Luis Binks
Luis Thomas Binks (born 2 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Montreal Impact, on loan from Serie A club Bologna.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Thomas Binks[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 September 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Gillingham, England | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Montreal Impact (on loan from Bologna) | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020 | Montreal Impact | 6 | (0) |
2020– | Bologna | 0 | (0) |
2020– | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:17, 4 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:45, 15 August 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Born in Gillingham, he attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent.[2] Binks joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy at the age of six in 2007.[3]
Montreal Impact
On 18 February 2020, Binks left Tottenham Hotspur and signed a professional contract with Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.[3] 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.[4] 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 August 13, 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.[5]
International career
Binks is eligible for England through birth and Scotland through a grandfather.[2] He represented Scotland at under-16 in the Victory Shield between 2016 and 2017.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 August 2020[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montreal Impact | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
References
- "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "Binks realises boyhood dream". Kent Sports News. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Impact acquires England youth international centre-back Luis Binks". Ottawa Citizen. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- "Montreal Impact 0-0 Saprissa". Soccerway.
- "Defender Luis Binks transferred to Bologna FC". 13 August 2020.
- Luis Binks at Soccerway