Daniel Bennie

Daniel Bennie

Bennie in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Bennie
Date of birth	(2006-04-13) 13 April 2006 (age 19) [1]
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [2]
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Queens Park Rangers
Number	23
Youth career
2010–2017	AISHK
	Shellharbour Junior FC
	Sorrento FC
	Football West
2019–2020	ECU Joondalup
2021–2024	Perth Glory
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Perth Glory NPL	23	(10)
2023–2024	Perth Glory	25	(1)
2024–	Queens Park Rangers	12	(1)
International career‡
2023	Australia U17	6	(1)
2024–	Australia U20	13	(6)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Australia AFC U-20 Asian Cup Winner 2025 China Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 October 2025

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

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] Bennie scored on his Carabao Cup debut in a 3-2 defeat away to Plymouth in Aug 2025. He was also part of the winning team for the 2025 Premier League Cup, beating Brentford 3-1 in the final.

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] Bennie was part of the Australian u20 team that won the Asia Cup for the first time in February 2025 beating Saudi Arabia in the final. Bennie scored twice on the way to the final. ^[17]

As of February 2025, having not yet been tied to the Australia men's national soccer team, he is potentially eligible for the Hong Kong national football team, having been born in Hong Kong and spent between the ages of four to 11 going to school at the Australian International School Hong Kong, where his father, Niall, was the Director of Sport. ^[18]

Personal life

Bennie was born in Hong Kong and started playing football at a young age whilst living there, before moving to Perth. ^{[19] [20]}

Bennie attended Lake Joondalup Baptist College in Joondalup, where he met John Walmsley, the head coach of Perth Glory Youth. ^[21]

Honours

Australia U-20

• AFC U-20 Asian Cup Champions: 2025

References

1. "D. Bennie: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
2. "Daniel Bennie - Player Profile". Queens Park Rangers . Retrieved 29 October 2023.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. Smith, Ben (21 October 2023). "The five Perth Glory men's players to watch in 2023-24". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
4. "Rising stars sign scholarship contracts". Perth Glory. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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6. Pisani, Sacha (15 July 2023). "The Aussie football factory everyone's been sleeping on just re-announced itself" . Retrieved 29 October 2023.
7. "Youthful Glory gallant in defeat to West Ham". Perth Glory. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
8. "Hammers hit six but Bennie's a bright hope for Glory". Football West. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
9. Comito, Matt (15 July 2023). "Perth boss tips the two Glory youngsters West Ham's Moyes was eyeing: 's***loads of potential'". A-League . Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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.
16. Smith, Ben (25 June 2023). "Young Glory jet Bennie eyeing off youth World Cup berth". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
17. Socceroos.com.aus https://socceroos.com.au/news/subway-young-socceroos-clinch-first-ever-afc-u20-asian-cup-title-historic-shootout-victory.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
18. "AISHK: Daniel Bennie". Australian International School Hong Kong Alumni. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
19. Olsen, Matt (19 March 2024). "Daniel Bennie: The Perth Glory sensation starting to prove his worth". www.frontpagefootball.net. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
20. "The Hour of Glory". SportFM. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
21. "PGFC Academy First Team looking to build through Night Series". Perth Glory. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.