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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Thomas Binks[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 2001 | ||
| 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 | 12 | (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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2020 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Gillingham, he attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent.[3] Binks is a childhood Gillingham-fan and his mother Jo has worked at the club for 30 years.[4] Binks joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy at the age of six in 2007.[5]
Montreal Impact / CF Montréal
editOn 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
editOn 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
editOn 19 June 2024, Binks made his loan transfer to Coventry City permanent for an undisclosed fee.[11][12]
International career
editBinks 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
edit- As of match played on 9 November 2024[14]
| 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 100 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 116 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Four appearances in MLS is Back Tournament, three appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
References
edit- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Luis Binks" (in Italian). Como 1907. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Binks realises boyhood dream". Kent Sports News. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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". Impact Montreal. 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Empoli 4 – 2 Bologna". legaseriea.it. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "LUIS BINKS AL COMO" (in Italian). Como. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Coventry City agree season-long loan for Bologna defender". BBC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Hornby, Mark (19 June 2024). "TRANSFER: Luis Binks joins Coventry City". CCFC. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Coventry City sign Bologna defender Luis Binks on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 June 2024.
- ^ McDermott, Scott (4 June 2023). "Luis Binks is Serie A's forgotten Scot following Bologna blueprint". Daily Record.
- ^ Luis Binks at Soccerway
External links
edit- Luis Binks at Soccerway
- Luis Binks at Soccerbase
- Luis Binks at Major League Soccer
- Luis Binks at the Scottish Football Association