The Dijon Gazette
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A brace, and Ben Chayeel Hamada takes the afternoon — 8.02
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Ben Chayeel Hamada provided it, and the 8.02 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Paul Delecroix in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Dijon this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match15 Aug 2026
Ben Chayeel Hamada among the goals in a wild afternoon
6 goals in one match, Ben Chayeel Hamada on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Dijon and Valenciennes.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Dijon
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Jordan Marié falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Dijon supporters have found a favourite in Ben Chayeel Hamada
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Ben Chayeel Hamada has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market17 Aug 2026
Dijon promote Philippe Morel from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Philippe Morel has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Dijon promote Alexandre Meunier from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alexandre Meunier has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Bruno Baron joins the Dijon first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bruno Baron is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Hervé Huet joins the Dijon first team
- Player ratings A masterclass from Adel Lembezat
- Squad The manager makes an example of Hugo Vargas Rios