Luis Thomas Binks (born 2 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby, which he captains. Born in England, he represents the Scotland national team.
Club career Born in Gillingham, he attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent. Binks is a childhood Gillingham fan and his mother Jo has worked at the club for 30 years. Binks joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy at the age of six in 2007.
Montreal Impact On 18 February 2020, Binks left Tottenham Hotspur and signed a professional contract with Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. He made his debut for the club on 26 February 2020 against Deportivo Saprissa during a CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 tie. He started and played the whole match as Montreal drew 0–0 but advanced on a 2–0 aggregate. Binks made his MLS debut on the 29th of that month, playing the whole game in a 2–1 victory over the New England Revolution.
Bologna On 13 August 2020, Binks was transferred to Serie A club Bologna, with him staying on loan with the Impact until the end of the 2020 MLS season. Binks made his debut on 26 September 2021 in a Serie A away match to Empoli which Bologna lost 4–2.
On 18 July 2022, Binks was loaned to Como for a season.
On 28 July 2023, he was loaned to EFL Championship side Coventry City.
Coventry City On 19 June 2024, Binks made his loan transfer to Coventry City permanent for an undisclosed fee.
Brøndby On 29 July 2025, Binks signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby. He made his competitive debut on 7 August in the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round first leg, a 3–0 defeat away to Víkingur Reykjavík. Three days later he debuted in the league, scoring in the 22nd minute of a 2–1 home win over Vejle Boldklub. He also started the return leg against Víkingur on 14 August as Brøndby overturned the deficit to reach the play-off round. On 24 September he scored on his first Danish Cup appearance, opening the scoring in a 4–1 third-round win away to B.93 at Sundby Idrætspark.
Ahead of the 2026–27 season, new head coach Thomas Nørgaard named Binks club captain, with Bartosz Slisz as vice-captain and Daniel Wass moving to a newly created "club captain" role. Binks said he was proud and honoured, and thanked Wass for the support he had received from him since arriving at the club.
Binks captained the side for the first time in Brøndby's opening match of the season, away to the reigning champions AGF on 25 July 2026. Having set up Slisz for the opening goal, he conceded a penalty in the 84th minute, from which Kristian Arnstad equalised in a 1–1 draw.
International career Binks is eligible for England through birth and Scotland through his maternal grandfather being from Dunbar. He represented Scotland at under-16 in the Victory Shield between 2016 and 2017.
Binks received his first ever call-up to the senior side when he was included in Sébastien Pocognoli's first squad as Scotland manager for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League qualifiers.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTottenham Hotspur U212019–20Professional Development League————2020Bologna2020–21Serie A0000———002021–22Serie A15000———1502022–23Serie A0000———00Total15000000000150Montreal Impact (loan)2020Major League Soccer19000——70260Como 1907 (loan)2022–23Serie B33010———340Coventry City (loan)2023–24Championship2304010—00280Coventry City2024–25Championship2202010—00250Brøndby2025–26Danish Superliga26221—41103342026–27Danish Superliga7110———81Total33331—4110415Career total145310120411001715
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsScotland202620Total20
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