Benoît Trémoulinas

{{short description|French association football player (born 1985)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Benoît Trémoulinas

| image = Benoît Trémoulinas2013.jpg

| caption = Trémoulinas in 2013

| full_name = Benoît Trémoulinas{{cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=24501 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 27 de septiembre de 2014, en Madrid |trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 27 September 2014, in Madrid |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |access-date=15 June 2019 |language=es |archive-date=28 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928123735/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=24501 |url-status=dead }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|28|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/86209/benoit-tremoulinas |title=Benoît Trémoulinas: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=23 September 2021}}

| birth_place = Bordeaux, France

| height = 1.72 m{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur27369.html |title=Benoît Trémoulinas |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=23 September 2021 |language=fr}}

| position = Left-back{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/benoit-tremoulinas/ |title=Benoît Trémoulinas: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=23 September 2021}}

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1993–1994

| youthyears2 = 1994–2007

| youthclubs1 = US Lormont

| youthclubs2 = Bordeaux

| years1 = 2007–2013 | clubs1 = Bordeaux | caps1 = 164 | goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = Dynamo Kyiv | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = → Saint-Étienne (loan) | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014–2017 | clubs4 = Sevilla | caps4 = 44 | goals4 = 0

| totalcaps = 230 | totalgoals = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2015

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Benoît Trémoulinas (born 28 December 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Trémoulinas began his career at Bordeaux, making 200 appearances across all competitions and winning five pieces of silverware from all four domestic honours. He also played abroad with Dynamo Kyiv and Sevilla, winning the UEFA Europa League with the latter. He was forced to retire through injury in 2019.

Club career

=Bordeaux=

File:Benoît Trémoulinas.jpg in 2009]]

Trémoulinas was born in the Bordeaux, Gironde, and began his career playing with US Lormont. In 1994, he signed a youth contract with Bordeaux, spending approximately seven years in the club's youth system and one year in the Championnat de France Amateur before earning a call up to the senior team in preparation for the 2007–08 season following the signing of his professional contract.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Trémoulinas received the number 28 shirt and served as backup to the younger Florian Marange and elder Franck Jurietti. He made his professional debut on 15 August 2007 in a league match against Le Mans,[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007/2008&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J03&num_ordre=1 Bordeaux v. Le Mans Match Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030070213/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007%2F2008&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J03&num_ordre=1 |date=30 October 2009 }} and was limited to only nine league appearances, but was a regular in the club's 2007–08 UEFA Cup campaign appearing in seven matches and also scoring his first European goal in a 3–2 victory over Greek club Panionios.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=2008/round=15119/match=301676/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108172303/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=2008/round=15119/match=301676/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 January 2009|title=UEFA Europa League|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA}}

Trémoulinas was slowly integrated into the squad for the 2008–09 season by manager Laurent Blanc, overtaking both Marange and Jurietti (though the latter was still relied more upon in important matches, such as when he started for Trémoulinas in matches against Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon, and the 2009 Coupe de la Ligue Final).[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J14&num_ordre=5 Lyon v. Bordeaux Match Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430165150/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008%2F2009&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J14&num_ordre=5 |date=30 April 2009 }}[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J02&num_ordre=8 PSG v. Bordeaux Match Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425062020/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008%2F2009&code_evt=D1&num_ordre=8&code_jr_tr=J02 |date=25 April 2009 }} He did appear in the final as a substitute in the 17th minute for the injured Brazilian Wendel, but had to substitute out at halftime, also due to injury. Bordeaux won the match 4–0 giving Trech, as he is called by the Bordeaux faithful, his first career club honour.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Following the final, Trémoulinas started the final five matches of the season, helping Bordeaux win their first league title since 1999. In total with the team, he appeared in 31 matches scoring his only goal of the season against Guingamp in a 4–2 victory in the Coupe de la Ligue.[http://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=T96&num_ordre=5 Bordeaux v. Guingamp Match Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618194519/http://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008%2F2009&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=T96&num_ordre=5 |date=18 June 2009 }} On 29 May 2009, he signed a contract extension until June 2013.[http://www.girondins.com/cms/infos/actualites/benoit-tremoulinas-poursuit-laventure/article.jsp?id=g2_55364&portal=fb_9191&cat=c_5018 Benoît Trémoulinas poursuit l’aventure] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906201726/http://www.girondins.com/cms/infos/actualites/benoit-tremoulinas-poursuit-laventure/article.jsp?id=g2_55364&portal=fb_9191&cat=c_5018 |date=6 September 2009 }}

Trémoulinas appeared regularly during the 2009–10 season, and attracted interest from Italian clubs AC Milan, Juventus and Fiorentina, and Spanish club Real Madrid, quickly denying all rumours.[http://www.tribalfootball.com/real-madrid-tracking-bordeaux-fullback-benoit-tremoulinas-503471 Real Madrid tracking Bordeaux fullback Benoit Tremoulinas] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216080832/http://www.tribalfootball.com/real-madrid-tracking-bordeaux-fullback-benoit-tremoulinas-503471 |date=16 December 2009 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.weltfussball.de/presseschau/ita-serie-a/_n1389622_italy-fiorentina-tremoulinas-if-vargas-leaves/#redirect|title=Tremoulinas if Vargas leaves|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.transfermarketweb.com/?action=read&idsel=50375|title=ITALY/ MILAN, Tracking Tremoulinas|publisher=|access-date=26 December 2009|archive-date=30 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730104212/http://www.transfermarketweb.com/?action=read&idsel=50375|url-status=dead}} He was among the top assists providers in the league, primarily due to his crosses and ability to get forward.{{cite web|url=http://www.just-football.com/2010/04/5-of-the-best-champions-league-2010-breakthrough-stars/|title=5 of the Best: Champions League 2010 Breakthrough Stars - Just Football|date=9 April 2010|publisher=}}

=Abroad=

File:Sevillia-Zenit (7).jpg in 2015]]

On 12 July 2013, Trémoulinas signed a four-year contract with the Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv. He made his debut for the club sixteen days later in a 2–0 win against Sevastopol, spending 70 minutes on the pitch and also setting up one of the goals.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

On 31 January 2014, Trémoulinas was loaned out to Saint-Étienne until the end of the season, after falling down the pecking order while at Dynamo.{{cite web|title=Mercato ASSE : Faouzi Ghoulam part, Benoît Trémoulinas et Josuha Guilavogui arrivent|url=http://mercato.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-1/2013-2014/mercato-asse-faouzi-ghoulam-part-benoit-tremoulinas-et-josuha-guilavogui-arrivent_sto4116776/story.shtml|website=mercato.eurosport.fr/|publisher=Eurosport|accessdate=2 April 2015|language=French|date=31 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183629/http://mercato.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-1/2013-2014/mercato-asse-faouzi-ghoulam-part-benoit-tremoulinas-et-josuha-guilavogui-arrivent_sto4116776/story.shtml|archivedate=2 April 2015}} On 8 July 2014, he returned to his parent club, after appearing in 12 matches.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

On 24 August 2014, Trémoulinas signed a three-year contract with La Liga club Sevilla, initially as a replacement for Liverpool-bound Alberto Moreno.[http://www.marca.com/2014/08/24/futbol/equipos/sevilla/1408886206.html El francés Tremoulinas firma tres temporadas con el Sevilla (French Tremoulinas signs for three seasons with Sevilla)]; Marca, 24 August 2014 {{in lang|es}} He made ten appearances as they won the UEFA Europa League in his first season, including the 3–2 win over Dnipro in the final in Warsaw.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32908634|title=Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–3 Sevilla|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Gary|last=Rose|date=27 May 2015|accessdate=29 September 2020}} In May 2017, Trémoulinas announced he would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract.{{cite news |title=Benoît Trémoulinas quitte le Séville FC |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Benoit-tremoulinas-quitte-le-seville-fc/803554 |accessdate=12 July 2018 |work=L'Équipe |date=22 May 2017 |language=French}}

On 14 February 2019, Trémoulinas announced his retirement as a professional player after struggling with knee injuries.{{cite news |title=Benoît Trémoulinas met un terme à sa carrière |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Benoit-tremoulinas-met-un-terme-a-sa-carriere/988770 |accessdate=14 February 2019 |work=L'Équipe |date=14 February 2019 |language=French}}

International career

Trémoulinas was born in France and is of Indo-Reunnionais, and Malagasy descent.{{cite web|url=http://www.adiac-congo.com/content/mercato-des-joueurs-africains-ca-sactive-enfin|title=Mercato des joueurs africains : ça s'active enfin - adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo|website=www.adiac-congo.com}} On 5 August 2010, Trémoulinas was called up to the senior team for the first time by new manager Laurent Blanc for the team's friendly against Norway on 11 August 2010. However, he did not play that game but he was called up again more than two years after by Didier Deschamps for a friendly game against Italy scheduled on 15 November 2012 in which he replaced Moussa Sissoko at the 89th minute of the game achieving his first international selection.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup{{efn\|Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions}} !colspan="2"\|Europe{{efn\|Includes UEFA Super Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web \|title=Benoît Trémoulinas » Club matches \|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/benoit-tremoulinas/2/ \|website=worldfootball.net \|accessdate=12 July 2018}}{{cite web \|title=Benoît TRéMOULINAS - Football : la fiche de Benoît TRéMOULINAS \|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur27369.html \|website=L'Équipe \|accessdate=12 July 2018 \|language=French}}{{cite web \|title=B. Trémoulinas \|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/benoit-tremoulinas/13122/ \|website=Soccerway \|accessdate=12 July 2018}}
Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals
rowspan="7"\|Bordeaux \|2007–08 \|9	0	4	0	7	1	20	1
2008–09 \|26	0	4	1	1	0	31	1
2009–10 \|34	2	5	0	9	0	48	2
2010–11 \|31	0	3	0	0	0	34	0
2011–12 \|36	2	4	0	0	0	40	2
2012–13 \|28	1	6	1	6	0	34	1
Total !164	5	26	2	23	1	213	8
rowspan="3"\|Dynamo Kyiv \|2013–14 \|7	0	1	0	6	0	14	0
2014–15 \|3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Total !10	0	1	0	6	0	17	0
Saint-Étienne (loan) \|2013–14 \|12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
rowspan="4"\|Sevilla \|2014–15 \|20	0	0	0	10	0	30	0
2015–16 \|24	0	3	0	10	1	37	1
2016–17 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total !44	0	3	0	20	1	67	1
colspan="2"\|Career total !230	5	30	2	49	2	309	9

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{cite web \|title=Benoît Trémoulinas \|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/49299/Benoit_Tremoulinas.html \|website=National Football Teams \|accessdate=12 July 2018}}
rowspan="3"\|France \|2012	1	0
2013	1	0
2015	3	0
colspan=2\|Total\|\|5\|\|0

Honours

Bordeaux

Ligue 1: 2008–09{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
Coupe de France: 2012–13{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
Coupe de la Ligue: 2008–09{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
Trophée des Champions: 2008, 2009{{cite web|url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/bordeaux-lyon-les-compos_AN-200808020012.html |title=BORDEAUX – LYON : LES COMPOS |publisher=rmcsport.bfmtv.com |access-date=1 March 2021 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/fr/news/1729/france/2009/07/25/1403535/troph%C3%A9e-des-champions-bordeaux-guingamp-les-compos |title=Trophée des champions - Bordeaux-Guingamp, les compos |publisher=goal.com|access-date=1 March 2021 }}

Dynamo Kyiv

Ukrainian Premier League: 2014–15{{cite news|url=http://www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua/en/allnews/nagorodi_buv_vidsutnim_peremozhtsyam_u_chempionati_upl_i_kubku_ukraini/|title=Awards for absent UPL and Ukrainian Cup winners|date=10 June 2015|accessdate=10 June 2015}}
Ukrainian Cup: 2013–14{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Sevilla