Flavien Belson Bengaber (born 22 February 1987) is a French former professional international
footballer
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who played as a
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. At international level, he represented
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
.
Career
Belson was born in
Sainte-Adresse
Sainte-Adresse () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the region of Normandy, France.
Geography
A coastal suburb situated some northwest of Le Havre city centre, at the junction of the D147 and the D940. The English Channel forms th ...
. He previously played for English club
Milton Keynes Dons
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, but was released following the
2008–09 season. After leaving the English club, he played on the reserve team of his former club
Metz
Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...
before joining
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions I ...
in 2010. After featuring with Cannes in three matches, Belson was released from the club. He went on a trial with
Red Star Saint-Ouen
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before joining his
Dives in January 2011.
On 16 September 2011, Belson signed for
League One
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club
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to:
* Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset
* Yeovil Town L.F.C.
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on a short-term contract until January 2012, and he made his début in a 3–0 loss against
Carlisle United
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but received a first-half red card after a second bookable offence. Belson was released following just the one appearance at the end of his contract in early January 2012 along with
Abdulai Bell-Baggie
Abdulai Hindolo Bell-Baggie (born 28 April 1992) is a Sierra Leonean Association football, footballer who plays as a winger for club Gosport Borough.
Born in Sierra Leone, Bell-Baggie represented both the England national under-16 footbal ...
,
Alan O'Brien
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and
Kerrea Gilbert
Kerrea Kuche Gilbert (; born 28 February 1987) is an English footballer.
Career Arsenal
Gilbert was born in Willesden, London, and until the 2005–06 season he usually played in Arsenal's youth and reserve teams. However, after injuries to var ...
.
Career statistics
References
External links
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Profileat Soccerway
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1987 births
Living people
People from Sainte-Adresse
French men's footballers
French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent
Men's association football midfielders
FC Metz players
Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
AS Cannes players
SU Dives-Cabourg players
Yeovil Town F.C. players
Ligue 1 players
English Football League players
Footballers from Seine-Maritime
Guadeloupe men's international footballers
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