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 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Herediano | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Herediano | 35 | (5) |
2022– | Sunderland | 16 | (1) |
2024 | → Aris Thessaloniki (loan) | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Costa Rica U15 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Costa Rica U20 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Costa Rica U23 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Costa Rica | 12 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:09, 30 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:26, 24 October 2023 (UTC) |
Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas (born 15 June 2004) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left winger for EFL Championship side Sunderland and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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 four minutes.[3]
Sunderland
[edit]In August 2022, EFL Championship side Sunderland announced they had signed Bennette to a four-year deal.[4] He made his debut for his new club on 14 September, replacing Corry Evans as a substitute against Reading.[5] In his second match for Sunderland against Watford, he scored his first goal.[6]
On 30 January 2024, Bennette joined Super League Greece club Aris Thessaloniki on loan for the remainder of the season.[7][8]
International career
[edit]Bennette played for the Costa Rica under-15 team in 2019.[9] He trained with the Costa Rica national team in summer 2021 ahead of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[10] 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.[11][12]
Bennette 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.[11] Bennette became crucial for the team, as he assisted Joel Campbell to score the lone goal at the play-off match against New Zealand to seal Costa Rica's spot at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 23 September, he scored his first two international goals in a friendly against South Korea.[13] On 3 November 2022, Bennette was named in Costa Rica's 26 player squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[14][15] Bennette started in Costa Rica's opening 7–0 defeat against Spain,[16] and came off the substitutes bench in their 1–0 victory over Japan[17] as well as their 4–2 defeat over Germany[18] as Costa Rica finished fourth in Group E.
Personal life
[edit]His father, Jewisson Bennette, also played as a footballer for Herediano and the Costa Rica national team, as did his uncle Try Bennett.[19] He is the older brother of twins Nick and Mike.[19]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 13 August 2024[20]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Herediano | 2021–22 | Liga FPD | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
2022–23 | Liga FPD | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
Total | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
Sunderland | 2022–23 | Championship | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
2023–24 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
Aris Thessaloniki (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Career total | 53 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 5 |
- ^ Appearance in the Supercopa de Costa Rica.
International
[edit]- As of match played 8 September 2023[21]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Costa Rica | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
2022 | 7 | 2 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 2 |
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 September 2022 | Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea | South Korea | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
2 | 2–1 |
Honours
[edit]Herediano
- Liga FPD: 2021–22[22]
- Supercopa de Costa Rica: 2022[23]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "DONE DEAL: Jewison Bennette signs for SAFC". Sunderland. 25 August 2022.
- ^ Sunderland A.F.C. [@SunderlandAFC] (14 September 2022). "Debut time...@Jewisonoficial9 #SAFC #REASUN" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Andy's Player Ratings: Watford 2-2 Sunderland: Alese & Bennette's first goals win a deserved point". Roker Report. 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Ο JEWISON BENNETTE ΣΤΟΝ ΑΡΗ! - ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΏΣΕΙΣ" [JEWISON BENNETTE ON MARS! - ANNOUNCEMENTS]. www.arisfc.com.gr (in Greek). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Bennette joins Aris FC". safc.com. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Herrera, Walter (25 August 2022). "(VIDEO) ¡Oficial! Jewison Bennette ficha por el Sunderland de Inglaterra". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ Jones, Matty (3 November 2022). "WORLD CUP CALL UP: Jewi heading to Qatar". Sunderland.
- ^ "Suárez eligió a sus 26 jugadores para la aventura mundialista en Catar" [Suárez has selected his 26 players for the World Cup adventure in Qatar] (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Teenager Gavi scores superb volley in emphatic win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Keysher Fuller earns shock win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Four-time champions out of World Cup despite victory over Costa Rica". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 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.
- ^ "Costa Rica - J. Bennette - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jewison Bennette (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Zúñiga, Alejandro (21 May 2021). "Herediano vs. Saprissa to decide Costa Rica men's soccer title". The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Costa Rica - List of Champions and Runners-Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- People from Heredia (canton)
- Sportspeople from Heredia Province
- Men's association football wingers
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- Liga FPD players
- English Football League players
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players