Ben Cabango
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Cabango[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 May 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Newport County | |||
Swansea City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Swansea City | 67 | (5) |
2018–2019 | → The New Saints (loan) | 16 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Wales U17 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Wales U19 | 9 | (1) |
2019– | Wales U21 | 5 | (0) |
2020– | Wales | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:25, 27 March 2021 (UTC) |
Benjamin Cabango (born 30 May 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swansea City and the Wales national team.
Early life[]
Cabango was born in Cardiff to an Angolan father and a Welsh mother. He has a younger brother named Theo who plays rugby union for Cardiff.[2] He attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr, a Welsh language comprehensive school.[3][4]
Club career[]
Cabango began his career as a youth player with local amateur side Maindy Corries, where his father Paolo was a coach, before joining the youth academy at Newport County,[5] where he played from under-13 to under-15 levels. He moved to the academy at Swansea City where he captained the under-19 side to win the FAW Welsh Youth Cup in 2018 and helped the under-23 side reach the final of the Premier League Cup.[3][6]
In June 2018, Cabango signed for reigning Welsh Premier League champions The New Saints on a six-month loan deal.[3] He made his senior debut for the side in a 5–0 defeat to Macedonian side KF Shkëndija in the first leg of the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[7] In the return leg, Cabango scored his first senior goal as The New Saints won 4–0 but were eliminated on aggregate.[8]
On 13 August 2019, he made his professional debut for Swansea in a 3–1 victory over Northampton Town in the first round of the League Cup.[9] He made his league debut as a substitute against Huddersfield Town on 26 November 2019.[10]
International[]
Cabango made his senior Wales international debut as a second-half substitute during the team's UEFA Nations League League B match against Finland on 3 September 2020, which Wales won 1–0.[11] In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[12]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 29 May 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Swansea City | 2018–19[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20[14] | Championship | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
2020–21[15] | Championship | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
Total | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 61 | 5 | ||
The New Saints (loan) | 2018–19[16] | Welsh Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 25 | 1 |
Career total | 67 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 86 | 6 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
References[]
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Thomas, Simon (15 November 2019). "Introducing the Cabango brothers, the super-talented siblings excelling in Welsh rugby and at Swansea City". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ a b c Bloor, Stewart (12 June 2018). "Saints Sign Swansea Starlet". The New Saints. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Annual Report of the Governing Body 2015–16" (PDF). Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Masrani, Daniel (15 August 2015). "Maindy Boy Selected for Welsh Squad". Maindy Corries F.C. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Edwards, Joe (12 June 2018). "The New Saints sign Swansea youngster". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "KF Shkendija 5–0 The New Saints". BBC Sport. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "The New Saints 4–0 KF Shkendija". BBC Sport. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Swansea City 3–1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea". BBC. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Cabango Wales debut
- ^ "Uncapped Colwill in Wales Euro 2020 squad" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Cabango in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Cabango in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Cabango in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "B. Cabango: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
External links[]
- Ben Cabango at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Cardiff
- Association football defenders
- Welsh footballers
- Wales youth international footballers
- Welsh people of Angolan descent
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- The New Saints F.C. players
- Cymru Premier players
- English Football League players
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Wales international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- Welsh football defender stubs