{{Short description|English footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Keanan Bennetts | fullname = Keanan Chidozie Mbaeri Bennetts<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/399875ceb4a34a7590d82ea228fd09a1/squad-list-publication-report---10.02.2021.pdf |title=EFL Squad List 2020/21: Ipswich Town – Under 21 Contract Players |publisher=English Football League |page=69 |date=10 February 2021 |access-date=27 September 2022}}</ref> | image = | caption = | height = {{convert|1.83|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{Kicker|keanan-bennetts}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1999|3|9}} | birth_place = Edgware, England | position = Winger | currentclub = Notts County | clubnumber = 47 | youthyears1 = 2013–2018 | youthclubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur | years1 = 2018–2022 | clubs1 = Borussia Mönchengladbach II | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2018–2022 | clubs2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = → Ipswich Town (loan) | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2022–2023 | clubs4 = Darmstadt 98 | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = SV Wehen Wiesbaden | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2025 | clubs6 = Austria Klagenfurt | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Notts County | caps7 = 6 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2014 | nationalteam1 = Germany U15 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam2 = England U16 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2015 | nationalteam3 = England U17 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2017 | nationalteam4 = England U19 | nationalcaps4 = 1 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | club-update = 08:50, 15 October 2025 (UTC) }} '''Keanan Chidozie Mbaeri Bennetts''' (born 9 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{English football updater|NottsCou}} club Notts County.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Borussia Mönchengladbach=== Bennetts joined Borussia Mönchengladbach from the Tottenham Hotspur academy in 2018.<ref name="Bundesliga">{{cite news |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/borussia-monchengladbach-sign-england-U19-winger-keanan-bennetts-tottenham-506713.jsp |title=Borussia Mönchengladbach sign England youth international Keanan Bennetts from Tottenham Hotspur |work=Bundesliga |date=18 May 2018 |access-date=16 June 2020 |archive-date=7 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107064845/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/borussia-monchengladbach-sign-england-U19-winger-keanan-bennetts-tottenham-506713.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his professional debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga on 16 June 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute for Lars Stindl in the home match against VfL Wolfsburg, which finished as a 3–0 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8936401/lineup/ |title=Germany » Bundesliga 2019/2020 » 32. Round » Bor. Mönchengladbach – VfL Wolfsburg 3:0 |website=WorldFootball.net |date=16 June 2020 |access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref>
====Ipswich Town (loan)==== On 2 October 2020, Bennetts joined Ipswich Town on a season-long loan deal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Keanan Bennetts Joins on Loan |url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2020/october/keanan-bennetts-joins-ipswich-on-loan/?fbclid=IwAR17wBFyGvM8Sk42ODvUtCdG7NQvTduAxLVXq8w2dFpJlaqbOQqSzT-fXEc |publisher=Ipswich Town F.C. |date=2 October 2020 |accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref> He made his debut for Ipswich as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 away win over Blackpool on 10 October.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blackpool 1 – 4 Ipswich Town |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54411067 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 October 2020 |accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref> On 15 December, Bennetts scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 2–1 win over Burton Albion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ipswich Town 2 – 1 Burton Albion |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55225567 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 December 2020 |accessdate=16 December 2020}}</ref> Bennetts made 30 appearances during his loan spell at Ipswich, scoring once.<ref name="KB20"/>
===Darmstadt=== On 21 October 2022, Bennetts joined German 2. Bundesliga club Darmstadt agreeing to a one-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sv98.de/home/lilien/aktuelles/details/?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=9467&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=8e424381e7b5b3fe6457ee77b78277b4|title=Lilien verstärken sich mit Bennetts|access-date=21 October 2022|date=21 October 2022|author=Mihaitalazarica|publisher=SV Darmstadt 98|language=de}}</ref>
===Wehen Wiesbaden=== On 7 July 2023, Bennetts signed with SV Wehen Wiesbaden in 2. Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=SV Wehen Wiesbaden|url=https://svww.de/news/artikel/keanan-bennetts-verstaerkt-den-svww|title=KEANAN BENNETTS VERSTÄRKT DEN SVWW|trans-title=KEANAN BENNETTS REINFORCES THE SVWW|date=7 July 2023|access-date=19 July 2023|language=de|archive-date=8 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508232126/https://svww.de/news/artikel/keanan-bennetts-verstaerkt-den-svww|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Austria Klagenfurt=== On 5 January 2025, Bennetts signed for Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Klagenfurt on a short-term contract until the end of the season.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.skaustriaklagenfurt.at/news/austria-verstaerkt-sich-mit-bennetts-3234|trans-title=Austria strengthens with Bennetts|title=Austria verstärkt sich mit Bennetts|language=German|website=www.skaustriaklagenfurt.at|date=5 January 2025|accessdate=5 January 2025}}</ref>
===Notts County=== On 29 July 2025, Bennetts returned to England, joining League Two club Notts County on a one-year deal following a successful trial.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2025/july/29/signing--/|title=SIGNING: KEANAN BENNETTS|website=www.nottscountyfc.co.uk|date=29 July 2025|accessdate=29 July 2025}}</ref>
==International career== Bennetts made two appearances for the Germany under-15 team in 2014, having been eligible through his mother. He later switched to represent England internationally.<ref name="Football-London">{{cite news |last=Gold |first=Alasdair |url=https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/players/keanan-bennetts-england-bundesliga-spurs-14674696 |title=Everything you need to know about Keanan Bennetts: The latest English starlet heading to Germany |website=Football.london |date=19 May 2018 |access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref> He also declined to represent Nigeria, eligible through his father, at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.<ref name="Nigeria">{{cite news |last=Emmanuel |first=Ifeanyi |url=https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=32152 |title=Why Tottenham Hotspur Product Rejected Call-Up To Nigeria U20 Squad |website=AllNigeriaSoccer.com |date=15 May 2019 |access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== Bennetts was born in Edgware, Greater London to a German mother from Hamburg and a Nigerian father.<ref name="Bundesliga"/> He is fluent in German.<ref name="Football-London"/> His brother, Jayden, is also a footballer.<ref name="Nigeria"/>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played 15 December 2021}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Tottenham Hotspur U21 |2017–18<ref name="KB17">{{soccerbase season|107029|2017|accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref> |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFLT>Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy</ref>||0||3||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Borussia Mönchengladbach II |2018–19<ref name="KB18">{{soccerbase season|107029|2018|accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref> |Regionalliga West |22||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||1 |- |2019–20<ref name="KB19">{{soccerbase season|107029|2019|accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref> |Regionalliga West |2||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||1 |- |2020–21<ref name="KB20">{{soccerbase season|107029|2020|accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref> |Regionalliga West |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !26!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!26!!2 |- |rowspan="3"|Borussia Mönchengladbach |2019–20<ref name="KB19"/> |Bundesliga |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2021–22<ref name="KB21">{{soccerbase season|107029|2021|accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref> |Bundesliga |4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !5!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!6!!0 |- |Ipswich Town (loan) |2020–21<ref name="KB20"/> |League One |28||1||1||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFLT/>||0||30||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !59!!3!!2!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0!!65!!3 |}
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==Honours== '''Notts County''' *EFL League Two play-offs: 2026<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c4g9r494881t#Line-ups |title=Notts County 3–0 Salford City: Line-ups |website=BBC Sport |date=25 May 2026 |access-date=25 May 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{DFB}} * {{UEFA}} * {{Soccerway}} * {{Soccerbase}}
{{Notts County F.C. squad}}
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