| Jewison Bennette | |
| Fullname: | Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas |
| Birth Date: | 15 June 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Height: | 1.73 m[1] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Aris Thessaloniki (on loan from Sunderland) |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | –2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Herediano |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Herediano |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Sunderland |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → Aris Thessaloniki (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Costa Rica U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Costa Rica U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam4: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps4: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 16:09, 30 January 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:26, 24 October 2023 (UTC) |
Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas (born 15 June 2004) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left winger for EFL Championship side Sunderland and the Costa Rica national team.
Born in Heredia, Bennette started his career at Herediano. 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.[2]
In August 2022, EFL Championship side Sunderland announced they had signed Bennette to a four-year deal.[3] He made his debut for his new club on 14 September, replacing Corry Evans as a substitute against Reading.[4] In his second match for Sunderland against Watford, he scored his first goal.[5]
On 30 January 2024, Bennette joined Super League Greece club Aris Thessaloniki on loan for the remainder of the season.[6] [7]
Bennette played for the Costa Rica under-15 team in 2019.[8] He trained with the Costa Rica national team in summer 2021 ahead of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[9] 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.[10] [11]
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. 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.[12] On 3 November 2022, Bennette was named in Costa Rica's 26 player squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[13] [14] Bennette started in Costa Rica's opening 7–0 defeat against Spain,[15] and came off the substitutes bench in their 1–0 victory over Japan[16] as well as their 4–2 defeat over Germany[17] as Costa Rica finished fourth in Group E.
His father, Jewisson Bennette, also played as a footballer for Herediano and the Costa Rica national team, as did his uncle Try Bennett.[18] He is the older brother of twins Nick and Mike.
| 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 | 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 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
| Aris Thessaloniki (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 53 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 5 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 2 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 September 2022 | Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 2–1 |
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