Benjamin Nivet is a French footballer who performs as an attacking midfielder for Troyes AC.
He was born January 2, 1977 in Chartres, France. Benjamin spent an early part of his career at youth level with AJ Auxerre. Despite having played for the club since 1992 he made his league debut only in the 1997/1998 season. Nivet played a handful of games during the following season and so he was loaned out to the Ligue 2 side Châteauroux. The attacking midfielder warmed the bench the whole season, yet the club decided to make the move of the player permanent. From 2000 to 2002 Nivet featured 21 times and netted 4 goals for Châteauroux.
In January 2002 Troyes AC completed the purchase of the footballer. Nivet was a key figure of the club`s set-up. He started a total of 140 matches and managed 28 goals. In the 2005/2006 campaign the industrious attacking midfielder found the net 12 times, which made him one of the league top goalscorers.
Nivet spent the next five seasons at SM Caen, making 97 appearances for the club. On June 11, 2012 he returned to Troyes AC as a free agent.
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