Beni Baningime

Beni Tangama Baningime (born 9 September 1998) is a Congolese-English[3] professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English club Everton.

Beni Baningime
Personal information
Full name Beni Tangama Baningime[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998[2]
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 34
Youth career
2007–2017 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Everton 8 (0)
2019 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:40, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Career

Baningime joined Everton at the age of nine.[4] He is an academy graduate of the club and won honours such as 'The Premier League 2'[5] and the Dallas Cup[6] during his time in the Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy. Baningime also won the Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy Player of the Year award for the 2016/17 season.[7] Baningime's senior debut came in a League Cup game against Chelsea in October 2017.[8] Baningime made his Premier League debut as a half-time substitute against Leicester City on 29 October 2017.[9]
In January 2019, he was loaned to Wigan Athletic until the end of the season.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 April 2018 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2017–18 Premier League 8000103[lower-alpha 1]0110
Career total 80001030110
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Personal life

Baningime has a brother named Divin Baningime, who is a Congolese footballer for Wigan Athletic..[12]

References
  1. "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2015 and 31/07/2015" (pdf). TheFA.com. 27 November 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. "Beni Baningime". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. "Beni Baningime". UEFA. 2 November 2017.
  4. Jones, Adam (25 October 2017). "Meet Beni Baningime — the midfield prodigy likened to Kante".
  5. "Everton U23s win Premier League 2 title".
  6. "So Close... - Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  7. "So Close... - Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  8. Doyle, Ian (2017-10-25). "This is what David Unsworth thought of Baningime's debut". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  9. "Leicester City v Everton". Football Fallout. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  10. "WIGAN ATHLETIC SIGN EVERTON MIDFIELDER BENI BANINGIME ON LOAN UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON". Wigan Athletic F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  11. "B. Baningime". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  12. "Find Out More About Latics' Academy Graduates Involved Tonight Against Middlesbrough U21". Wigan Athletic. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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