# Benjamin Lecomte

Benjamin Pascal Lecomte (born 26 April 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.

## Early life

Lecomte was born in Paris.

## Club career
### Lorient

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. On 20 January 2011, Lecomte signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with Lorient.

### Montpellier

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

### Monaco

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

#### 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.
On 13 July 2022, Lecomte signed with La Liga side Espanyol on a season-long loan.

### Return to Montpellier

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

## 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.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 26 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lorient B | 2010–11 | CFA | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Lorient B | 2011–12 | CFA | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Lorient B | 2012–13 | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Lorient B | Total | Total | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Lorient | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Lorient | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Lorient | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Lorient | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Lorient | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 |
| Lorient | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 |
| Lorient | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Lorient | Total | 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 |
| Montpellier | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 |
| Montpellier | Total | Total | 75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 79 | 0 |
| Monaco | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Monaco | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Monaco | Total | 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 |
| Montpellier | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 0 |
| Montpellier | Total | Total | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 362 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 394 | 0 |
* ↑ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation play-offs