Benjamin André, Central Midfield at Lille

Central Midfield · Midfielder

#21 Benjamin André

Lille Ligue 1 · France

Date of birth / Age: 3 Aug 1990 (36)
Height · Weight: 1.80 m · 76 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: France
Joined club: 17 Jul 2019
Contract until: 2028

Date of birth / Age: 3 Aug 1990 (36)
Height · Weight: 1.80 m · 76 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: France
Joined club: 17 Jul 2019
Contract until: 2028

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 37
Starting eleven: 35
Goals: 4
Assists: 2
Yellow cards: 11
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 3,122

Starting eleven95%

35 of 37 appearances

Minutes played3,122

84 per appearance

Goal involvement6

4 goals · 2 assists

Positions played

418 matches · since 2014/15

LBCFCBRWLWAMDMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	236	9	8
Defensive Midfield	165	12	8
Attacking Midfield	7	0	0
Left Winger	5	0	1
Other · RW, CB, CF, LB	5	0	0

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes

World rank: #17; defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #4; among defensive midfielders aged 30+
In his league: 91%; of Ligue 1 defensive midfielders rank below him
Finishing: −1.4; goals below expected · better than 28% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

6 Expected

7.4

60 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

5 Expected

3.6

Teammates converted more of his chances than expected.

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Ligue 1	Lille	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	161
2025/26	Ligue 1	Lille	27	26	2	2	9	0	0	2,332
2025/26	UEFA Europa League	Lille	8	7	2	–	1	–	0	644
2025/26	Coupe de France	Lille	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	146
2024/25	Ligue 1	Lille	30	30	0	3	12	0	0	2,692
2024/25	UEFA Champions League	Lille	13	13	0	–	3	–	0	1,200
2024/25	Coupe de France	Lille	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	240
2023/24	Ligue 1	Lille	30	29	4	0	8	0	0	2,577
2023/24	UEFA Europa Conference League	Lille	12	10	1	–	2	–	0	997
2023/24	Coupe de France	Lille	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	249
2022/23	Ligue 1	Lille	34	33	1	1	12	0	0	2,918
2022/23	Coupe de France	Lille	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	300
2021/22	Ligue 1	Lille	33	33	2	1	11	1	0	2,763
2021/22	UEFA Champions League	Lille	7	7	0	–	3	–	0	630
2021/22	Coupe de France	Lille	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	25
2020/21	Ligue 1	Lille	35	35	0	2	10	0	0	2,900
2020/21	UEFA Europa League	Lille	5	3	0	–	2	–	0	287
2020/21	Coupe de France	Lille	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	115
2019/20	Ligue 1	Lille	26	23	2	0	6	0	0	2,055
2019/20	UEFA Champions League	Lille	5	5	0	–	1	–	0	405
2019/20	Coupe de la Ligue	Lille	3	3	0	–	2	–	0	274
2019/20	Coupe de France	Lille	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	111
2018/19	Ligue 1	Rennes	30	28	3	0	8	1	0	2,501
2018/19	UEFA Europa League	Rennes	8	8	0	–	3	–	0	709
2018/19	Coupe de France	Rennes	6	6	1	–	1	–	0	541
2018/19	Coupe de la Ligue	Rennes	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2017/18	Ligue 1	Rennes	34	34	3	3	11	1	0	3,016
2017/18	Coupe de la Ligue	Rennes	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	90
2017/18	Coupe de France	Rennes	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2016/17	Ligue 1	Rennes	36	36	0	3	6	0	0	3,219
2016/17	Coupe de France	Rennes	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	107
2015/16	Ligue 1	Rennes	32	30	0	1	3	0	0	2,638
2015/16	Coupe de la Ligue	Rennes	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	82
2015/16	Coupe de France	Rennes	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	120
2014/15	Ligue 1	Rennes	22	16	1	0	4	0	0	1,364
2014/15	Coupe de la Ligue	Rennes	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	264
2014/15	Coupe de France	Rennes	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	103
2013/14	Ligue 1	Ajaccio	36	35	4	–	2	–	1	3,068
2013/14	Coupe de la Ligue	Ajaccio	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2013/14	Coupe de France	Ajaccio	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	72
2012/13	Ligue 1	Ajaccio	27	19	0	–	5	–	1	1,704
2012/13	National 3	Ajaccio II	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2012/13	Coupe de la Ligue	Ajaccio	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	70
2012/13	Coupe de France	Ajaccio	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	72
2011/12	Ligue 1	Ajaccio	33	30	4	–	12	–	0	2,653
2011/12	Coupe de France	Ajaccio	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	89
2010/11	Ligue 2	Ajaccio	32	27	1	–	6	–	0	2,293
2010/11	Coupe de la Ligue	Ajaccio	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	231
2010/11	Coupe de France	Ajaccio	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2009/10	Ligue 2	Ajaccio	33	32	2	–	6	–	0	2,608
2009/10	Coupe de la Ligue	Ajaccio	2	1	0	–	1	–	0	104
2009/10	Coupe de France	Ajaccio	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	59
2008/09	Ligue 2	Ajaccio	26	15	1	–	2	–	0	1,434

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			666	608	36	16^*	156	3^*	2	53,712

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Ligue 1	467	26	16
Ligue 2	91	4	–
Coupe de France	33	2	–
UEFA Champions League	25	0	–
UEFA Europa League	21	2	–
Coupe de la Ligue	16	1	–
UEFA Europa Conference League	12	1	–
National 3	1	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2019 Jul 2019 · Transfer Rennes Lille Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2014 Jul 2014 · Free Transfer Ajaccio Rennes Free Transfer
Jul 2008 Jul 2008 · Free Transfer – Ajaccio Free Transfer

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