		76	0	4	0	6	0	—		—		86	0
Rennes	2011–12	Ligue 1	37	0	5	0	0	0	9	0	—		51	0
	2012–13		37	0	0	0	5	0	—		—		42	0
	2013–14		38	0	6	0	0	0	—		—		44	0
	2014–15		38	0	3	0	3	0	—		—		44	0
	2015–16		31	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		33	0
	2016–17		38	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		41	0
	Total		219	0	18	0	9	0	9	0	—		255	0
Bordeaux	2017–18	Ligue 1	36	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	—		39	0
	2018–19		37	0	1	0	1	0	12	0	—		51	0
	2019–20		28	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		29	0
	2020–21		38	0	0	0	—		—		—		38	0
	2021–22		25	0	0	0	—		—		—		25	0
	Total		164	0	1	0	3	0	14	0	—		182	0
Auxerre	2022–23	Ligue 1	19	0	0	0	—		—		—		19	0
Lille	2022–23	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Salernitana	2023–24	Serie A	13	0	2	0	—		—		—		15	0
Career total			527	0	30	0	23	0	23	0	0	0	603	0

International

As of match played 15 November 2016^[16]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2016	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

France

• UEFA Nations League: 2020–21^[17]
• UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2016^{[citation needed]}