Jewison Bennette
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Heredia, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Herediano | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Herediano | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Herediano | 23 | (1) |
National team | |||
2019 | Costa Rica U15 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Costa Rica | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:49, 21 March 2022 (UTC) |
Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas (born 15 June 2004) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Herediano and the Costa Rica national team. He is the son of and the nephew of Try Bennett.
Club career[]
Born in Heredia, Bennette started his career at Herediano.[1] He made his senior debut on 1 August 2021 in a 3–2 defeat to Jicaral, and scored the first goal of the match after 4 minutes.[3]
International career[]
Bennette played for the Costa Rica under-15 team in 2019.[4] He trained with the Costa Rica national team in summer 2021 ahead of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[5] and made his senior international debut for Costa Rica in a 0–0 draw against El Salvador on 21 August 2021, becoming the youngest player to represent Costa Rica internationally, at 17 years and 2 months.[6][7] He played in Costa Rica's 2022 World Cup qualification fixtures against Canada and Honduras in November 2021, becoming Costa Rica's youngest player to feature in World Cup qualifying.[6]
Personal life[]
His father, , also played as a footballer for Herediano and the Costa Rica national team, as did his uncle Try.[8] He is the older brother of twins Nick and Mike.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b "Jewison Bennette". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Jewison Bennette". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Brenes, Cristian (1 August 2021). "Técnico de Herediano cataloga como diamante a Jewison Bennett". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "J. Bennette: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Naranjo, Julio (1 July 2021). "Jewison Bennette: el jugador que a Suárez le habría gustado llevar a la Copa Oro". Teletica.com (in Spanish). Teletica. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b Villarreal, Juan Diego (17 November 2021). "Jewison Bennette: El chico que impuso récord en la 'Tricolor' y tuvo un debut que lo marcará para siempre". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Naranjo, Julio (22 August 2021). "Jewison Bennette: "El objetivo es meterse en la lista de la eliminatoria"". Teletica.com (in Spanish). Teletica. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b Fernando Areya, José (23 September 2020). "Hijo de Jewison Bennette buscar dejar su huella en la Sub20". Teletica.com (in Spanish). Teletica. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Costa Rican footballers
- People from Heredia (canton)
- Association football wingers
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Liga FPD players
- Costa Rica international footballers