Luis Binks

Luis Binks
Luis Binks in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Luis Thomas Binks[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001
Place of birth Gillingham, Kent, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 4
Youth career
2007–2020 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Montreal Impact 8 (0)
2020–2024 Bologna 15 (0)
2020 → Montreal Impact (loan) 18 (0)
2022–2023 → Como (loan) 34 (0)
2023–2024 → Coventry City (loan) 23 (0)
2024–2025 Coventry City 25 (0)
2025– Brøndby 19 (1)
International career‡
2017 England U16 2 (0)
2017–2018 England U17 8 (0)
2018 Scotland U18 3 (0)
2018–2019 England U18 9 (1)
2019 England U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 August 2020

Luis Thomas Binks (born 2 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby. Born in England, he has represented both England and Scotland internationally at age group level.

Club career

Born in Gillingham, he attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent.[3] Binks is a childhood Gillingham fan and his mother Jo has worked at the club for 30 years.[4] Binks joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy at the age of six in 2007.[5]

Montreal Impact / CF Montréal

On 18 February 2020, Binks left Tottenham Hotspur and signed a professional contract with Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.[5] He made his debut for the club on 26 February 2020 against Deportivo Saprissa during a CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 tie. He started and played the whole match as Montreal drew 0–0 but advanced on a 2–0 aggregate.[6] Binks made his MLS debut on the 29th of that month, playing the whole game in a 2–1 victory over the New England Revolution.

Bologna

On 13 August 2020, Binks was transferred to Serie A club Bologna, with him staying on loan with the Impact until the end of the 2020 MLS season.[7] Binks made his debut on 26 September 2021 in a Serie A away match to Empoli which Bologna lost 4–2.[8]

On 18 July 2022, Binks was loaned to Como for a season.[9]

On 28 July 2023, he was loaned to EFL Championship side Coventry City.[10]

Coventry City

On 19 June 2024, Binks made his loan transfer to Coventry City permanent for an undisclosed fee.[11][12]

Brøndby

On 29 July 2025, Binks signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby.[13] He made his competitive debut on 7 August in the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round first leg, a 3–0 defeat away to Víkingur Reykjavík.[14][15] Three days later he debuted in the league, scoring in the 22nd minute of a 2–1 home win over Vejle Boldklub.[16] He also started the return leg against Víkingur on 14 August as Brøndby overturned the deficit to reach the play-off round.[17] On 24 September he scored on his first Danish Cup appearance, opening the scoring in a 4–1 third-round win away to B.93 at Sundby Idrætspark.[18]

International career

Binks is eligible for England through birth and Scotland through his maternal grandfather being from Dunbar.[19] He represented Scotland at under-16 in the Victory Shield between 2016 and 2017.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played on 5 October 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2019–20 Professional Development League — — — — 2[c] 0 2 0
Bologna 2020–21 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
2021–22 Serie A 15 0 0 0 — — — 15 0
2022–23 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Montreal Impact (loan) 2020 Major League Soccer 19 0 0 0 — — 7[d] 0 26 0
Como 1907 (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 33 0 1 0 — — — 34 0
Coventry City (loan) 2023–24 Championship 23 0 4 0 1 0 — 0 0 28 0
Coventry City 2024–25 Championship 22 0 2 0 1 0 — 0 0 25 0
Brøndby 2025–26 Danish Superliga 6 1 1 0 — 4[e] 1 — 11 2
Career total 118 1 8 0 2 0 4 1 9 0 141 2
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup, Danish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Four appearances in MLS is Back Tournament, three appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Luis Binks" (in Italian). Como 1907. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Binks realises boyhood dream". Kent Sports News. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ^ Cawdell, Luke (7 November 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur's young defender Luis Binks could face hometown club Gillingham next week in the EFL Trophy". Kent Online. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Impact acquires England youth international centre-back Luis Binks". Ottawa Citizen. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Montreal Impact 0-0 Saprissa". Soccerway.
  7. ^ "Defender Luis Binks transferred to Bologna FC". Impact Montreal. 13 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Empoli 4 – 2 Bologna". legaseriea.it. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ^ "LUIS BINKS AL COMO". Como 1907 (in Italian). Como. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Coventry City agree season-long loan for Bologna defender". BBC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  11. ^ Hornby, Mark (19 June 2024). "TRANSFER: Luis Binks joins Coventry City". CCFC. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Coventry City sign Bologna defender Luis Binks on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Brøndby IF henter Luis Binks" [Brøndby sign Luis Binks]. Brøndby IF (in Danish). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  14. ^ Grønborg, Matias (7 August 2025). "Binks får debut for Brøndby" [Binks makes debut for Brøndby]. Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Víkingur R. vs Brøndby". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  16. ^ Ahlquist, Valdemar (10 August 2025). "Binks efter første seniorkasse: Gemte den til en god dag" [Binks after first senior goal: 'Saved it for a special day']. Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  17. ^ "Brøndby IF leverede et mirakel på hjemmebane mod Víkingur Reykjavík" [Brøndby IF delivered a miracle at home against Víkingur Reykjavík]. Tipsbladet (in Danish). 14 August 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  18. ^ "Sejr over B.93 i pokalen" [Win over B.93 in the cup]. Brøndby IF (in Danish). 24 September 2025. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  19. ^ McDermott, Scott (4 June 2023). "Luis Binks is Serie A's forgotten Scot following Bologna blueprint". Daily Record.
  20. ^ Luis Binks at Soccerway
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