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Ben Cabango
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 26)
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 262 (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 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:18, 12 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:01, 24 September 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City 2018–19[25] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[26] Championship 21100302[c]0261
2020–21[27] Championship 30420003[c]0354
2021–22[28] Championship 3710021—392
2022–23[29] Championship 4322010—462
2023–24[29] Championship 3500010—360
2024–25[30] Championship 4520020—472
2025–26[31] Championship 3011010—321
Total 24111501015026112
The New Saints (loan) 2018–19[32] Welsh Premier League 16000306[d]1251
Career total 257115013111128613
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Welsh Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Welsh League Cup
  3. 1 2 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 24 September 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 202020
202110
202220
202320
202450
202530
202620
Total170

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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 "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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