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Jewison Bennette

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bennette and the second or maternal family name is Villegas.
Jewison Bennette
Bennette during his debut match with Costa Rica
Personal information
Full name Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas[1]
Date of birth (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 LNZ Cherkasy
Number 27
Youth career
–2021 Herediano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Herediano 35 (3)
2022–2025 Sunderland 16 (1)
2024 → Aris Thessaloniki (loan) 2 (0)
2025– LNZ Cherkasy 14 (0)
International career‡
2019 Costa Rica U15 1 (0)
2022– Costa Rica U20 3 (0)
2023– Costa Rica U23 2 (0)
2021– Costa Rica 16 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:21, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas (born 15 June 2004) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ukrainian Premier League side LNZ Cherkasy and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

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Early career

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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

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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]

On 30 January 2024, Bennette joined Super League Greece club Aris Thessaloniki on loan for the remainder of the season.[7][8]

LNZ Cherkasy

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On 9 March 2025, Bennette signed for Ukrainian Premier League side LNZ Cherkasy for an undisclosed fee.[9]

International career

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Bennette played for the Costa Rica under-15 team in 2019.[10] He trained with the Costa Rica national team in summer 2021 ahead of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[11] and made his senior international debut for Costa Rica in a 0–0 draw against El Salvador on 21 August 2021, believing in the sports environment as the youngest player to represent Costa Rica internationally, at 17 years and 2 months.[12][13] Some time later it is demonstrated that he is not the youngest player to debut with the senior national team, since in 1938 the forward José Luis "Chime" Rojas debuted against El Salvador for the Central American and Caribbean Games in Panama City (score 7-0), and on that day this Costa Rican forward was 16 years, 8 months and 25 days old.

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.[12] 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.[14] On 3 November 2022, Bennette was named in Costa Rica's 26 player squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[15][16] Bennette started in Costa Rica's opening 7–0 defeat against Spain,[17] and came off the substitutes bench in their 1–0 victory over Japan[18] as well as their 4–2 defeat over Germany[19] as Costa Rica finished fourth in Group E.

Personal life

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His father, Jewisson Bennette, also played as a footballer for Herediano and the Costa Rica national team, as did his uncle Try Bennett.[20] He is the older brother of twins Nick and Mike.[20]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 21 March 2026[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] 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[c] 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
LNZ Cherkasy 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League 11 0 2 0 — — 13 0
Total 13 0 2 0 — — 15 0
Career total 66 4 5 1 2 0 1 0 74 5
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in the Supercopa de Costa Rica.

International

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As of match played 31 March 2026[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica 2021 3 0
2022 7 2
2023 5 0
2026 1 0
Total 16 2

International goals

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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

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Herediano

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Ο JEWISON BENNETTE ΣΤΟΝ ΑΡΗ! - ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΏΣΕΙΣ" [JEWISON BENNETTE ON MARS! - ANNOUNCEMENTS]. www.arisfc.com.gr (in Greek). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Bennette joins Aris FC". safc.com. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Jewison Bennette departs SAFC". www.safc.com. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  10. ^ "J. Bennette: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ a b 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Herrera, Walter (25 August 2022). "(VIDEO) ¡Oficial! Jewison Bennette ficha por el Sunderland de Inglaterra". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  15. ^ Jones, Matty (3 November 2022). "WORLD CUP CALL UP: Jewi heading to Qatar". Sunderland.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Teenager Gavi scores superb volley in emphatic win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Keysher Fuller earns shock win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Four-time champions out of World Cup despite victory over Costa Rica". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  20. ^ a b 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.
  21. ^ "Costa Rica - J. Bennette - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  22. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jewison Bennette (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "Costa Rica - List of Champions and Runners-Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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