Divin Baningime

Divin Baningime

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2010–2017	Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Wigan Athletic	0	(0)
2019	→ Curzon Ashton (loan)	4	(0)
2021–2022	Wigan Athletic	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 03 January 2021 (UTC)

Divin Baningime (born 13 October 2000) is a Congolese professional footballer who is a free agent. He last played as a forward for Wigan Athletic.

Club career

Brother of Hearts midfielder Beni, ^[1] Baningime joined Wigan Athletic at the age of nine in 2010. ^[2] He made his first-team debut during their EFL Trophy tie against Middlesbrough U23s in October 2017. ^[3] In October 2019 Baningime joined Curzon Ashton on loan. ^[4]

On 28 January 2021, Baningime left Wigan Athletic after his contract was terminated by mutual consent. ^[5]

On 8 September 2021, Baningime returned to Wigan Athletic on a short-term deal. ^[6]

He scored his first professional goal on 25 January 2022 in a 1-0 win against Arsenal U21s which put his side into the semi-finals of the EFL Trophy. ^{[7] [8]}

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2022

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wigan Athletic	2017–18 [9]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	2	0
	2018–19 [9]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20 [9]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [10]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	2	0
	2021–22 [11]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 [a]	1	3	1
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	7	1
Curzon Ashton (loan)	2019–20 [9]	National League North	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			4	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	11	1

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Beni Wants More After First-Team Bow". Everton Official Site. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
2. "Divin Baningime". Wigan Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
3. "Wigan Athletic vs. Middlesbrough U21". Soccerway. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
4. "Divin Baningime joins Curzon Ashton on loan". Wigan Athletic F.C. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
5. "Divin Baningime leaves Latics by mutual consent". Wigan Athletic. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
6. "DIVIN BANINGIME RETURNS TO LATICS ON SHORT-TERM CONTRACT". Wigan Athletic F.C. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
7. "EFL Trophy: Hartlepool and Rotherham progress to semi-finals on penalties". BBC. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
8. Kendrick, Paul (26 January 2022). "'Dream come true' for Wigan Athletic's newest hero". Wigan Today. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
9. Divin Baningime at Soccerway
10. "Games played by Divin Baningime in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
11. "Games played by Divin Baningime in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

External links

• Divin Baningime at Soccerway