Luis Binks

Luis Binks
Luis Binks in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Luis Thomas Binks
Date of birth (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Gillingham, Kent, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 4
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)
2024–2025 Coventry City 25 (0)
2025– Brøndby 33 (3)
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)
2026– Scotland 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:37, 18 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2026

Luis Thomas Binks (born 2 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby, which he captains. Born in England, he represents the Scotland national team.

Club career

Born in Gillingham, he attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent. Binks is a childhood Gillingham fan and his mother Jo has worked at the club for 30 years. Binks joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy at the age of six in 2007.

Montreal Impact

On 18 February 2020, Binks left Tottenham Hotspur and signed a professional contract with Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. 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. 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. Binks made his debut on 26 September 2021 in a Serie A away match to Empoli which Bologna lost 4–2.

On 18 July 2022, Binks was loaned to Como for a season.

On 28 July 2023, he was loaned to EFL Championship side Coventry City.

Coventry City

On 19 June 2024, Binks made his loan transfer to Coventry City permanent for an undisclosed fee.

Brøndby

On 29 July 2025, Binks signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby. He made his competitive debut on 7 August in the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round first leg, a 3–0 defeat away to Víkingur Reykjavík. Three days later he debuted in the league, scoring in the 22nd minute of a 2–1 home win over Vejle Boldklub. He also started the return leg against Víkingur on 14 August as Brøndby overturned the deficit to reach the play-off round. On 24 September he scored on his first Danish Cup appearance, opening the scoring in a 4–1 third-round win away to B.93 at Sundby Idrætspark.

Ahead of the 2026–27 season, new head coach Thomas Nørgaard named Binks club captain, with Bartosz Slisz as vice-captain and Daniel Wass moving to a newly created "club captain" role. Binks said he was proud and honoured, and thanked Wass for the support he had received from him since arriving at the club.

Binks captained the side for the first time in Brøndby's opening match of the season, away to the reigning champions AGF on 25 July 2026. Having set up Slisz for the opening goal, he conceded a penalty in the 84th minute, from which Kristian Arnstad equalised in a 1–1 draw.

International career

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

Binks received his first ever call-up to the senior side when he was included in Sébastien Pocognoli's first squad as Scotland manager for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League qualifiers. He started three of the four games against Switzerland, North Macedonia and Slovenia.

Career statistics

As of match played on 17 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2019–20 Professional Development League ————2020
Bologna 2020–21 Serie A 0000———00
2021–22 Serie A 15000———150
2022–23 Serie A 0000———00
Total 15000000000150
Montreal Impact (loan) 2020 Major League Soccer 19000——70260
Como 1907 (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 33010———340
Coventry City (loan) 2023–24 Championship 2304010—00280
Coventry City 2024–25 Championship 2202010—00250
Brøndby 2025–26 Danish Superliga 26221—4110334
2026–27 Danish Superliga 7110———81
Total 33331—4110415
Career total 145310120411001715
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup, Danish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Four appearances in MLS is Back Tournament, three appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Danish Superliga play-off

International

As of match played 6 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 202630
Total30

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Luis Binks" (in Italian). Como 1907. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 Green, Mike (12 October 2018). "Binks realises boyhood dream". Kent Sports News. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Cawdell, Luke (7 November 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur's young defender Luis Binks could face hometown club Gillingham next week in the EFL Trophy". Kent Online. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Impact acquires England youth international centre-back Luis Binks". Ottawa Citizen. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Montreal Impact 0-0 Saprissa". Soccerway.
  7. ↑ "Defender Luis Binks transferred to Bologna FC". Impact Montreal. 13 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Empoli 4 – 2 Bologna". legaseriea.it. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "LUIS BINKS AL COMO". Como 1907 (in Italian). Como. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Coventry City agree season-long loan for Bologna defender". BBC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Hornby, Mark (19 June 2024). "TRANSFER: Luis Binks joins Coventry City". CCFC. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Coventry City sign Bologna defender Luis Binks on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Brøndby IF henter Luis Binks" [Brøndby sign Luis Binks]. Brøndby IF (in Danish). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Grønborg, Matias (7 August 2025). "Binks får debut for Brøndby" [Binks makes debut for Brøndby]. Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Víkingur R. vs Brøndby". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  16. ↑ Ahlquist, Valdemar (10 August 2025). "Binks efter første seniorkasse: Gemte den til en god dag" [Binks after first senior goal: 'Saved it for a special day']. Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "Brøndby IF leverede et mirakel på hjemmebane mod Víkingur Reykjavík" [Brøndby IF delivered a miracle at home against Víkingur Reykjavík]. Tipsbladet (in Danish). 14 August 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "Sejr over B.93 i pokalen" [Win over B.93 in the cup]. Brøndby IF (in Danish). 24 September 2025. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Ny ledergruppe er på plads" [New leadership group in place]. Brøndby IF (in Danish). July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Wass får ny rolle: Binks er Brøndby-anfører" [Wass gets a new role: Binks is Brøndby captain]. Bold (in Danish). July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Det må være den dummeste beslutning nogensinde!" [That must be the dumbest decision ever!]. Tipsbladet (in Danish). 25 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  22. ↑ McDermott, Scott (4 June 2023). "Luis Binks is Serie A's forgotten Scot following Bologna blueprint". Daily Record.
  23. 1 2 Lindsay, Mark (5 October 2026). "My name is Luis Binks and I am a Scotland addict: New centre-half chasing next high". The Herald.
  24. ↑ Frandsen, Svend Bertil (15 September 2026). "EXCLUSIVE: Brondby captain says 'it's a dream come true' after being called up by Scotland". Flashscore.
  25. ↑ Walker, Mark (8 October 2026). "Frank Lampard hails 'very popular' Luis Binks after international bow". The Herald.
  26. ↑ Luis Binks at Soccerway