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Luis Binks
Personal information
Full name Luis Thomas Binks[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Gillingham, Kent, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 2
Youth career
2007–2020 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Montreal Impact 8 (0)
2020–2024 Bologna 15 (0)
2020 → Montreal Impact (loan) 18 (0)
2022–2023 → Como (loan) 34 (0)
2023–2024 → Coventry City (loan) 23 (0)
2024– Coventry City 6 (0)
International career‡
2017 England U16 2 (0)
2017–2018 England U17 8 (0)
2018 Scotland U18 3 (0)
2018–2019 England U18 9 (1)
2019 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2020

Luis Thomas Binks (born 2 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Coventry City. Born in England, he has represented both England and Scotland internationally at age group level.

Club career

Born in Gillingham, he attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent.[3] Binks is a childhood Gillingham-fan and his mother Jo worked in the club's ticket office.[4] Binks joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy at the age of six in 2007.[5]

Montreal Impact / CF Montréal

On 18 February 2020, Binks left Tottenham Hotspur and signed a professional contract with Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.[5] He made his debut for the club on 26 February 2020 against Deportivo Saprissa during a CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 tie. He started and played the whole match as Montreal drew 0–0 but advanced on a 2–0 aggregate.[6] Binks made his MLS debut on the 29th of that month, playing the whole game in a 2–1 victory over the New England Revolution.

Bologna

On 13 August 2020, Binks was transferred to Serie A club Bologna, with him staying on loan with the Impact until the end of the 2020 MLS season.[7] Binks made his debut on 26 September 2021 in a Serie A away match to Empoli which Bologna lost 4–2.[8]

On 18 July 2022, Binks was loaned to Como for a season.[9]

On 28 July 2023, he was loaned to EFL Championship side Coventry City.[10]

Coventry City

On 19 June 2024, Binks made his loan transfer to Coventry City permanent for an undisclosed fee.[11][12]

International career

Binks is eligible for England through birth and Scotland through his maternal grandfather being from Dunbar.[13] He represented Scotland at under-16 in the Victory Shield between 2016 and 2017.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played on 21 September 2024[14]
Club statistics
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2019–20 Professional Development League — — — 2[c] 0 2 0
Bologna 2020–21 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2021–22 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
2022–23 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Totals 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Montreal Impact (loan) 2020 Major League Soccer 19 0 0 0 — 7[d] 0 26 0
Como 1907 (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 33 0 1 0 — — 34 0
Coventry City (loan) 2023–24 Championship 23 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 28 0
Coventry City 2024–25 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Career totals 95 0 5 0 2 0 9 0 111 0
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Four appearances in MLS is Back Tournament, three appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

References

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Luis Binks" (in italiano). Como 1907. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 "Binks realises boyhood dream". Kent Sports News. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ^ Cawdell, Luke (7 November 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur's young defender Luis Binks could face hometown club Gillingham next week in the EFL Trophy". Kent Online. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ^ 5.0 5.1 "Impact acquires England youth international centre-back Luis Binks". Ottawa Citizen. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Montreal Impact 0-0 Saprissa". Soccerway.
  7. ^ "Defender Luis Binks transferred to Bologna FC". Impact Montreal. 13 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Empoli 4 – 2 Bologna". legaseriea.it. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ^ "LUIS BINKS AL COMO" (in italiano). Como. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Coventry City agree season-long loan for Bologna defender". BBC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  11. ^ Hornby, Mark (19 June 2024). "TRANSFER: Luis Binks joins Coventry City". CCFC. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Coventry City sign Bologna defender Luis Binks on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 June 2024.
  13. ^ McDermott, Scott (4 June 2023). "Luis Binks is Serie A's forgotten Scot following Bologna blueprint". Daily Record.
  14. ^ Luis Binks at Soccerway

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