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Welsh footballer
Ben Cabango
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Cabango with Wales at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Benjamin George Cabango[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 5
Youth career
Newport County
Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Swansea City 250 (11)
2018–2019 → The New Saints (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
2017 Wales U17 1 (0)
2018–2019 Wales U19 10 (1)
2019 Wales U21 5 (0)
2020– Wales 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:18, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:01, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Benjamin George Cabango (born 30 May 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Swansea City, which he captains, and the Wales national team.

Early life

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Cabango was born in Cardiff to an Angolan father and a Welsh mother. He has a younger brother named Theo who plays rugby union for Cardiff.[2] He attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr, a Welsh language comprehensive school.[3][4]

Club career

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Cabango began his career as a youth player with local amateur side Maindy Corries, where his father Paolo was a coach, before joining the youth academy at Newport County,[5] where he played from under-13 to under-15 levels. He moved to the academy at Swansea City when he is 14,[6] where he captained the under-19 side to win the FAW Welsh Youth Cup in 2018 and helped the under-23 side reach the final of the Premier League Cup.[3][7]

In June 2018, Cabango signed his first professional deal with Swansea City, then signed for reigning Welsh Premier League champions The New Saints on a six-month loan deal.[3][8] He made his senior debut for the side in a 5–0 defeat to Macedonian side KF Shkëndija in the first leg of the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[9] In the return leg, Cabango scored his first senior goal as The New Saints won 4–0 but were eliminated on aggregate.[10]

On 13 August 2019, he made his professional debut for Swansea in a 3–1 victory over Northampton Town in the first round of the League Cup.[11] He made his league debut as a substitute against Huddersfield Town on 26 November 2019.[12] In March 2020, he signed a new deal with Swansea until 2023.[13]

On 8 July 2020, Cabango scored his first goal for Swansea City in a 3-1 win over Birmingham City.[14] Following Joe Rodon's departure, Cabango became a regular starter, starting 34 games across the season including all 3 matches in the EFL Championship play-offs, as Swansea lost to Brentford in the final. In March 2021, he signed a new contract with Swansea until 2025.[15]

In the 2021-22 season, Cabango was given the number 5 shirt.[16] Cabango scored Swansea's second in a 4-0 victory over South Wales rivals and Cabango's hometown team, Cardiff City as Swansea became the first side to win both South Wales Derbies in a league season.[17] Cabango repeated this feat in the following season, scoring a 99th minute winner in a 3-2 victory at the Cardiff City Stadium, marking a fourth consecutive Swansea City win in the derby.[18]

In December 2024, Cabango signed a new contract with Swansea, until 2028.[19] In January 2025, following an accepted bid for Matt Grimes, Cabango was named club captain.[20]

International career

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Cabango made his senior Wales international debut as a second-half substitute during the team's UEFA Nations League League B match against Finland on 3 September 2020, which Wales won 1–0.[21] In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[22] In November 2022 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[23]

Personal life

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Ben Cabango is the elder brother of professional rugby union player Theo Cabango.[24]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 February 2026
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
Swansea City 2018–19[25] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[26] Championship 21 1 0 0 3 0 2[c] 0 26 1
2020–21[27] Championship 30 4 2 0 0 0 3[c] 0 35 4
2021–22[28] Championship 37 1 0 0 2 1 — 39 2
2022–23[29] Championship 43 2 2 0 1 0 — 46 2
2023–24[29] Championship 35 0 0 0 1 0 — 36 0
2024–25[30] Championship 45 2 0 0 2 0 — 47 2
2025–26[31] Championship 30 1 1 0 1 0 — 32 1
Total 241 11 5 0 10 1 5 0 261 12
The New Saints (loan) 2018–19[32] Welsh Premier League 16 0 0 0 3 0 6[d] 1 25 1
Career total 257 11 5 0 13 1 11 1 286 13
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Welsh Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup, Welsh League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs
  4. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 31 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 2020 2 0
2021 1 0
2022 2 0
2023 2 0
2024 5 0
2025 3 0
2026 1 0
Total 16 0

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Wales (WAL)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 32. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ Thomas, Simon (15 November 2019). "Introducing the Cabango brothers, the super-talented siblings excelling in Welsh rugby and at Swansea City". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Bloor, Stewart (12 June 2018). "Saints Sign Swansea Starlet". The New Saints. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Annual Report of the Governing Body 2015–16" (PDF). Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. ^ Masrani, Daniel (15 August 2015). "Maindy Boy Selected for Welsh Squad". Maindy Corries F.C. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Ben Cabango pens new Swansea City contract". Swansea City AFC. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ Edwards, Joe (12 June 2018). "The New Saints sign Swansea youngster". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Cabango joins TNS on loan". Swansea City AFC. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ^ "KF Shkendija 5–0 The New Saints". BBC Sport. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  10. ^ "The New Saints 4–0 KF Shkendija". BBC Sport. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Swansea City 3–1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea". BBC. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Ben Cabango: Swansea City defender signs new contract". BBC Sport. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  14. ^ "First Swansea City goal a "real proud moment" for Ben Cabango | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  15. ^ "B. Cabango | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Swansea City 2021-22 squad numbers revealed | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Cardiff City 0-4 Swansea City: Swans humiliate Cardiff". BBC Sport. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Cardiff City 0-4 Swansea City: Swans humiliate Cardiff". BBC Sport. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  19. ^ "BEN CABANGO COMMITS FUTURE TO SWANSEA CITY WITH NEW CONTRACT UNTIL 2028 | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Ben Cabango to captain Swansea City". www.swanseacity.com. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  21. ^ Cabango Wales debut
  22. ^ "Uncapped Colwill in Wales Euro 2020 squad". BBC Sport.
  23. ^ 2022 Wales World Cup squad
  24. ^ "Theo Cabango: Brother of Swansea City's Ben bids to seize Cardiff Rugby chance". BBC Sport. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Ben Cabango in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  26. ^ "Games played by Ben Cabango in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  27. ^ "Games played by Ben Cabango in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Games played by Ben Cabango in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Ben Cabango in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  30. ^ "Games played by Ben Cabango in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  31. ^ "Games played by Ben Cabango in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  32. ^ "B. Cabango: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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Swansea City A.F.C. – current squad
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