Benoît Guy Robert "Ben" Costil (born 3 July 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Costil also is a French international, having represented his nation at under-21 and senior level. He represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016, in the same year as his senior international debut. Costil won the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals with France.

Club career

Early career

Born in Caen, Calvados, Costil started his career at Caen in Ligue 1 but only made a 10 performances for the club before being sent on loan in the 2008–09 season to Vannes in Ligue 2. On 17 June 2009, Sedan signed Costil from Caen until June 2011. In two years at Sedan he made 76 appearances and was elected best goalkeeper of Ligue 2 for the 2010–11 season.

Rennes

On 14 June 2011, he signed a three-year contract for Rennes after his contract with Sedan expired. This transfer meant he returned to Ligue 1 for the first time since the handful of appearances he made at Caen at the beginning of his career.

Bordeaux

In 2017, Costil joined Bordeaux. In July 2019, he extended contract until 2022 and was named the team captain. However, following the signing of Laurent Koscielny, he was relegated to vice-captain. In 2022, Costil confirmed his departure from Bordeaux.

Auxerre

On 16 July 2022, newly promoted Ligue 1 team Auxerre announced the signing of Costil for free, on a one-year deal.

International career

Costil was a France U-21 international having participated in the 2008 Toulon Tournament. On 6 November 2014, Costil was called up to France manager Didier Deschamps' 23-man squad for friendly matches against Albania and Sweden. On 12 May 2016, Costil was called up to France manager Didier Deschamps' 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 as the third goalkeeper behind captain Hugo Lloris and Steve Mandanda. His team won the silver medal in the competition, after losing to Portugal 0–1 in final game, but he did not appear in the tournament. He made his debut on 15 November against Ivory Coast, playing the whole game, also captaining his side in a 0–0 home draw. He kept the first clean sheet. On 17 May 2018, he was included in a preliminary 35-man French squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia alongside Anthony Martial, but did not make the final 23. In September 2018, after Steve Mandanda got injured, Deschamps called Costil up to the national team for matches against Germany and the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League. In October 2021, he became UEFA Nations League champion with the national team.

Career statistics

International

Honours

France