Luis Binks
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luis Binks
| image =
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| full_name = Luis Thomas Binks{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1603207 |title=Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League |publisher=Premier League |date=6 February 2020 |accessdate=7 March 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|9|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gillingham, Kent, England
| height = {{convert|1.90|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://comofootball.com/player/luis-binks/ |title=Luis Binks |language=it |publisher=Como 1907 |access-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424164543/https://comofootball.com/player/luis-binks/ |archive-date=24 April 2023 |url-status=live }}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Coventry City
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = 2007–2020
| youthclubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur
| years1 = 2020
| clubs1 = Montreal Impact
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2024
| clubs2 = Bologna
| caps2 = 15
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020
| clubs3 = → Montreal Impact (loan)
| caps3 = 18
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = → Como (loan)
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = → Coventry City (loan)
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Coventry City
| caps6 = 21
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = England U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = England U17
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2018
| nationalteam3 = Scotland U18
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam4 = England U18
| nationalcaps4 = 9
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2019
| nationalteam5 = England U19
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| club-update = 18:17, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 15 August 2020
}}
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.
Club career
Born in Gillingham, he attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent.{{cite web |title=Binks realises boyhood dream |url=https://www.kentsportsnews.com/binks-realises-boyhood-dream-12-10-2018/ |website=Kent Sports News|date=12 October 2018|accessdate=3 April 2020}} Binks is a childhood Gillingham-fan and his mother Jo has worked at the club for 30 years.{{Cite news |last=Cawdell |first=Luke |date=7 November 2019 |title=Tottenham Hotspur's young defender Luis Binks could face hometown club Gillingham next week in the EFL Trophy |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/binks-homecoming-could-be-emotional-215728/ |access-date=1 April 2024 |work=Kent Online}} Binks joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy at the age of six in 2007.{{cite news |title=Impact acquires England youth international centre-back Luis Binks |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/soccer/mls/montreal-impact/impact-acquires-england-youth-international-centre-back-luis-binks/wcm/ae746a61-6d07-4189-b247-b8f52e1af364 |accessdate=26 February 2020 |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=18 February 2020}}
=Montreal Impact / CF Montréal=
On 18 February 2020, Binks left Tottenham Hotspur and signed a professional contract with Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. 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.{{cite web |title=Montreal Impact 0-0 Saprissa |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2020/02/27/nc-america/concacaf-champions-league/montreal-impacts/deportivo-saprissa/3191243/ |website=Soccerway}} 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.{{cite web |date=August 13, 2020 |title=Defender Luis Binks transferred to Bologna FC |url=https://www.impactmontreal.com/en/post/2020/08/13/defender-luis-binks-transferred-bologna-fc |work=Impact Montreal}} Binks made his debut on 26 September 2021 in a Serie A away match to Empoli which Bologna lost 4–2.{{cite web |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/match-report/2021-22/UNICO/UNI/6/EMPBOL |title=Empoli 4 – 2 Bologna |website=legaseriea.it |date=26 September 2021 |accessdate=1 November 2021}}
On 18 July 2022, Binks was loaned to Como for a season.{{cite web|publisher=Como|url=https://comofootball.com/en/luis-binks-al-como/|title=LUIS BINKS AL COMO|date=18 July 2022|access-date=19 July 2022|language=it}}
On 28 July 2023, he was loaned to EFL Championship side Coventry City.{{cite web|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66338910|title=Coventry City agree season-long loan for Bologna defender|date=28 July 2023|access-date=28 July 2023|language=EN}}
=Coventry City=
On 19 June 2024, Binks made his loan transfer to Coventry City permanent for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite web |last=Hornby |first=Mark |date=19 June 2024 |title=TRANSFER: Luis Binks joins Coventry City |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2024/june/transfer-luis-binks-joins-coventry-city/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=CCFC}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c10010p21p9o|title=Coventry City sign Bologna defender Luis Binks on four-year deal|date=20 June 2024|website=BBC Sport}}
International career
Binks is eligible for England through birth and Scotland through his maternal grandfather being from Dunbar.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/luis-binks-serie-as-forgotten-30146536|title=Luis Binks is Serie A's forgotten Scot following Bologna blueprint|first=Scott|last=McDermott|date=4 June 2023|website=Daily Record}} He represented Scotland at under-16 in the Victory Shield between 2016 and 2017.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played on 26 April 2025}}{{soccerway|luis-binks/476097}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Tottenham Hotspur U21
|Professional Development League |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Bologna
|rowspan="3"|Serie A |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Totals
!15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Montreal Impact (loan)
|2020 |19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7{{efn|Four appearances in MLS is Back Tournament, three appearances in CONCACAF Champions League}} | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Como 1907 (loan)
|33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 0 | |||
| Coventry City (loan)
|rowspan="2"|Championship |23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Coventry City
|21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career totals
!111 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 129 | 0 |
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References
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Category:Footballers from Gillingham, Kent
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:English people of Scottish descent
Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers
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Category:Bologna FC 1909 players
Category:Coventry City F.C. players
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