Justin Bengui
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| Full name | Justin Bengui João | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 July 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montbéliard, France[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Villefranche | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Lyon B | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Lyon | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Jedinstvo Ub (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | France U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | France U19 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | France U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Justin Bengui João (born 9 July 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lyon.
Club career
Born in Montbéliard, Bengui started his career at Villefranche and remained there until 2016, when he joined the youth side of Lyon.[2] On 28 July 2021, despite interests from Bayern Munich,[3] he decided to sign his first professional contract with Lyon for a period of three seasons.[4]
In 2022, he was part of the Lyon team that won the Coupe Gambardella, being the substitute goalkeeper for Mathieu Patouillet.[5] At the same year, he made his senior debut with Lyon's reserves in a 0–4 Championnat National 2 defeat against Lyon La Duchère[6]
On 14 July 2023, Bengui appeared with Lyon's first team for the first time, playing in a in the friendly game against De Treffers.[7]
On 20 January 2025, Bengui joined Jedinstvo Ub in Serbia on loan.[8]
International career
Bengui represented France at youth level, and is also eligible to represent Angola. In July 2024, he was named in France U19's squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[9] As the starter goalkeeper for the team, he appeared in 4 games during the tournament, including the final against Spain, where France was defeated by the score of 0–2.[10]
Honours
France U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2024[11]
References
- ^ a b "Justin BENGUI JOAO". fff.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Villefranche-sur-Saône. Justin Bengui Joao : de l'académie du FCVB à l'équipe de France U16". Le Progrès. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Bengui Joao, Jacquet, Housni : trois Français à découvrir au Tournoi Maurice-Revello (Foot)". L'Équipe. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "OL : premier contrat professionnel pour Justin Bengui Joao". Olympique & Lyonnais. 28 July 2021.
- ^ "OL - Le groupe lyonnais pour la finale de Gambardella contre le SM Caen". Ouest-France. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Nat 2 : l'OL s'incline lors du derby contre La Duchère (0-4)". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Football : la maturité de Justin Bengui Joao". Le Progrès. 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Репрезентативац Француске стаје на гол Јединства" [The French national team player stands in the goal of Jedinstvo] (in Serbian). FK Jedinstvo Ub. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "LA LISTE POUR L'EURO". French Football Federation (in French). 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Euro U19 (H) : L'équipe de France échoue en finale de l'Euro U19 face à l'Espagne". L'Équipe. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 Under-19 EURO final highlights, report: Spain 2-0 France". UEFA. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.