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English footballer

Aaron Bentley
Personal information
Full name Aaron Stuart James Bentley
Date of birth (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team Plymouth Parkway
Number 14
Youth career
2004–2010 Tamerton Foliot
2010–2014 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Plymouth Argyle 3 (0)
2015 → Alfreton Town (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 Truro City 27 (0)
2017–2019 Plymouth Parkway
2019 Truro City 6 (0)
2019–2020 Plymouth Parkway
2020-2021 Taunton Town
2021- Plymouth Parkway
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:54, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

Aaron Stuart James Bentley (born 8 November 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender for Plymouth Parkway.

Career

Bentley joined Plymouth Argyle's youth setup relatively late in 2010, after playing for local youth club Tamerton Foliot FC, ran by his father Chris. He signed a one-year professional deal in June 2014, being promoted to the main squad.

On 20 December 2014, Bentley made his professional debut, starting in a 3–0 home win against Dagenham & Redbridge for the League Two club.

Just days later on 28 December 2014, with it only being his 3rd professional start, he was red-carded for a tackle on Josh Ruffels while playing against Oxford United.

On 20 February 2015, Alfreton Town signed Bentley on a one-month long loan before being released from Plymouth on 15 January 2016 and then joining Truro City in February 2016.

On 1 June 2017, Aaron joined ambitious South West Peninsula League Premier side Plymouth Parkway as they sought to get promoted to the Western Football League for 2018–19.

On 15 February 2019, Bentley joined his former club Truro City. On 28 March 2019, Plymouth Parkway announced, that Bentley had returned to the club after only one month.

On 1 June 2020, he signed for Southern League Premier Division side Taunton Town.

On 26 August 2020, Bentley signed for Western League Premier Division side Tavistock A.F.C. in order to guarantee more game time.

Personal life

Aaron is the older brother of Plymouth Argyle defender Jordan Bentley.

References

  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 67. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. "Plymouth Argyle FC Player Profiles: Aaron Bentley". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. "Argyle offer professional contracts to River Allen and Aaron Bentley". The Herald. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. "Plymouth 3–0 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. "Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United, 28 December 2014". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. "Aaron Bentley: Alfreton Town sign Plymouth Argyle defender on loan". BBC Sport. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  7. "Defender Aaron Bentley joins Truro City from Plymouth Argyle". Truro City F.C. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  8. "New Signings at Parkway". Plymouth Parkway F.C. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. Profile at Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
  10. Rodders Return, ppfc.co.uk, 28 March 2019
  11. , tauntontown.com, 1 June 2020
  12. "Former Plymouth Argyle defender Aaron Bentley is 'good signing' for Tavistock AFC". Tavistock Times Gazette. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

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