Jessy Benet examined his Sofascore Player of the Season trophy with a quiet smile, taking a moment to look over the box before posing for the camera. The French midfielder closed out the Ligue 2 season with a Sofascore Rating of 7.38, a fitting send-off from a club where he spent the better part of a decade.

A trophy built on the numbers

The Sofascore Player of the Season Award is not decided by opinion or reputation, it comes purely from performance data tracked match after match across an entire season. That is exactly why it resonates with a player like Benet, whose consistency over the years has made him one of Ligue 2’s most reliable performers.

The numbers backed it up clearly. Benet started 28 of his 29 Ligue 2 appearances for Grenoble Foot 38, playing 85 minutes per game and scoring 7 goals from midfield. He also created 4 big chances and was named to the Team of the Week 7 times, a clear sign of just how consistently he performed throughout the season.

A new chapter after seven years

The trophy arrives right as Benet turns the page on a long chapter of his career. After seven seasons across two spells at Grenoble, he left the club this summer as a free agent and signed a three-year deal with Pau FC. The move reunites him with former Grenoble teammates Brice Maubleu and Gaëtan Paquiez, as well as coach Thierry Debès, all of whom are now at Pau. For a player entering his thirties, this trophy closes out a defining spell in style, right as a familiar new one begins.

Why it matters

For fans, the Sofascore Player of the Season Award is a reminder that ratings are not just numbers on a screen, they represent real performances tracked and earned over an entire season. For Benet, this trophy is a fitting marker of the consistency that has defined his career, and a good omen as he starts fresh at Pau.