Keanan Chidozie Mbaeri Bennetts (born 9 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club Darmstadt.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keanan Chidozie Mbaeri Bennetts[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Edgware, London, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Darmstadt | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2018 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 33 | (2) |
2018–2022 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2022– | Darmstadt | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
2017 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:01, 25 June 2020 (UTC) |
Bennetts joined Borussia Mönchengladbach from the Tottenham Hotspur academy in 2018.[4] He made his professional debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga on 16 June 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute for Lars Stindl in the home match against VfL Wolfsburg, which finished as a 3–0 win.[5]
On 2 October 2020, Bennetts joined Ipswich Town on a season-long loan deal.[6] He made his debut for Ipswich as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 away win over Blackpool on 10 October.[7] On 15 December, Bennetts scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 2–1 win over Burton Albion.[8] Bennetts made 30 appearances during his loan spell at Ipswich, scoring once.[9]
On 21 October 2022, Bennetts joined German 2. Bundesliga club Darmstadt agreeing to a one-year contract.[10]
Bennetts made two appearances for the Germany under-15 team in 2014, having been eligible through his mother. He later switched to represent England internationally.[11] He also declined to represent Nigeria, eligible through his father, at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12]
Bennetts was born in Edgware, Greater London to a German mother from Hamburg and a Nigerian father.[4] He is fluent in German.[11] His brother, Jayden, is also a footballer.[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2017–18[13] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2018–19[14] | Regionalliga West | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2019–20[15] | Regionalliga West | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
2020–21[9] | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2019–20[15] | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22[16] | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Ipswich Town (loan) | 2020–21[9] | League One | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 1 |
Career total | 59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 3 |
SV Darmstadt 98 – current squad | |
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