Jewison Bennette

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bennette and the second or maternal family name is Villegas.

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.

Jewison Bennette

Personal information
Full name	Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas^[1]
Date of birth	(2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 19)
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]

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.^[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] On 3 November 2022, Bennette was named in Costa Rica's 26 player squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[12][13] Bennette started in Costa Rica's opening 7–0 defeat against Spain,^[14] and came off the substitutes bench in their 1–0 victory over Japan^[15] as well as their 4–2 defeat over Germany^[16] as Costa Rica finished fourth in Group E.

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.^[17] He is the older brother of twins Nick and Mike.^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 September 2023^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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
	Total		16	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	20	2
Career total			51	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	56	5

1. Appearance in the Supercopa de Costa Rica.

International

As of match played 8 September 2023^[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Costa Rica	2021	3	0
	2022	7	2
	2023	2	0
Total		12	2

International goals

List of international goals scored by Jewison Bennette

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 September 2022	Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea	South Korea	1–1	2–2	Friendly
2				2–1

Honours

Herediano

• Liga FPD: 2021–22^[20]
• Supercopa de Costa Rica: 2022^[21]

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. "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.
14. "Teenager Gavi scores superb volley in emphatic win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
15. "Keysher Fuller earns shock win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
16. "Four-time champions out of World Cup despite victory over Costa Rica". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
17. 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.
18. "Costa Rica - J. Bennette - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
19. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jewison Bennette (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
20. 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.
21. "Costa Rica - List of Champions and Runners-Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 November 2022.