| 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 (on loan from Bologna) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Montreal Impact[lower-alpha 1] | 8 | (0) |
| 2020– | Bologna | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Como (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Coventry City (loan) | 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) |
|
*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 on loan from Bologna.
Club career
Born in Gillingham, he attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent.[3] Binks joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy at the age of six in 2007.[4]
Montreal Impact / CF Montréal
On 18 February 2020, Binks left Tottenham Hotspur and signed a professional contract with Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] Binks made his debut on 26 September 2021 in a Serie A away match to Empoli which Bologna lost 4–2.[7]
On 18 July 2022, Binks was loaned to Como for a season.[8]
On 28 July 2023, he was loaned to EFL Championship side Coventry City.[9]
International career
Binks is eligible for England through birth and Scotland through a grandfather.[3] He represented Scotland at under-16 in the Victory Shield between 2016 and 2017.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 6 January 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2019–20 | Professional Development League | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Como 1907 (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career totals | 78 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
- ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ↑ Four Appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament and Three Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
Notes
References
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 "Binks realises boyhood dream". Kent Sports News. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ Luis Binks at Soccerway