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David Bentley
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English association football player (born 1984)
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David Michael Bentley is an English association football player born in Peterborough in 1984. He holds United Kingdom citizenship and represents England in sport. Bentley plays the right midfield position and speaks English as his native language.
His professional career began in 2001. He has played for several teams, including Birmingham City F.C., Arsenal F.C., FC Rostov, and West Ham United F.C. His competitions include the Premier League.
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Key facts
- 2002
- England U18
- 2003
- England U20
- 2007
- England B
- 2011
- → Birmingham City (loan)
- 2013
- → Blackburn Rovers (loan)
- Full name
- David Michael Bentley
- Date of birth
- ( 1984-08-27 ) 27 August 1984 (age 41)
- Place of birth
- Peterborough , Cambridgeshire, England
- Height
- 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
- Position
- Winger
- 0000 1997
- Wormley Rovers
- 1997 2001
- Arsenal
- Years
- Team
- 2001 2006
- Arsenal
- 2004 2005
- → Norwich City (loan)
- 2005 2006
- → Blackburn Rovers (loan)
- 2006 2008
- Blackburn Rovers
- 2008 2013
- Tottenham Hotspur
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Right Midfield
- Nationality
- England
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Family name
- Bentley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Peterborough
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- FC Rostov
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- England
- Mass
- 89
- Image
- David Michael Bentle 16 09 2012 Rostov on Don stadium Olimp 2.jpg
- Height
- 175
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- Commons category
- David Bentley
- date of birth
- 1984-08-27
- birth name
- David Michael Bentley
- name in native language
- David Bentley
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
David Michael Bentley (born 27 August 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played primarily as a winger, but also played as a central midfielder or as a second striker.
Bentley started his career with Arsenal in the Premier League, and despite being earmarked as one for the future, saw his playing opportunities limited by a strong senior squad. He spent two seasons on loan with Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers, and sealed a permanent transfer to Rovers in January 2006. Bentley produced strong performances for his new club, and soon featured regularly for the England under-21 team. He made his senior international debut against Israel in September 2007. In July 2008, Bentley joined Tottenham Hotspur. He spent time on loan with Birmingham City, West Ham United, Rostov and a brief return to Blackburn before being released by Tottenham in 2013. After not playing for more than a year, Bentley retired from football in 2014, citing his loss of passion for the sport.
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