Quentin Bena
Quentin Bena (born 11 May 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I club Dinamo București. Bena made his senior debut for Niort in April 2017 having signed for the club as a youth player from Châtellerault four years previously.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Poitiers, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo București | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Châtellerault | ||
| 2013–2017 | Chamois Niortais | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Chamois Niortais B | 63 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | Chamois Niortais | 41 | (1) |
| 2022– | Dinamo București | 34 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2023 | |||
Playing career edit
Bena was born in Poitiers and played junior football for Coussay-les-Bois, Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé,[1] Pleumartin and Châtellerault.[2] After Châtellerault won an under-15s tournament in Jaunay-Clan in June 2013, during which he scored a goal and made an assist in the final,[1] Bena joined the youth setup at Chamois Niortais.[3] Over the next four years, he progressed through the ranks at the club, representing Niort at the under-17 and under-19 levels, and playing for the reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur 2.[4] Originally playing as a forward as a junior, he became a defensive midfielder during his time at Niort.[1]
Towards the end of the 2016–17 season with Niort already assured of a mid-table finish, Bena began to become involved in the first-team squad. He eventually made his Ligue 2 debut on 21 April 2017, coming on as a substitute for the injured Laurent Agouazi in a 1–3 defeat away at AC Ajaccio.[2] He made his first start for the senior team the following week, playing in an unfamiliar left-back position in the 0–3 defeat to Reims at the Stade René Gaillard.[5] He went on to make two further appearances during the remainder of the season, and was rewarded for his breakthrough into the first-team with a three-year professional contract, which he signed on 9 May 2017.[6]
Bena left Niort at the end of the 2021–22 season,[7] having made 48 appearances for the club in all competitions.
In August 2022, he joined Romanian side Dinamo București,[8] playing for the first time in their history in the Liga II. During the 2022-2023 season, he was a squad player, appearing in a total of 17 games, 8 of them in the starting eleven.[9] He played a full 180 minutes in the promotion play-off games against FC Arges Pitesti, which Dinamo won 8-5 on aggregate,[10][11] promoting back to Liga I after just one season in the lower division. In the first leg of the promotion play-off, Bena scored his first goal for the club, through a header after a corner kick in the 15th minute.[12]
For the 2023-2024 season, he remained with Dinamo București to play in Liga I. After the 1-1 draw at home against Petrolul Ploiești on 26 August 2023, he was selected in the Liga I team of the week.[13]
Personal life edit
Born in France, Bena is of Congolese descent.[14]
Career statistics edit
- As of matches played 22 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chamois Niortais B | 2015–16 | National 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 1 | — | — | 63 | 1 | ||||
| Chamois Niortais | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Dinamo București | 2022–23 | Liga II | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 138 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 152 | 3 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in League Cup
- ^ Appearances in Liga I promotion play-off
References edit
- ^ a b c Simon Vuillemin (21 January 2015). . chamoisniortais.fr. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ a b . La Nouvelle République. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ . La Nouvelle République. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ . La Nouvelle République. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ . La Nouvelle République. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ . chamoisniortais.fr. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Départ de 5 joueurs". Chamois Niortais FC. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Dinamo a făcut două transferuri după înfrângerea cu Oțelul". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Matches Q. Bena - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Dinamo București vs. Argeș 29 May 2023 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Argeș vs. Dinamo București 3 June 2023 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Dinamo București vs. Argeș 29 May 2023 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Superliga - Echipa etapei a 7-a". lpf.ro. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Quentin Bena ouvre la porte ! - Leopard Leader Foot". Leopard Leader Foot.
External links edit
- – French league stats at LFP – also available (archived)
- Quentin Bena at Soccerway