Jewison Bennette

Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas (born 15 June 2004) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left winger for EFL Championship club Sunderland and the Costa Rica national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bennette and the second or maternal family name is Villegas.
Jewison Bennette
Personal information
Full name Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas[1]
Date of birth (2004-06-15) 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
0000–2021 Herediano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Herediano 35 (3)
2022– Sunderland 16 (1)
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 16:47, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:26, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

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

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]

International career

Bennette played for the Costa Rica under-15 team in 2019.[7] He trained with the Costa Rica national team in summer 2021 ahead of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[8] 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.[9][10]

He 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.[9] 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.[11] In November 2022 Bennette was named to the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad for Costa Rica.[12]

Personal life

His father, Jewisson Bennette, also played as a footballer for Herediano and the Costa Rica national team, as did his uncle Try Bennett.[13] He is the older brother of twins Nick and Mike.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 September 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Herediano 2021–22 Liga FPD 31100–00311
2022–23 Liga FPD 4200–1[lower-alpha 1]052
Total 353000010363
Sunderland 2022–23 Championship 151310000182
2023–24 Championship 1000100020
Total 161311000202
Career total 514311010565
  1. Appearance in the Supercopa de Costa Rica.

International
As of match played 8 September 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica 202130
2022 7 2
2023 2 0
Total122

International goals
List of international goals scored by Jewison Bennette
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
123 September 2022Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea South Korea1–12–2Friendly
22–1

Honours

Herediano

References
  1. "Jewison Bennette". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. "Jewison Bennette". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. Brenes, Cristian (1 August 2021). "Técnico de Herediano cataloga como diamante a Jewison Bennett". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. "DONE DEAL: Jewison Bennette signs for SAFC". Sunderland. 25 August 2022.
  5. Sunderland A.F.C. [@SunderlandAFC] (14 September 2022). "Debut time...@Jewisonoficial9 #SAFC #REASUN" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. "Andy's Player Ratings: Watford 2-2 Sunderland: Alese & Bennette's first goals win a deserved point". Roker Report. 17 September 2022.
  7. "J. Bennette: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Herrera, Walter (25 August 2022). "(VIDEO) ¡Oficial! Jewison Bennette ficha por el Sunderland de Inglaterra". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  12. Jones, Matty (3 November 2022). "WORLD CUP CALL UP: Jewi heading to Qatar". Sunderland.
  13. 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.
  14. "Costa Rica - J. Bennette - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  15. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jewison Bennette (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  16. 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.
  17. "Costa Rica - List of Champions and Runners-Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 November 2022.


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