Luis Binks

Luis Thomas Binks (born 2 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for CF Montréal, 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 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 CF Montréal
(on loan from Bologna)
Number 5
Youth career
2007–2020 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Montreal Impact 8 (0)
2020– Bologna 0 (0)
2020– → CF Montréal (loan) 16 (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 11 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2020

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 / CF Montréal

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 16 December 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montreal Impact 2020 Major League Soccer60—2[lower-alpha 1]0—80
Montreal Impact (loan) 2020 Major League Soccer150—1[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0170
Total 210003010250
Career total 210003010250
  1. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

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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