Benjamin Nicaise

Benjamin Nicaise (born 28 September 1980 in Maisons- Alfort ) is a French football player. He plays since 2008 for Standard Liège in the Jupiler Pro League, the highest Belgian league.

Career

Nicaise began his career in the youth team of AS Nancy, where in 2000 he was brought into the first team. In his first season the club fifth in the Ligue 2 was 2001/ 02 could be achieved ninth place. After rank 15 in 2002/ 03 and six in 2003/ 04 changed the defensive midfielder in the summer of 2004 to join FC Metz.

His debut in the top French league was Nicaise on August 7, 2004 against FC Nantes when he came on in injury time of the second half for Hervé Tum. The game ended with a 1-0 victory for Metz. This season, he came up with another 13 missions. Metz finished in 16th place in Ligue 1 and secured the league. Then he left Metz and moved to the second division for SC Amiens, with whom he finished second in the final table of the 2005/06 season ranked 16th. After another fall season at SC, he moved in the winter of 2006/ 07 to Belgium for RAEC Mons. Mons was ninth in the league, in the 2007/ 08 season the league was won with a 16th place.

In summer 2008, Nicaise signed with Standard Liege. Here he was able to celebrate their first championship of his career, furthermore, the Supercup was won. He made ​​his debut at European club level, when he came on in the third round of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League against Liverpool in the 90th minute for Tomislav Mikulic. In the following season the club came in the Europa League to the quarter-finals and was eighth in the championship, but the team is starting places League Second place went to the play- offs for the Europa in group B.

Achievements

• Belgian Champion 2009
• Belgian Supercup Winner 2009