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Revision as of 22:16, 1 February 2006 by Bobo192 (talk | contribs) (Reheadinged, debut hat trick)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) For the Canadian businessman and media entrepreneur, see David Bentley (Canadian businessman).David Michael Bentley (born August 27, 1984 in Peterborough) is an English football player. He currently plays for Blackburn Rovers.
Bentley started his career at Arsenal. He is a former captain of the England under-18 team, and is a current England under-21 international, with three caps. A forward, he sometimes plays in 'the hole', and he was handed his senior debut for Arsenal in January 2003, coming on as a substitute for Kolo Touré in the 77th minute of a 2-0 FA Cup Third Round win over Oxford United.
He prefers to play deep and has been compared to Dennis Bergkamp, especially after having scored his first goal for Arsenal, an audacious lob in a 4-1 Carling Cup win over Middlesbrough in January 2004. Bentley spent the whole of the 2004-05 season on loan to Norwich City, playing 26 games and scoring 2 goals. He returned to Arsenal in the summer of 2005, but submitted a transfer request, citing his desire for first team football.
Desiring a permanent move, Bentley was linked with a number of clubs including Wolverhampton Wanderers, before being dispatched on a further season's loan to Blackburn Rovers, on summer transfer deadline day, August 31 2005. On the winter transfer deadline day, 31 January 2006, Blackburn announced they had signed Bentley on a permanent basis from Arsenal.
On Bentley's full debut for Blackburn against Manchester United, he scored a hat trick in a 4-3 victory.
Club Career
(Correct as of January 3, 2006)
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2002-03 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 2003-04 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| Norwich City | 2004-05 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 28 | 2 |
| Total | 28 | 2 | ||||||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2005-06 | 14 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 17 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 1 | ||||||||
| Career Total | 4 seasons | 42 | 2 | 4(+) | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 4 |
External links
- Statistics at ESPN.com
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