Jonathan Henri Desire William Béhé (born 13 January 1989) is a French former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
Career
Béhé began his career playing for the professional club
Montpellier
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. After spending five years in the club's youth academy, he moved to Germany joining
Hamburger SV
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. Béhé spent only six months at the club before returning to Montpellier where he was placed onto the club's
Championnat de France amateur
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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
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. 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
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match against
Le Havre
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. 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
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. 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
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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
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, 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
Warriors FC
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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
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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
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for the
2016 S.League season.
After a season away, Behe rejoined the Warriors for the
2018 Singapore Premier League
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season. He marked his second debut for the club with a debut goal in the first match week of the
2018 Singapore Premier League
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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
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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