Benjamin Genghini

French footballer (born 1985)

Benjamin Genghini
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Menton, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	AS Mutzig
Youth career
2000–2003	Mulhouse
2003–2005	Sochaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Sochaux	3	(1)
2006–2007	→ Raon-l'Étape (loan)	30	(8)
2008–2010	Gueugnon^[1]	49	(5)
2010–2014	Strasbourg	85	(12)
2014–2016	Mulhouse	54	(13)
2016–2020	SC Schiltigheim	92	(56)
2020–2022	Biesheim	23	(11)
2022–	AS Mutzig
International career
2003–2004	France U-18	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:29, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

Benjamin Genghini (born 16 December 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Régional 3 – Grand Est club AS Mutzig.

Career

Genghini was born in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes. He made his professional debut in Ligue 1 for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on 26 November 2005. He came on as a substitute against Rennes in the 86th minute, and scored the only goal of the game.^[2] He made two further appearances that season, and was loaned to US Raon-l'Étape in Championnat National for the following season, where he featured in 30 of the 34 league games, scoring 8 times.

After leaving Sochaux at the end of his contract in the summer of 2008, Genghini was without a club until January 2009. After a trial with FC Mulhouse he signed an initial six month contract with Championnat National side FC Gueugnon.^[3] He remained at the club for an additional season, playing in most of the league games during his stay.

On 25 June 2010, Genghini signed a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, for RC Strasbourg.^[4] He again featured in the majority (31 of 40) league games in the 2010–11 Championnat National season, helping the club finish just outside the promotion places. However, the club were administratively relegated to Championnat de France Amateur 2 due to financial difficulties. Genghini won back to back promotions with Strasbourg as they climbed back up the leagues, although he missed half of the 2012–13 season through a serious achilles tendon injury.^[5]

In August 2014 Genghini left Strasbourg and signed for FC Mulhouse in Championnat de France Amateur.^[6] He was a regular player for the club in both seasons, playing in 54 of a possible 60 games.

Genghini signed for SC Schiltigheim in the summer of 2016, to play in Championnat National 3.^[7]

He left ASC Biesheim in summer 2022 to play the sixth-tier Régional 1.^[8] Instead he joined Régional 3 – Grand Est club AS Mutzig.^[9]

Personal life

Benjamin Genghini is of Italian descent and is the son of Bernard Genghini,^[10] who was also a professional footballer and 1984 European champion.

References

^ Foot National Profile
^ "FEUILLE DE MATCH FC SOCHAUX-MONTBÉLIARD - STADE RENNAIS FC" (in French). LFP.fr. 26 November 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
^ "Gueugnon : Benjamin Genghini a signé" (in French). foot-national.com. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
^ "GENGHINI À STRASBOURG" (in French). Le Figaro. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
^ "Racing Club Strasbourg : Genghini out" (in French). Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
^ "Mulhouse : Un milieu de Strasbourg s'engage (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
^ "Schiltigheim : Un ancien de Strasbourg a signé (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
^ "Football. Benjamin Genghini quitte Biesheim". L'Alsace (in French). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ "Benjamin Genghini quitte Biesheim". DNA (in French). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^ Krasnoff, Lindsay Sarah (2012). The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France, 1958-2010. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739175095.