Daniel Ian Bennie is an Australian football attacker born in Hong Kong on 13 April 2006. As at 24 August 2026, he is active with Dundee United on a season-long loan from Queens Park Rangers. Bennie developed in Western Australia after moving from Hong Kong, progressed through Perth Glory’s academy and senior side, and became an Australia youth international. He helped the Young Socceroos win Australia’s first AFC U20 Asian Cup title in 2025.
Daniel Bennie was born in Hong Kong to Scottish parents and moved to Western Australia in 2017. He began playing football in Hong Kong before continuing his development with Shellharbour Junior FC, Sorrento FC, Football West and ECU Joondalup. Perth Glory identified him as a promising young player and brought him into the club’s academy in 2021. Bennie progressed through Glory’s youth and NPL structures while operating primarily as a wide attacker, with the versatility to play in other advanced or wide roles.
His first major senior breakthrough came in July 2023, when he scored for Perth Glory against English Premier League club West Ham United in a pre-season match at Optus Stadium. He subsequently made his competitive Perth Glory debut in the Australia Cup against Macarthur on 18 July 2023 and his A-League Men starting debut against Newcastle Jets on 22 October 2023. Perth Glory’s official profile described him as one of the club’s leading young prospects after his strong youth and NPL performances.
Bennie transferred to Queens Park Rangers in 2024 and was initially developed through the English club’s development pathway before making senior appearances in the Championship. His international progress continued with Australia’s Under-17 and Under-20 teams. He scored for Australia at the 2025 AFC U20 Asian Cup and was part of the side that defeated Saudi Arabia on penalties in the final to win Australia’s first AFC U20 Asian Cup title.
On 29 July 2026, Dundee United announced Bennie’s season-long loan from QPR. The Scottish club identified him as a winger and noted his previous Australian youth international experience and early senior breakthrough with Perth Glory. The provider record supplied for this profile lists him as an active Dundee United attacker. No senior Australia men’s national-team debut has been verified in the sources reviewed.
Bennie’s first clearly documented senior breakthrough was scoring for Perth Glory against West Ham United in a pre-season match at Optus Stadium in July 2023, aged 17. He then moved into competitive senior football with Perth Glory during the 2023–24 season.
Verified published information includes his goal for Perth Glory against West Ham United in July 2023, his Australia youth-team scoring record at the 2025 AFC U20 Asian Cup, and his involvement in Australia’s 2025 AFC U20 Asian Cup triumph. Provider and statistical databases list 2025–26 Championship figures of 17 appearances, 647 minutes, one goal and one assist for QPR, but these figures should be treated as database-recorded rather than an official QPR statistical statement.
His best-documented defining moments are scoring against West Ham United for Perth Glory in July 2023; scoring against Kyrgyz Republic at the 2025 AFC U20 Asian Cup; scoring for Australia against Argentina at the 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup; and helping Australia win its first AFC U20 Asian Cup title on 1 March 2025.