Benjamin Nivet

Benjamin Nivet (born 2 January 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Benjamin Nivet
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-01-02) 2 January 1977
Place of birth Chartres, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Auxerre 13 (0)
1999–2000 → Châteauroux (loan) 30 (5)
2000–2002 Châteauroux 54 (8)
2002–2007 Troyes 165 (32)
2007–2012 Caen 167 (24)
2012–2019 Troyes 226 (41)
Total 655 (110)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He began his career in 1997 with Auxerre, and is best known for his association with Troyes, whom he represented over 12 years in two separate spells, from 2002 to 2007 and later from 2012 until his retirement in 2019. He also spent five years at Caen between 2007 and 2012.

Nivet holds the records at Troyes for most appearances and most goals for the club.[1]

Career

Born in Chartres, Nivet started his career as a youth with Auxerre. He made his first league appearances in the 1997–98 season. However, by the end of the following season, he had made only twelve further appearances and was sent on loan to Ligue 2 club Châteauroux for the 1999–2000 season, before making the move permanent for the next season.

After establishing himself as a regular for Châteauroux, he made the step back up to Ligue 1 with Troyes in January 2002. Despite a slow start, Nivet established himself as a regular in the club's 2002–03 relegation season. Wearing the number 10 shirt, he proved an eye for goal, weighing in with 12 goals in Troyes' 2005–06 promotion season. He played at Troyes from 2002 to 2007.

He signed a three-year contract with Stade Malherbe Caen on 8 June 2007, a club newly promoted to Ligue 1.

After five years in Caen, he could not avoid relegation at the end of the 2011–12 season. A free agent, he returned to Troyes, promoted to Ligue 1, signing a one-year contract on 11 June 2012.[2]

On 28 May 2017, Nivet scored the decisive goal which saw Troyes promoted to Ligue 1 after defeating Lorient 2–1 in the two legged promotion/relegation game.[3]

In the spring of 2019, Nivet announced his retirement from professional football aged 42.[4]

Career statistics
Sources:[5][6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Other[nb 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Auxerre 1997–98 Division 1 7020—90
1998–99 60——60
Total 1302000150
Châteauroux 1999–2000 Division 2 30530—335
2000–01 33461—395
2001–02 21440—250
Total 8413131009714
Troyes 2001–02 Division 1 / Ligue 1 6010—70
2002–03 23210—242
2003–04 Ligue 2 35641—397
2004–05 321231—3513
2005–06 Ligue 1 38621—407
2006–07 31620—336
Total 165321330017835
Caen 2007–08 Ligue 1 35210—362
2008–09 32620—346
2009–10 Ligue 2 36640—406
2010–11 Ligue 1 31330—343
2011–12 33730—367
Total 167241300018024
Troyes 2012–13 Ligue 1 371030—4010
2013–14 Ligue 2 36873—4311
2014–15 351120—3711
2015–16 Ligue 1 34321—364
2016–17 Ligue 2 36712213910
2017–18 Ligue 1 2623200294
2018–19 Ligue 2 2201010240
Total 226411983124850
Career total 655110601231718123
Notes
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue
  2. Includes Ligue 1 relegation playoffs

References
  1. FEATURE | A Nivet Ending Story: the 40-year-old leading Troyes’s charge to avoid another humiliating Ligue 1 season | Get French Football News
  2. "ESTAC Troyes - Site officiel - Archives des fils info". ESTAC (in French). Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. Ligue1.com - Troyes trump Lorient for top-flight spot
  4. The medal of the day At 42, Benjamin Nivet retires as a professional footballer | Sport Archives
  5. "Benjamin Nivet » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  6. "Ligue1.com - Player profile Benjamin NIVET (ESTAC Troyes)". Ligue 1.
  7. "Benjamin NIVET - Football : la fiche de Benjamin NIVET (Troyes)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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