Jewison Bennette

Last updated

Jewison Bennette
Jewison Bennette (Costa Rica 2021).jpg
Bennette during his debut match with Costa Rica
Personal information
Full name Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas [1]
Date of birth (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 LNZ Cherkasy
Number 27
Youth career
–2021 Herediano
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Herediano 35 (3)
2022–2025 Sunderland 16 (1)
2024 → Aris Thessaloniki (loan) 2 (0)
2025– LNZ Cherkasy 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Costa Rica U15 1 (0)
2022– Costa Rica U20 3 (0)
2023– Costa Rica U23 2 (0)
2021– Costa Rica 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas (born 15 June 2004) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ukrainian Premier League side LNZ Cherkasy and the Costa Rica national team.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Heredia, Bennette started his career at Herediano. [1] He made his senior debut on 1 August 2021 in a 3–2 defeat to Jicaral, and scored the first goal of the match after four minutes. [3]

Sunderland

In August 2022, EFL Championship side Sunderland announced they had signed Bennette to a four-year deal. [4] He made his debut for his new club on 14 September, replacing Corry Evans as a substitute against Reading. [5] In his second match for Sunderland against Watford, he scored his first goal. [6]

On 30 January 2024, Bennette joined Super League Greece club Aris Thessaloniki on loan for the remainder of the season. [7] [8]

LNZ Cherkasy

On 9 March 2025, Bennette signed for Ukrainian Premier League side LNZ Cherkasy for an undisclosed fee. [9]

International career

Bennette played for the Costa Rica under-15 team in 2019. [10] He trained with the Costa Rica national team in summer 2021 ahead of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, [11] and made his senior international debut for Costa Rica in a 0–0 draw against El Salvador on 21 August 2021, becoming the youngest player to represent Costa Rica internationally, at 17 years and 2 months. [12] [13]

Bennette played in Costa Rica's 2022 World Cup qualification fixtures against Canada and Honduras in November 2021, becoming Costa Rica's youngest player to feature in World Cup qualifying. [12] Bennette became crucial for the team, as he assisted Joel Campbell to score the lone goal at the play-off match against New Zealand to seal Costa Rica's spot at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 23 September, he scored his first two international goals in a friendly against South Korea. [14] On 3 November 2022, Bennette was named in Costa Rica's 26 player squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [15] [16] Bennette started in Costa Rica's opening 7–0 defeat against Spain, [17] and came off the substitutes bench in their 1–0 victory over Japan [18] as well as their 4–2 defeat over Germany [19] as Costa Rica finished fourth in Group E.

Personal life

His father, Jewisson Bennette, also played as a footballer for Herediano and the Costa Rica national team, as did his uncle Try Bennett. [20] He is the older brother of twins Nick and Mike. [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 August 2024 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Herediano 2021–22 Liga FPD 31100–00311
2022–23Liga FPD4200–1 [c] 052
Total353000010363
Sunderland 2022–23 Championship 151310000182
2023–24 Championship1000100020
2024–25 Championship0000100010
Total161312000212
Aris Thessaloniki (loan) 2023–24 Super League Greece 20———20
Career total534312010595
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in the Supercopa de Costa Rica.

International

As of match played 20 November 2023 [22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica 202130
202272
202350
Total152

International goals

List of international goals scored by Jewison Bennette
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 September 2022 Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South KoreaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–12–2 Friendly
22–1

Honours

Herediano

References

  1. 1 2 "Jewison Bennette". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jewison Bennette". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Brenes, Cristian (1 August 2021). "Técnico de Herediano cataloga como diamante a Jewison Bennett". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "DONE DEAL: Jewison Bennette signs for SAFC". Sunderland . 25 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Sunderland A.F.C. [@SunderlandAFC] (14 September 2022). "Debut time...@Jewisonoficial9 #SAFC #REASUN" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2022– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "Andy's Player Ratings: Watford 2-2 Sunderland: Alese & Bennette's first goals win a deserved point". Roker Report. 17 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ο JEWISON BENNETTE ΣΤΟΝ ΑΡΗ! - ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΏΣΕΙΣ" [JEWISON BENNETTE ON MARS! - ANNOUNCEMENTS]. www.arisfc.com.gr (in Greek). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Bennette joins Aris FC". safc.com. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Jewison Bennette departs SAFC". www.safc.com. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "J. Bennette: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Naranjo, Julio (1 July 2021). "Jewison Bennette: el jugador que a Suárez le habría gustado llevar a la Copa Oro". Teletica.com (in Spanish). Teletica . Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  12. 1 2 Villarreal, Juan Diego (17 November 2021). "Jewison Bennette: El chico que impuso récord en la 'Tricolor' y tuvo un debut que lo marcará para siempre". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  13. ↑ Naranjo, Julio (22 August 2021). "Jewison Bennette: "El objetivo es meterse en la lista de la eliminatoria"". Teletica.com (in Spanish). Teletica. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Herrera, Walter (25 August 2022). "(VIDEO) ¡Oficial! Jewison Bennette ficha por el Sunderland de Inglaterra". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  15. ↑ Jones, Matty (3 November 2022). "WORLD CUP CALL UP: Jewi heading to Qatar". Sunderland .
  16. ↑ "Suárez eligió a sus 26 jugadores para la aventura mundialista en Catar" [Suárez has selected his 26 players for the World Cup adventure in Qatar] (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "Teenager Gavi scores superb volley in emphatic win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  18. ↑ "Keysher Fuller earns shock win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "Four-time champions out of World Cup despite victory over Costa Rica". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  20. 1 2 Fernando Areya, José (23 September 2020). "Hijo de Jewison Bennette buscar dejar su huella en la Sub20". Teletica.com (in Spanish). Teletica. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Costa Rica - J. Bennette - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  22. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jewison Bennette (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  23. ↑ Zúñiga, Alejandro (21 May 2021). "Herediano vs. Saprissa to decide Costa Rica men's soccer title". The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  24. ↑ "Costa Rica - List of Champions and Runners-Up". RSSSF . Retrieved 11 November 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.