Darren Bent Football player

Darren Ashley Bent (born 6 February 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays for Derby County, on loan from Aston Villa, as a striker.Bent started his career with Ipswich Town. After progressing through their youth system he made his first team debut in 2001. He made 122 appearances and scored 48 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining Charlton Athletic for a fee of £2.5 million in 2005. He was Charlton Athletic's top goalscorer for two consecutive seasons and joined Tottenham Hotspur for a club record fee of £16.5 million in 2007. After two seasons at Tottenham he joined Sunderland. After a successful 18 months at Sunderland, he joined Aston Villa in 2011. Bent has scored over 100 Premier League goals.He has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19, under-21 and senior levels. He made 14 appearances and scored nine goals for the under-21 side, after making his debut against Italy in 2003. He made his debut for the senior England side in 2006 against Uruguay, and has since made 13 appearances for England, scoring four goals. He scored his first goal on 7 September 2010 in a 3–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match victory against Switzerland.

Personal facts

Darren Bent
Alias (AKA)Bent Darren Ashley
Birth dateFebruary 06, 1984
Birth place
England national football team , London , Tooting
Height (meters)1.8034

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Fulham F.C.
Aston Villa F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Sunderland A.F.C.
Ipswich Town F.C.
Godmanchester Rovers F.C.
England national under-17 football team
England national under-16 football team

Darren Bent on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10265~21746,00.html