Luis Binks

Luis Thomas Binks (born 2 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Coventry City. Born in England, he has represented both England and Scotland internationally at age group level.

Luis Binks

Personal information
Full name	Luis Thomas Binks[1]
Date of birth	(2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Gillingham, Kent, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Coventry City
Number	2
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–	Coventry City	21	(0)
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, correct as of 18:17, 2 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2020

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]

International career

Binks is eligible for England through birth and Scotland through his maternal grandfather being from Dunbar.^[13] He represented Scotland at under-16 in the Victory Shield between 2016 and 2017.^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played on 26 April 2025^[14]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	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		15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Totals		15	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		21	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
Career totals			111	0	7	0	2	0	9	0	129	0

1. Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
4. Four appearances in MLS is Back Tournament, three appearances in CONCACAF Champions League