Flavien Belson
Flavien Belson Bengaber (born 22 February 1987) is a French former professional international footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. At international level, he represented Guadeloupe.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Flavien Belson Bengaber | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sainte-Adresse, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Metz B | 12 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Metz | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Metz B | 7 | (2) |
| 2010 | Cannes | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Dives-Cabourg | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Yeovil Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Amiens SC | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Stade Bordelais | 27 | (0) |
| Total | 87 | (3) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | France U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2010 | Guadeloupe | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:41, 24 September 2011 (UTC) | |||
Career
Belson was born in Sainte-Adresse. He previously played for English club Milton Keynes Dons, but was released following the 2008–09 season.[1] After leaving the English club, he played on the reserve team of his former club Metz before joining Cannes 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 before joining his Dives in January 2011.
On 16 September 2011, Belson signed for League One club Yeovil Town on a short term contract until January 2012,[2] and he made his début in a 3-0 loss against Carlisle United but received a first-half red card after a second bookable offence.[3] Belson was released following just the one appearance at the end of his contract in early January 2012 along with Abdulai Bell-Baggie, Alan O'Brien and Kerrea Gilbert.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metz B | 2004–05 | CFA | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Metz | 2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2008–09 | League One | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Metz B | 2009–10 | CFA 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | |
| Cannes | 2009–10 | Championnat National | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Dives-Cabourg | 2010–11 | CFA 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Yeovil Town | 2011–12 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amiens | 2012–13 | Championnat National | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Stade Bordelais | 2013–14 | CFA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | CFA | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 87 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 3 | ||
References
- "Six players go in Dons clear-out". MK Citizen. 19 May 2009.
- "Absolutely Flav-ulous". Yeovil Town FC. 16 September 2011.
- "Yeovil 0-3 Carlisle". BBC Sport. 15 October 2011.
- "Yeovil Town release four but re-sign Watford's Gavin Massey". BBC Sport. 4 January 2012.
- "Games played by Flavien Belson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- "Flavien BELSON". L'Équipe. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
External links
- Flavien Belson – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Flavien Belson at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Profile at Soccerway
- Flavien Belson at Soccerbase
- Flavien Belson at National-Football-Teams.com