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.

Luis Binks
Personal information
Full name Luis Thomas Binks[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-02) 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montreal Impact 2020 Major League Soccer60002080
Career total 60002080

References
  1. "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. "Binks realises boyhood dream". Kent Sports News. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. "Impact acquires England youth international centre-back Luis Binks". Ottawa Citizen. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. "Montreal Impact 0-0 Saprissa". Soccerway.
  5. "Defender Luis Binks transferred to Bologna FC". 13 August 2020.
  6. Luis Binks at Soccerway


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