Keanan Bennetts

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Keanan Bennetts
Personal information
Full name Keanan Chidozie Mbaeri Bennetts [1]
Date of birth (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Edgware, London, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Austria Klagenfurt
Youth career
2013–2018 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 33 (2)
2018–2022 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 (0)
2020–2021 → Ipswich Town (loan) 28 (1)
2022–2023 Darmstadt 98 15 (0)
2023–2024 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 9 (0)
2025– Austria Klagenfurt 5 (0)
International career‡
2014 Germany U15 2 (0)
2014–2015 England U16 3 (0)
2015 England U17 5 (0)
2017 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:41, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:01, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Keanan Chidozie Mbaeri Bennetts (born 9 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Klagenfurt. [3]

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Club career

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Bennetts joined Borussia Mönchengladbach from the Tottenham Hotspur academy in 2018. [4] He made his professional debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga on 16 June 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute for Lars Stindl in the home match against VfL Wolfsburg, which finished as a 3–0 win. [5]

Ipswich Town (loan)

On 2 October 2020, Bennetts joined Ipswich Town on a season-long loan deal. [6] He made his debut for Ipswich as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 away win over Blackpool on 10 October. [7] On 15 December, Bennetts scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 2–1 win over Burton Albion. [8] Bennetts made 30 appearances during his loan spell at Ipswich, scoring once. [9]

Darmstadt

On 21 October 2022, Bennetts joined German 2. Bundesliga club Darmstadt agreeing to a one-year contract. [10]

Wehen Wiesbaden

On 7 July 2023, Bennetts signed with SV Wehen Wiesbaden in 2. Bundesliga. [11]

Austria Klagenfurt

On 5 January 2025, Bennetts signed for Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Klagenfurt on a short-term contract until the end of the season. [12]

International career

Bennetts made two appearances for the Germany under-15 team in 2014, having been eligible through his mother. He later switched to represent England internationally. [13] He also declined to represent Nigeria, eligible through his father, at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [14]

Personal life

Bennetts was born in Edgware, Greater London to a German mother from Hamburg and a Nigerian father. [4] He is fluent in German. [13] His brother, Jayden, is also a footballer. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2017–18 [15] ———3 [a] 030
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2018–19 [16] Regionalliga West 22100——221
2019–20 [17] Regionalliga West2100——21
2020–21 [9] Regionalliga West2000——20
Total262000000262
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2019–20 [17] Bundesliga 1000——10
2021–22 [18] Bundesliga4010——50
Total5010000060
Ipswich Town (loan) 2020–21 [9] League One 28110001 [a] 0301
Career total593200040653
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Squad List 2020/21: Ipswich Town – Under 21 Contract Players" (PDF). English Football League. 10 February 2021. p. 69. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Keanan Bennetts at kicker (in German)
  3. ↑ Keanan Bennetts at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. 1 2 "Borussia Mönchengladbach sign England youth international Keanan Bennetts from Tottenham Hotspur". Bundesliga . 18 May 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Germany » Bundesliga 2019/2020 » 32. Round » Bor. Mönchengladbach – VfL Wolfsburg 3:0". WorldFootball.net. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Keanan Bennetts Joins on Loan". Ipswich Town F.C. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Blackpool 1 – 4 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ipswich Town 2 – 1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 "Games played by Keanan Bennetts in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Mihaitalazarica (21 October 2022). "Lilien verstärken sich mit Bennetts" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "KEANAN BENNETTS VERSTÄRKT DEN SVWW" [KEANAN BENNETTS REINFORCES THE SVWW] (in German). SV Wehen Wiesbaden. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Austria verstärkt sich mit Bennetts" [Austria strengthens with Bennetts]. www.skaustriaklagenfurt.at (in German). 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  13. 1 2 Gold, Alasdair (19 May 2018). "Everything you need to know about Keanan Bennetts: The latest English starlet heading to Germany". Football.london. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  14. 1 2 Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (15 May 2019). "Why Tottenham Hotspur Product Rejected Call-Up To Nigeria U20 Squad". AllNigeriaSoccer.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Keanan Bennetts in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Keanan Bennetts in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Keanan Bennetts in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Keanan Bennetts in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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