Jonathan Henri Desire William Béhé (born 13 January 1989) is a French former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a striker.

Career

Béhé began his career playing for the professional club

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

. After spending five years in the club's youth academy, he moved to Germany joining

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...

. Béhé spent only six months at the club before returning to Montpellier where he was placed onto the club's

Championnat de France amateur The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue 2 ...

team in the fourth division. After six months in the reserves, he joined

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 7,115 as of 2020, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guin ...

but failed to make an appearance on the club's senior team only featuring in the reserves. For the 2009–10 season, Béhé joined the semi-professional club SO Cassis Carnoux in the

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

, the third division of

French football Association football is the most popular sport in France. In 2024, 53% of people in France declared an interest in football, with 26% being very interested. The French Football Federation (FFF, Fédération Française de Football) is the natio ...

. He had a successful season with the club appearing in 27 total matches and converting ten goals. Following the season, on 18 May 2010, Béhé reached an agreement on a contract with professional club

Le Mans Le Mans (; ) is a Communes of France, city in Northwestern France on the Sarthe (river), Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the Provinces of France, province of Maine (province), Maine, it is now the capital of ...

who were previously relegated from the first division. On 14 June, the transfer became official with Béhé signing a three-year contract. He was assigned the number 10 shirt and made his professional debut on 30 July 2010 in a

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...

match against

Le Havre Le Havre is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the Seine, river Seine on the English Channel, Channe ...

. Béhé appeared as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat. He made his league debut a week later in a 2–0 victory over

Nantes Nantes (, ; ; or ; ) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, sixth largest in France, with a pop ...

. During his time at Le Mans, he scored 6 goals in 25 appearances for the club. In 2012, he was signed up by Luch-Energiya to play in Russia. He scored 3 goals in 13 appearances for the club. In 2013, he was signed up by the Thai side, BEC Tero Sasana F.C. where he scored 7 goals in 28 appearances for the club. He was released in December 2013, after the club decided not to renew his contract. On 15 January 2014, he signed a 12 months contract with

Championnat de France Amateur 2 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind ...

side, SC Le Las, scoring 14 goals in 30 appearances in the process, and helped the club to gain a second placing in the league, hence gaining promotion to

Championnat de France Amateur The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue 2 ...

, the fourth tier of the French football league. After the conclusion of his contract with SC Le Las, he was signed up by the Singapore side,

Warriors FC Warriors Football Club was a Singaporean professional football club based in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore, that played in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. Before changing their name on 20 January 2013, they ...

Time in Singapore

He joined

in S.League ahead of the 2016 season. He scored on his debut for the Warriors from the penalty spot in the first game of the season. Béhé continued his fine goalscoring run by notching 3 goals in as many games, notching his new side a first win in the 3rd round of the 2016 S.League season. He notched his 7th goal in 8 games for the Warriors in the Uniformed Derby against

Home United Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as the Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional football club based in Bishan. It competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Founded ...

but could not secure all 3 points for the Warriors as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat. He notched his 16th league goal of the season for the Warriors in a surprising 2-0 win over the league leaders on 30 September 2016. He scored 19 goals in 23 games to end up as a joint second top goalscorer alongside

Ken Ilsø Ken Ilsø Larsen (born 2 December 1986) is a Danish former professional footballer who last played for Adelaide United in the A-League. He has previously represented Denmark at U19, U20 and U21 levels. Ilsø is also currently pursuing a Bachel ...

for the 2016 S.League season. After a season away, Behe rejoined the Warriors for the

2018 Singapore Premier League The 2018 Singapore Premier League (also known as the Great Eastern Hyundai Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for associat ...

season. He marked his second debut for the club with a debut goal in the first match week of the

season. He has scored 4 goals out of 4 games.

Personal life

Jonathan Béhé was born in

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

in the south of France. He holds both French and Ivorian nationalities.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Behe, Jonathan 1989 births Living people Men's association football forwards French men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Ivorian men's footballers Footballers from Marseille French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Hamburger SV players Montpellier HSC players Le Mans FC players FC Luch Vladivostok players SO Cassis Carnoux players SC Toulon-Le Las players En Avant Guingamp players Jonathan Behe Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players Negeri Sembilan FC players Warriors FC players Athlético Marseille players Istres FC players Ligue 2 players Jonathan Béhé Singapore Premier League players Malaysia Premier League players Malaysia Super League players Saudi First Division League players French expatriate sportspeople in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Russia French expatriate sportspeople in Thailand French expatriate sportspeople in Singapore French expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia 21st-century French sportsmen