Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Bennie | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 13 April 2006||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
Youth career | |||
Sorrento FC | |||
Football West | |||
2019–2020 | ECU Joondalup | ||
2021–2024 | Perth Glory | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022–2024 | Perth Glory NPL | 23 | (10) |
2023–2024 | Perth Glory | 25 | (1) |
2024– | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Australia U17 | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023 |
Daniel Bennie (born 13 April 2006) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Queens Park Rangers. Born in Hong Kong, he is a youth international for Australia.
Bennie, a youth player in Perth, [3] signed his first professional contract with Perth Glory on 10 July 2023, [4] and made his unofficial debut for the club less than a week later, scoring Perth's second goal in a 6–2 defeat to West Ham. [5] [6] [7] [8] He was one of nine youth players to feature against the Premier League side. [9]
Bennie made his competitive debut as a substitute on 18 July 2023 in a 4–0 cup defeat to Macarthur FC. [1] [10] He made his starting debut on 22 October 2023 at Perth Rectangular Stadium in a 2–2 league draw with Newcastle Jets. [11] [12]
On 30 May 2024, Perth Glory announced that Bennie had signed for English club Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee. [13]
Bennie received his first international call-up for the Australian under-17 side in June 2023 ahead of the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup. [14] He scored once during the tournament as Australia reached the quarter-final stage before being knocked out by Japan. [15]
Bennie was born in Hong Kong and started playing football at a young age whilst living there, before moving to Perth. [16] [17]
Bennie attended Lake Joondalup Baptist College in Joondalup, where he met John Walmsley, the head coach of Perth Glory Youth. [18]