Full name Benjamin Andre Current team Rennes Place of birth Nice, France Name Benjamin Andre | Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Role Rapper Children Seven Sirius Benjamin | |
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Date of birth (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 25) Music groups OutKast (Since 1992), Dungeon Family Albums Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Idlewild, ATLiens Movies and TV shows Jimi: All Is by My Side, Four Brothers, Semi‑Pro, Idlewild, Class of 3000 | ||
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Benjamin André (born 3 August 1990 in Nice) is a French footballer. He currently plays for the French club Stade Rennais in Ligue 1. He plays as a holding midfielder, but also operates in the hole just behind the lead striker.
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Football career
Benjamin was with the Corsica-based club since he was 16 years old, joining the club as an academy player after arriving from his hometown of Nice in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. After gaining notice playing on the club's under-18 side, he was promoted to the senior squad for the 2008–09 season, despite being only 17 years old at the time of the promotion. Benjamin appeared sparingly early on in the season making his debut on 22 August 2008 against Sedan appearing as a substitute in a 1–1 draw. He earned his first start in a Coupe de France match on 22 November 2008 against amateur side Bagnols Pont playing 120 minutes. The match went into a penalty shootout with the young André converting Ajaccio's final shootout goal ensuring the club's advancement to the next round.
Five days later, he made his first league start in a 0–2 defeat to Boulogne. Throughout the season, his starts increased and, despite Ajaccio's inconsistent play, became an instant revelation helping the club reach the Round of 16 of the Coupe de France. He scored his first career goal of the season on the final match day of the season against Châteauroux in a 1–2 loss. His best season with Ajaccio was the 2013-14 Ligue 1 season. Although Ajaccio relegated, he provided 4 goals and 5 assists across all competitions.
Stade Rennais
In the summer transfer market of 2014, Andre signed with Rennes after 6 years at Ajaccio. On January 25, 2015, André scored his first goal for Rennais. He scored against Caen in a 4-1 loss.