| Benoît Cheyrou | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Benoît Cheyrou | |
| Date of birth | May 3 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Suresnes, France | |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Olympique de Marseille | |
| Number | 7 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2004 2004-2007 2007-Present |
OSC Lille AJ Auxerre Olympique de Marseille |
100 (3) 100 (7) 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Benoît Cheyrou (born 3 May1981) is a footballer from France who currently plays as midfielder for Olympique de Marseille in the French Ligue 1. He is a central midfielder with great vision and passing. He is also adept at defending. He signed for l'OM from AJ Auxerre on the 21st of June 2007, and was presented along with new recruits Gaël Givet and Laurent Bonnart. His capture was announced the day before. He caught the eye of sporting director Jose Anigo during the 2006-07 season. He played a pivotal role in the AJA team, he was also the team captain that season. His arrival to Marseille brings great balance to the midfeild and will compete with Modeste M'Bami for the starting role along with workaholic Lorik Cana.
Trivia
External links
(French) Benoît Cheyrou French league stats at lfp.fr
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1 Carrasso • 2 Krstic • 3 Taiwo • 4 Rodriguez • 5 Faty • 6 Ziani • 7 Cheyrou • 8 Oruma • 9 Cissé • 10 Zenden • 11 Niang • 12 Kaboré • 14 L. N'Diaye • 15 Zubar • 16 Hamel • 17 M'Bami • 19 Cana • 20 Camara • 22 Nasri • 23 Krupoviesa • 24 Bonnart • 25 M. N'Diaye • 28 Valbuena • 29 Ayew • 30 Mandanda • 32 Givet • Akalé • Manager: Gerets |
