Benoît Guy Robert Costil (born 3 July 1987) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Costil also is a French international, having represented his nation at under-21 and senior level. He represented his country at

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, 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, 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

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in Ligue 2. On 17 June 2009, Sedan signed Costil from Caen until June 2011. In two years at Sedan he made 76 appearances and was elected best goalkeeper of Ligue 2 for the 2010–11 season.

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.

Bordeaux

In 2017, Costil joined

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. In July 2019, he extended contract until 2022 and was named the team captain. However, following the signing of

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, he was relegated to vice-captain. In 2022, Costil confirmed his departure from Bordeaux.

Auxerre

On 16 July 2022, newly promoted Ligue 1 team

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announced the signing of Costil for free, on a one-year deal.

International career

Costil was a France U-21 international having participated in the

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. On 6 November 2014, Costil was called up to

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manager

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' 23-man squad for friendly matches against

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and Sweden. On 12 May 2016, Costil was called up to

manager

' 23-man squad for

as the third

behind captain

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and

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. 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. 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. On 17 May 2018, he was included in a preliminary 35-man French squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia alongside

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, but did not make the final 23. In September 2018, after Steve Mandanda injury, Deschamps called Costil to national team matches against Germany and Netherlands in

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. In October 2021, he became

champion with the national team.

Career statistics

International

Honours

France *

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runner-up:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Costil, Benoit 1987 births Living people Footballers from Caen French footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Stade Malherbe Caen players Vannes OC players CS Sedan Ardennes players Stade Rennais F.C. players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players AJ Auxerre players Lille OSC players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers France men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players UEFA Nations League-winning players