![]() Baningime in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Beni Tangama Baningime [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 September 1998||
Place of birth | Kinshasa, DR Congo | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2017 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Everton | 8 | (0) |
2019 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2021 | → Derby County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Heart of Midlothian | 70 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2025 (UTC) |
Beni Tangama Baningime (born 9 September 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.
Baningime grew up in the Lemba district of Kinshasa. [3] He left at the age of 8, after his father, who was working as a doctor in England, moved the family to Wigan. [3]
Baningime joined Everton at the age of nine. [4] He is an academy graduate of the club and won honours such as 'The Premier League 2' [5] and the Dallas Cup [6] during his time in the Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy. Baningime also won the Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy Player of the Year award for the 2016/17 season. [7] Baningime's senior debut came in a League Cup game against Chelsea in October 2017. [8] Baningime made his Premier League debut as a half-time substitute against Leicester City on 29 October 2017. [9]
In January 2019, he was loaned to Wigan Athletic until the end of the season. [10]
On 1 February 2021, Baningime joined Championship side Derby County on loan for the remainder of the 2020−21 season, reuniting with former Everton teammate Wayne Rooney who is manager. [11] Two days later, he made his debut for the Rams as a substitute for Graeme Shinnie in a 0–3 away league defeat by Rotherham United. [12]
On 29 July 2021, Baningime joined Scottish Professional Football League club Heart of Midlothian for a nominal fee and signed a three-year deal. [13] Baningime played his debut for Hearts in a 2–1 home win against Celtic, playing the full match and receiving the Man of the Match award. [14]
Baningime's younger brother Divin Baningime is also a footballer, who most recently played for Wigan Athletic. [15]
Baningime is a Christian. He prays before every match, and reads the Bible. [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton | 2017–18 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Derby County (loan) | 2020–21 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Heart of Midlothian | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Total | 70 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
Career total | 81 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 98 | 2 |