Justin Bengui
French footballer (born 2005)
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Justin Bengui João (born 9 July 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for RWDM Brussels, on loan from Ligue 1 club Lyon.
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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 | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | RWDM Brussels | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → RWDM Brussels (loan) | 5 | (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 as of 21 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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]
On 23 July 2025, Bengui was loaned to Lyon's sister club RWDM Brussels on a one-season loan deal.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11]