Benjamin Lecomte
French footballer (born 1991)
Benjamin Pascal Lecomte (born 26 April 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Fulham.
01Club 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.
Fulham
On 26 July 2025, Lecomte joined Premier League club Fulham on a two-year deal.
02International 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.
03Career statistics
- As of match played 27 August 2026
| 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 | , | , | , | 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 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Total | 119 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 0 | ||
| Dijon (loan) | 2013-14 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 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 | ||||
| Fulham | 2025-26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | , | 7 | 0 | |
| 2026-27 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | , | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | , | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 392 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 432 | 0 | ||
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- Benjamin Lecomte 13092025 (1).jpg by Timmy96, CC0
- FC Lorient - May 24th 2013 training - Benjamin Lecomte 1.JPG by XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0
- BHA 5 v Espanyol 1 pre season 30 07 2022 173 (cropped).jpg by jamesboyes, CC BY 2.0
- Lecompte asse mhsc 2425.png by Paté kroute, CC0
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