var playerInfo={"1CD1A53514962B6A":"1","CDD05FD46E6F78B9FEABD05EFFA7F762":"<STRONG>RC Lens<BR><BR>UEFA Intertoto Cup<\/STRONG>: 2005","D91AFD3F8E13D94664CE2C04A1143112":"Saint-Etienne,Tottenham Hotspur,Queens Park Rangers,Lens","F849A024F3C8AF1B2C4A709B4C92BB0F":"2016-8-16","80071F80C4550E7F":"178cm","AA81248D0821D00F0BA9BCB533E2881F":"Saint-Etienne","5232E2CC9B16F53977588D5F27A411B8":"<P>Indeed, only a shoulder injury denied him the chance of an ever-present campaign in the Premier League in 2011-12.<BR><BR>Benoit dislocated his shoulder at QPR in April, 2012 and that meant he missed our last four PL matches, having played in all 34 up to then. He made another six appearances in cup competition. The Cameroon international added another two goals to his CV as well - including a 30-yard belter against Everton in January, 2012.<BR><BR>Benoit has forged a real understanding with Gareth Bale down the left flank in the last two seasons. The 2010-11 campaign was another productive one for Benoit, as he played in 45 of our 53 matches. Indeed, he started 45 of our first 48 games before a late hamstring injury ruled him out for the last three weeks of the season and he was our only player to start all 12 matches in the Champions League.<BR><BR>Benoit signed from French club RC Lens in the summer of 2006. After an injury-hit start to his White Hart Lane career, Benoit&#39;s game has progressed unmeasurably since the arrival of Harry Redknapp as manager. His performances led to him being offered a new contract at the start of the 2009-10 season, seeing him at White Hart Lane until 2013.<BR><BR>He celebrated with his first goal in a Spurs shirt and one to remember - the opening goal of the 2009-10 season, an absolute cracker into the top corner as we toppled Liverpool at the Lane. That laid down a marker for the season for Benoit, who made 34 appearances in all competitions including 29 starts in the league before joining the Cameroon squad in the World Cup.<BR><BR>Benoit made a promising start to his Spurs career with 24 appearances before suffering a knee injury in February 2007 that ultimately ruled him out for the rest of that season. Benoit returned to action in September 2007 but, after two appearances, the same knee problem resurfaced and ended his campaign early - as well as threatening to end his career altogether.<BR><BR>However, after a summer of rehabilitation, pre-season saw him return to the first team fold in preparation for the 2008-09 season. Over the course of the campaign, he made 36 appearances in all competitions and earned rave reviews from the manager and fans alike, who voted him the Club&#39;s Most Improved Player of the season.<BR><BR>In February 2009, Benoit earned his first international honours for Cameroon, the country over his father&#39;s birth. By November of the same year, he had become a key member of the Indomitable Lions side that earned qualification for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa.<BR><BR>He started all three matches in the finals as Cameroon were elimated in the group stage with defeats against Japan, Denmark and Holland. Born in Arras, France, Benoit played 73 games in total for first club Lens before making the move to White Hart Lane.<\/P>","519F480A5D95AABEE231AFCBBAB20A94":"","F14A25307A7B90F34DF7D46459F247E0":"1984-3-24","584B722087373EED7A432DDE0763CE35":"2","D91FA56861637784":"Metz","229187823D238BA5":"235","37FE64B882E92ECB":"Benoit Assou Ekotto","56D1193A280251FE":"Benoit Assou Ekotto","43E2EE6075CF14CE3F1421B506383C07":"Cameroon","A3B3C821F4815DD2":"30290","05B90AE4F21571952008D48326AE77E3":"32","9B962DAE9CDB1287":"69kg","e_index":3};