Beni Baningime was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) on the 9th September 1998, making him currently 27 years old. Now known as a conscientious central midfielder, Baningime plays his football for Hearts in Scotland, wearing the number 6 jersey. Standing at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78m) tall and weighing in at 11 stone 11 lb (75kg), he presents a robust midfield figure.
As cited by Transfermarkt, Baningime's trade value in the football market circles around €1.5 million, which translates to roughly £1.3 million.
Baningime's professional journey in football began when he was accepted as a trainee at Everton in England’s Premier League, back in July 2007. In his debut season (2017 - 2018) with Everton, he had eight first team appearances in league matches. However, in January 2019, he was sent to Wigan Athletic, a League One club in England, on a loan basis. Despite making only one appearance with Wigan during the 2018 - 2019 season, he returned to Everton in June 2019, making another round of eight first team appearances in his debut season.
In a further twist of career navigation, Baningime was dispatched on loan to Derby County, a Championship club in England, in February 2021. Here, he only made two first team appearances during the 2020 - 2021 season. A pivotal turn of events came about in July 2021 when Baningime was transferred from Everton to Hearts in Scotland's Premiership for an undisclosed fee.
Since then, he has made a significant mark with Hearts. In the 2021 - 2022 season, he tallied 24 first team appearances, finding the back of the net once. In the following seasons there was no diminishing form; 29 appearances in the 2023 - 2024 season and 28 appearances in the 2024 - 2025 season. In the current 2025 - 2026 season, Baningime has already accumulated nine first team appearances.
