J'Neil Bennett

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J'Neil Bennett
Personal information
Full name J'Neil Lloyd Bennett[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth Camden, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
0000–2021 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2021 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 9 (1)
National team‡
2018–2019 England U18 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:14, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 August 2021

J'Neil Lloyd Bennett (born 7 December 2001) is an English professional football player who plays as a winger for Tottenham Hotspur.[3]

Early life[]

J'Neil Bennett was born in London and grew up in Camden, attending Haverstock School. He first played football for Queens Park Rangers, before joining Tottenham's academy.[4]

Club career[]

During his stay at the academy, Bennett proved to be one of Spurs' brightest prospects. He scored the first ever goal at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 24 March 2019, during a 3–1 win against Southampton's under-18.[5][6][7] After being a prolific goalscorer with the under-18, the young winger also impressed with the under-19, in the UEFA Youth League, later joining the club's under-23.[8][4]

Just a few days after scoring a goal in a 2–2 draw against Chelsea's youth in Premier League 2,[9] Bennett made his professional debut for Tottenham Hotspur on the 19 August 2021 during a 1–0 away loss against Paços de Ferreira, replacing Ryan Sessegnon in the 81st minute.[10][11]

On 31 August 2021, Bennett joined EFL League One side Crewe Alexandra on loan until January 2022.[12] In his second appearance for the Railwaymen, Bennett's first-half cross forced an own goal, and he later broke away to score his first professional goal, and Crewe's second goal, in a 2–0 victory over Burton Albion at Gresty Road on 18 September 2021.[13] In November 2021, Bennett suffered an ankle injury that ruled him out of the rest of his Crewe loan spell, so he returned to Spurs for treatment and rehabilitation.[14]

International career[]

J'Neil Bennett is a youth international with England, making his under-18 debut in 2018.[4]

Career statistics[]

As of 30 September 2021.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2018–19[15] — 2[a] 0 2 0
2019–20[16] 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2021–22[17] Premier League — — — 1 0 0 0 1 0
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2021–22[17] League One 9 1 1 0 — — 1 0 11 1
Career total 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 15 1
Notes
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL - Squad List 2021/22" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "J'Neil Bennett". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ J'Neil Bennett at Soccerway
  4. ^ a b c "J'Neil Bennett Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ Bhardwaj, Vaishali (24 March 2019). "New Tottenham stadium test event: J'Neil Bennett makes history as Spurs U18s beat Southampton". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. ^ Coombs, Dan (25 March 2019). "J'Neil Bennett sends message to Tottenham Hotspur fans on Twitter". HITC. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ^ Coombs, Dan (23 May 2019). "Tottenham history maker J'Neil Bennett shows another sign he could be top class". HITC. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. ^ Verrall, John (23 October 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur fans react to J'Neil Bennett's UEFA Youth League showing". HITC. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ Verrall, John (17 August 2021). "'Class that is, he's totally Spurs': Some Tottenham fans absolutely love what Danny Rose did yesterday". The Boot Room. Retrieved 19 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Morgan, Richard (19 August 2021). "Pacos de Ferreira 1-0 Tottenham: Much-changed Spurs lose Europa Conference League play-off first-leg tie". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Paços de Ferreira 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Crewe Sign J'Neil Bennett On Loan". CreweAlex.net. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  14. ^ Baggaley, Michael (30 November 2021). "Injury blow for Crewe Alex's on-loan Tottenham winger J'Neil Bennett". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by J'meill Lloyd-Bennett in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by J'meill Lloyd-Bennett in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by J'meill Lloyd-Bennett in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

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