Gilles Binya
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| Gilles Binya | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilles Augustin Binya | |
| Date of birth | August 29, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Benfica | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2001 2002 2003 |
Nassara Yaoundé Cintra Constellacio Yaoundé Cotonsport Garoua |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003-2004 2004-2007 2007- |
Tonnerre Yaoundé MC Oran Benfica |
? (?) 76 (3) 23 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007- | Cameroon | 11 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gilles Augustin Binya (born August 29, 1984 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian footballer currently playing for Portugal's S.L. Benfica.
A defensive midfielder, he is known for his endless stamina and aggressiveness.
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[edit] Club career
Binya signed for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in 2007-08, after playing for three years for Algerian side MC Oran. At the beginning of the season Benfica planned to loan him to C.F. Estrela da Amadora for a year, but with the substitution of Fernando Santos for José Antonio Camacho the deal was cancelled, and Binya remained with the Reds.
While playing for Benfica in the UEFA Champions League in October 2007, Binya was shown a straight red card by Swedish referee Martin Hansson, following a dangerous challenge on Celtic's Scott Brown.[1][2]On November 16, UEFA gave him a six-match ban, meaning that Binya would play no further part in the remaining two Champions League group matches against A.C. Milan and Shaktar Donetsk, and the four European games to follow.
Domestically, Binya finished the season with 16 league appearances, profitting from forced absences to first-choice holding midfielder, Portuguese international Petit.[3]
In 2008-09, he was used rarely, but still collected four yellow cards in only seven games (including two in a 0-2 loss at C.D. Trofense).
[edit] International career
Binya was first called up to the Cameroon national football team in October 2007 by then national manager Otto Pfister. Subsequently, he went on to represent his country at the 2008 African Cup of Nations, where Cameroon finished second to Egypt. Pfister was also the team's coach.
[edit] Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| (Apps) + Minutes Played | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MC Oran | 2004-05 | 0 . 0 mins | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| MC Oran | 2005-06 | 0 . 0 mins | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| MC Oran | 2006-07 | 0 . 0 mins | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Total (Algeria) | 0 . 0 mins | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Benfica | 2007-08 | 0 . 1220 mins | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Benfica | 2008-09 | 16 . 272 mins | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 0 | 0 |
| Total (Portugal) | 23 . 1492 mins | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 23 . 1492 mins | 0 | |
| Career Total | 23 . 1492 mins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 . 1492 mins | 0 | |
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