David Bentley
Bentley training with FC Rostov in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Michael Bentley | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | Wormley | ||
| 1997–2001 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Norwich City (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 88 | (13) |
| 2008–2013 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | → West Ham United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → FC Rostov (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 201 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2007 | England U21 | 8 | (4) |
| 2007 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | England | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Michael Bentley (born 27 August 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played 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, FC 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.
Born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Bentley started his youth career at Wormley Youth Football Club in Wormley, Hertfordshire, before moving to Arsenal aged 13 as a striker, occasionally playing in the hole. He was used primarily in midfield, usually as a wide midfielder. As a 16-year-old he trained with the Arsenal senior squad, before signing his first professional contract in September 2001. By January 2003, he was handed his first-team debut, coming on as a substitute for Kolo Touré in the 77th minute of a 2–0 FA Cup third round win over Oxford United. Bentley's first goal for Arsenal was a chip shot from the edge of the penalty area over goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, in a 4–1 FA Cup win over Middlesbrough on 24 January 2004. He played once in the league for Arsenal, starting a 1–1 draw against Portsmouth on 4 May 2004, in which he was substituted after 61 minutes for Nwankwo Kanu.
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