Jason Bent
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Andrew Bent | ||
| Date of birth | March 8, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996 | Maryland Terrapins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | FSV Zwickau | 13 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Colorado Rapids | 51 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | Plymouth Argyle | 64 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1993 | Canada U-17 | 9 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Canada U-20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2000 | Canada U-23 | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–2003 | Canada | 32 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2011 | Toronto FC Academy | ||
| 2011–2014 | Toronto FC (assistant coach) | ||
| 2015– | Toronto FC II | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jason Andrew Bent (born March 8, 1977) is a Canadian former soccer player and head coach at Toronto FC II. A midfielder, he played in Major League Soccer for the Colorado Rapids, 2. Bundesliga for FSV Zwickau and the Football League for Plymouth Argyle. Bent won 32 caps for Canada at full international level.
After playing college soccer for the University of Maryland, Bent started his pro career with the Colorado Rapids in the MLS. During his time with the Rapids he helped the team reach the finals for the first time, and in 1999 he again helped the Rapids reach the finals in the US Open Cup.
Bent was really close to signing a long term contract with FC Copenhagen in 2001. But later in the year Bent signed with Plymouth Argyle helping the team win the English Third Division Championship in 2002, and the English Second Division Championship in 2004.
Bent played at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan, in a team alongside Paul Stalteri and Jeff Clarke. He then also played at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia, again with Stalteri and Clarke.
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