Keanan Bennetts

Keanan Chidozie Mbaeri Bennetts (born 9 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club SV Wehen Wiesbaden.[3]

Keanan Bennetts
Personal information
Full name Keanan Chidozie Mbaeri Bennetts[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999
Place of birth Edgware, London, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 SV Wehen Wiesbaden
Number 11
Youth career
2013–2018 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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– SV Wehen Wiesbaden 0 (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 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:01, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

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]

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.[12] He also declined to represent Nigeria, eligible through his father, at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13]

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.[12] His brother, Jayden, is also a footballer.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2017–18[14] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2018–19[15] Regionalliga West 22100——221
2019–20[16] Regionalliga West 2100——21
2020–21[9] Regionalliga West 2000——20
Total 262000000262
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2019–20[16] Bundesliga 1000——10
2021–22[17] Bundesliga 4010——50
Total 5010000060
Ipswich Town (loan) 2020–21[9] League One 28110001[lower-alpha 1]0301
Career total 593200040653
  1. 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
  4. "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. "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. 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.
  13. Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (15 May 2019). "Why Tottenham Hotspur Product Rejected Call-Up To Nigeria U20 Squad". AllNigeriaSoccer.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  14. "Games played by Keanan Bennetts in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  15. "Games played by Keanan Bennetts in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  16. "Games played by Keanan Bennetts in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  17. "Games played by Keanan Bennetts in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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