Darren Bent	Charlton Athletic FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Sunderland AFC, Aston Villa FC   13 appearances, 4 goals   P 13 W 9 D 2 L 2 F 25: A 13 *(actual F 12: A 9) 77% successful 2005-2012   disciplined: none captain: none minutes played: 685
Timeline
	Darren Ashley Bent	(*Actual for and against are the goals scored while the player was on the field.)
Birth	6 February 1984 in Tooting, Greater London [registered in Wandsworth, February 1984]. Attended Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon
Source	Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2004] &
Playing Career
Club(s)	As a Godmanchester Rovers trainee, Bent joined Ipswich Town FC as a fourteen year old trainee, before signing professionally on 2 July 2001. After two full seasons in the first time, Bent signed for Charlton Athletic FC on 1 June 2005 for £2.5 million. As the team were relegated, Tottenham Hotspur FC kept him in the Premiership on 29 June 2007 in a £16.5 million deal after he had turned down a move to West Ham United FC.  Bent was on the move again when he signed for Sunderland AFC on 5 August 2009, for an eventual £16.5 million fee. Despite a decent return, Bent was unhappy in the north-east and so joined Aston Villa FC on 18 January 2011 for £18 million, rising to £24 million. Despite being linked with Newcastle United FC, Bent joined Fulham FC on a season-long loan on 16 August 2013, but was unable to save them from relegation. Bent was sent out on loan again, firstly to Brighton & Hove Albion FC on 26 November 2014, then on 2 January 2015, to Derby County FC. Villa released him on 8 June 2015, allowing him to sign with County in a permanent deal. Bent then joined Burton Albion FC on loan for the rest of the season on 26 January 2018, only to see yet another of his teams relegated for the fourth and final time in his career. He was released by County on 18 May 2018. Bent announced his retirement from playing on 25 July 2019.
League History 369+117 (486) appearances 180 goals	Ipswich Town FC 2001-05 103+nineteen appearances, 49 goals debut: (sub) 18 November 2001 Ipswich Town FC 1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2. Charlton Athletic FC 2005-07 68 appearances, 31 goals debut: 13 August 2005 Sunderland AFC 1 Charlton Athletic FC 3. Tottenham Hotspur FC 2007-09 32+28 appearances, eighteen goals debut: (sub) 11 August 2007 Sunderland AFC 0 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1. Sunderland AFC 2009-11 58 appearances, 32 goals debut: 15 August 2009 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 Sunderland AFC 1. Aston Villa FC 2011-13 45+sixteen appearances, 21 goals debut: 22 January 2011 Aston Villa FC 1 Manchester City FC 0. Fulham FC 2013-14 loan eleven+thirteen appearances, three goals debut: (sub) 24 August 2013 Fulham FC 1 Arsenal FC 3. Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2014 loan five appearances, two goals debut (championship): 29 November 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1 Fulham FC 2. Derby County FC 2015 loan 2015-17 permanent 37+36 appearances, 22 goals debut (championship): (sub) 17 January 2015 Derby County FC 1 Nottingham Forest FC 2. Burton Albion FC 2018 loan ten+five appearances, two goals debut (championship): 30 January 2018 Burton Albion FC 1 Reading FC 3. last (championship): (sub) 6 May 2018 Preston North End FC 2 Burton Albion FC 1.
Club honours	Football League Championship third place 2004-05 (45 apps, 20 goals). Football League Cup winners 2007-08;
Individual honours	Premier League Player of the Month August 2005; Charlton Athletic FC Fans Player of the Year 2005-06; Sunderland AFC Fans Player of the Year 2009-10;
Distinctions	Appeared on BBC's Celebrity Mastermind on 14 March 2020
Height/Weight	5' 11", 11st 7lb. [2004]
Source	Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2008].
England Career
Player number	1141st player to appear for England.
BME number	The 51st BME player at Senior level.
Position(s)	Forward
First match	No. 835, 1 March 2006, England 2 Uruguay 1, a friendly match at Anfield Road, Anfield, Liverpool, substituted (82), aged 22 years 23 days;
Last match	No. 902, 15 November 2011, England 1 Sweden 0, a friendly match at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (69:39), aged 27 years 282 days.
Major tournaments	World Cup Finals Provisional Squad 2010;
Team honours	None
Individual honours	England U21 (fourteen appearances, nine goals), England U19 (three appearances), England U17, England U16 (six appearances), England U15.
Distinctions	None
Beyond England
Following his retirement from playing football, Bent took on a career commentating on the game, particularly as a pundit on Sky Sports Football,

The Numbers
Squads	Apps	comp. apps	Starts	sub	unused	minutes		goals ave.min	comp. goals	Capt.	Disc.
25	13	5	7	▲5 ▼5	11	685	4	171 min	3	none	none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

Venue Record

Shirt Record

Competition Record

Tournament Record

Match History

Club: Charlton Athletic F.C. - two full appearances (93 min) coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - one full appearance (82 min)x

Age 21
829	17 August 2005 - Denmark 4 England 1, Parken Stadion, København	Fr	AL	unused sub	21
830	3 September 2005 - Wales 0 England 1, The Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	WCP	AW	unused sub	18
831	7 September 2005 - Northern Ireland 1 England 0, Windsor Park, Belfast		AL		18
832	8 October 2005 - England 1 Austria 0, Old Trafford, Manchester	WCP	HW	unused sub	17
833	12 October 2005 - England 2 Poland 1, Old Trafford, Manchester		HW		17

Age 22
1	835	1 March 2006 - England 2 Uruguay 1, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀1-1)	Fr	HW	Start ▼82	10

coach: Steve McClaren - two full appearance (21 min)x

2	843	16 August 2006 - England 4 Greece 0, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀ 4-0)	Fr	HW	▲sub 79	24
844		2 September 2006 - England 5  Andorra 0, Old Trafford, Manchester	ECP	HW	unused sub	17
845		6 September 2006 - FYR Macedonia 0 England 1, Gradski Stadion, Skopje		AW		17
846		7 October 2006 - England 0 FYR Macedonia 0, Old Trafford, Manchester	ECP	HD	unused sub	18
847		11 October 2006 - Croatia 2 England 0, Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb		AL		18
848		15 November 2006 - Netherlands 1 England 1, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam	Fr	AD	withdrawn squad member

Age 23
850	24 March 2007 - Israel 0 England 0, The National Stadium, Ramat Gan	ECP	AD	squad member
851	28 March 2007 - Andorra 0 England 3, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona		AW

Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - two full appearances (55 min)

854		22 August 2007 - England 1 Germany 2, The National Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HL	squad member
3	860	21 November 2007 - England 2 Croatia 3, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀2-3)	ECP	HL	▲sub 80	18

manager: Fabio Capello - ten full appearance (582 min), four goalsx

Age 24
4	870	19 November 2008 - Germany 1 England 2, Olympiastadion, Berlin (⮀0-1)	Fr	AW	▲sub ht	21

Age 25
873	1 April 2009 - England 2 Ukraine 1, The National Stadium, Wembley	WCP	HW	replacement/ withdrawn squad member

Club: Sunderland A.F.C. - three full appearances (119 min), one goal

5	881	14 November 2009 - Brazil 1 England 0, Istād Khalīfah, Al Rayyan (⮀1-0)	Fr	NL	Start ▼54	9

Age 26
883		24 May 2010 - England 3 Mexico 1, The National Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HW	injured squad member
6	884	30 May 2010 - Japan 1 England 2, UPC Arena, Graz (⮀1-0)		NW	Start ▼ht	9

Fabio Capello named a squad of thirty players on 11 May 2010, for two warm-up games, against Mexico and Japan. With the squad preparing to fly out to South Africa for the tournament, seven players were removed from the list on June 1 including Darren Bent.

889		11 August 2010 - England 2 Hungary 1, The National Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HW	withdrawn squad member
890		3 September 2010 - England 4 Bulgaria 0, The National Stadium, Wembley	ECP	HW	unused sub	18
7	891	7 September 2010 - Switzerland 1 England 3, Sankt-Jakob Park, Basel  (⮀2-0)		AW	▲sub 70 88	18
892		12 October 2010 - England 0 Montenegro 0, The National Stadium, Wembley	ECP	HW	injured squad member

Club: Aston Villa F.C. - six full appearances (418 min), three goals

Age 27
8	894	9 February 2011 - Denmark 1 England 2, Parken Stadion, København	Fr	AW	Start 10	9
9	895	26 March 2011 - Wales 0 England 2, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	ECP	AW	Start 15	9
896		29 March 2011 - England 1 Ghana 1, The National Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HD	unused sub	19
10	897	4 June 2011 - England 2 Switzerland 2, The National Stadium, Wembley	ECP	HD	Start	9
898		2 September 2011 - Bulgaria 0 England 3, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija	ECP	AW	injured squad member
899		6 September 2011 - England 1 Wales 0, The National Stadium, Wembley		HW
11	900	7 October 2011 - Montenegro 2 England 2, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica  (⮀1-2)	ECP	AD	Start 31 ▼64	9
12	901	12 November 2011 - England 1 Spain 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0)	Fr	HW	Start ▼64	9
13	902	15 November 2011 - England 1 Sweden 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0)		HW	▲sub 70	21

caretaker manager: Stuart Pearce - no full appearancesx

Age 28
903	29 February 2012 - England 2 Netherlands 3, The National Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HL	injured squad member

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