During the summer break, we're thanking the Paris Saint-Germain Handball players who are leaving the capital club. Among them is Benoît Kounkoud, who is leaving the club whose academy he came up through for a new adventure with Polish giants Kielce.
It is a real club man who is leaving Paris Saint-Germain Handball. Benoît left the island of Réunion at a very young age to join the Paris Saint-Germain youth academy. He made his French league debut aged just 17 and shared the position of right-winger with Luc Abalo and Fahrudin Melic.
As the seasons went by, he gained in playing time - and goals scored - to become one of the key players of his beloved club. A symbol of the success of the Parisian youth system, he became a model for the youngsters of the youth academy who are moving up to the first team.
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Over his eight years in the capital, Benoit has won almost everything. He was a part of eight of the club's nine league titles, but also four Coupes de France, three Coupes de la Ligue and two Trophée des Champions. A well-stocked trophy cabinet!
Despite being only 25 years old, Benoît was one of the longest-serving Parisians in the dressing room; only Mikkel Hansen had been at the club longer than him! He has scored 519 goals in 319 games for Paris.
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The capital club would like to thank Benoît for his eight wonderful seasons in the Parisian shirt and wishes him all the best for the rest of his career.
(Credits: A. Gadoffre/Team Pics/PSG)