Luis Thomas Binks (born 2 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie B club Como on loan from Bologna.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Thomas Binks[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Gillingham, England | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Como | ||
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– | → Como (loan) | 9 | (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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2020 |
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]
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.
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] Binks made his debut on 26 September 2021 in an Serie A away match to Empoli which Bologna lost 4–2.[6]
On 18 July 2022, Binks was loaned to Como for a season.[7]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montreal Impact | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 6 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Montreal Impact (loan) | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
Career total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
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