Louis Bennett II (born May 19, 1995) is an American professional

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player who last played as a defender for Chicago House AC in the

National Independent Soccer Association The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States. The league is previously in the third tier of American soccer and began play in 2019. NISA initially used a fall-to-spring season for ...

Career

Early career

Bennett played

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Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was established as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, by John Henni, the first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Ar ...

from 2013 and 2015. While at college, Bennett II played with

Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

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Chicago Fire U-23 Chicago Fire U-23 was an American association football, soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2001, the team last played in the Premier Development League, PDL, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They ...

Professional

Bennett opted to forgo his senior college season to sign a three-year deal with Cypriot side

Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.

on August 12, 2016. Bennett returned to the United States on February 17, 2017, when he signed with

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Swope Park Rangers Sporting Kansas City II is a MLS Next Pro club affiliated with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer. For the 2022 season they will play their home games at Kansas Jayhawks, Rock Chalk Park at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, ...

Personal

Bennett is the son of former soccer player Louis Bennett, who is currently the head coach at

. Bennett II has dual American-British citizenship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Louis II 1995 births Living people American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus American expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Men's association football midfielders Chicago Fire U-23 players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Forward Madison FC players Marquette Golden Eagles men's soccer players Memphis 901 FC players People from Shorewood, Wisconsin Soccer players from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Sporting Kansas City II players USL Championship players USL League Two players 21st-century American sportsmen