Jewison Bennette

Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas (born 15 June 2004) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Herediano and the Costa Rica national team. He is the son of Jewisson Bennett and the nephew of Try Bennett.

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 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Herediano
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2021 Herediano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Herediano 23 (1)
National team
2019 Costa Rica U15 1 (0)
2022– Costa Rica U20 1 (1)
2021– Costa Rica 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:43, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

Club 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 4 minutes.[3]

International career

Bennette played for the Costa Rica under-15 team in 2019.[4] He trained with the Costa Rica national team in summer 2021 ahead of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[5] 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.[6][7] 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.[6]

Personal life

His father, Jewisson Bennett, also played as a footballer for Herediano and the Costa Rica national team, as did his uncle Try.[8] He is the older brother of twins Nick and Mike.[8]

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. "J. Bennette: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
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