| Luis Binks | |
| Full Name: | Luis Thomas Binks[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Gillingham, Kent, England |
| Height: | 1.9m (06.2feet)[2] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Coventry City |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Years1: | 2020 |
| Clubs1: | Montreal Impact |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Bologna |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Montreal Impact (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Como (loan) |
| Caps4: | 34 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Coventry City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Coventry City |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Scotland U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11 October 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15 August 2020 |
Luis Thomas Binks (born 2 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Coventry City. Born in England, he has represented both England and Scotland internationally at age group level.
Born in Gillingham, he attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent.[3] Binks is a childhood Gillingham-fan and his mother Jo has worked at the club for 30 years.[4] Binks joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy at the age of six in 2007.[5]
On 18 February 2020, Binks left Tottenham Hotspur and signed a professional contract with Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.[5] 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.[6] 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.
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.[7] Binks made his debut on 26 September 2021 in a Serie A away match to Empoli which Bologna lost 4–2.[8]
On 18 July 2022, Binks was loaned to Como for a season.[9]
On 28 July 2023, he was loaned to EFL Championship side Coventry City.[10]
On 19 June 2024, Binks made his loan transfer to Coventry City permanent for an undisclosed fee.[11] [12]
Binks is eligible for England through birth and Scotland through his maternal grandfather being from Dunbar.[13] He represented Scotland at under-16 in the Victory Shield between 2016 and 2017.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2019–20 | Professional Development League | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Bologna | 2020–21 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Montreal Impact (loan) | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Como 1907 (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Coventry City | 2024–25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 103 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 119 | 0 | |||