Daniel Bennie

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Daniel Bennie
Personal information
Full name Daniel Bennie
Date of birth (2006-04-13) 13 April 2006 (age 18) [1]
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 27
Youth career
Shellharbour Junior FC
Sorrento FC
Football West
2019–2020 ECU Joondalup
2021–2024 Perth Glory
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Perth Glory NPL 23 (10)
2023–2024 Perth Glory 25 (1)
2024– Queens Park Rangers 5 (0)
International career‡
2023– Australia U17 6 (1)
2024– Australia U20 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Daniel Bennie (born 13 April 2006) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Queens Park Rangers. Born in Hong Kong, he is a youth international for Australia.

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Club career

Perth Glory

Bennie, a youth player in Perth, [3] signed his first professional contract with Perth Glory on 10 July 2023, [4] and made his unofficial debut for the club less than a week later, scoring Perth's second goal in a 6–2 defeat to West Ham. [5] [6] [7] [8] He was one of nine youth players to feature against the Premier League side. [9]

Bennie made his competitive debut as a substitute on 18 July 2023 in a 4–0 cup defeat to Macarthur FC. [1] [10] He made his starting debut on 22 October 2023 at Perth Rectangular Stadium in a 2–2 league draw with Newcastle Jets. [11] [12]

Queens Park Rangers

On 30 May 2024, Perth Glory announced that Bennie had signed for English club Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee that was rumoured to be around 250 thousand pounds. [13] On 10 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 3-1 loss against West Bromwich Albion in the league. [14]

International career

Bennie received his first international call-up for the Australian under-17 side in June 2023 ahead of the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup. [15] He scored once during the tournament as Australia reached the quarter-final stage before being knocked out by Japan. [16]

Personal life

Bennie was born in Hong Kong and started playing football at a young age whilst living there, before moving to Perth. [17] [18]

Bennie attended Lake Joondalup Baptist College in Joondalup, where he met John Walmsley, the head coach of Perth Glory Youth. [19]

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  10. ↑ "Bulls prove too strong in Cup Playoff". Perth Glory. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Glory start new campaign with home draw". Perth Glory. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Smith, Ben (23 October 2023). "GLORY RATINGS: How every player fared in last-gasp draw". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  13. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (30 May 2024). "Teenage forward Bennie completes move to English Championship". Perth Glory. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 1-3 West Bromwich Albion". 10 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Four WA players named in Joeys squad for AFC U17 Asian Cup". Football West. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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