Joe Bennett (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Bennett | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochdale, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Northallerton Town | ||
| 2001–2008 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Middlesbrough | 85 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Aston Villa | 30 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 41 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Cardiff City | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:26, 16 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:55, 6 September 2011 (UTC) |
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Joseph "Joe" Bennett (born 28 March 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Cardiff City. Born and brought up in Rochdale, Bennett signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough prior to the 2008–09 season and is comfortable playing anywhere on the left, although he usually operates as a left-back. He completed his move to Aston Villa on 29 August 2012 for an undisclosed fee. He has been capped at U-19, U-20 and U-21 for England.
Bennett was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester but moved to the North East when he was 10. He attended Great Ayton primary school and Stokesley Secondary School. He was spotted by Boro scouts while playing for Hungry Jacks of Northallerton as a schoolboy. However, he suffered a setback when being essentially dropped by Boro when in the Under-15s. He had an unsuccessful trial with Newcastle United and after a year back in Sunday league football he was signed on again at the Riverside.
Following some impressive performances in the reserves and the pre-season, Bennett secured a two-year professional deal and named in the senior squad for the first time. His progress continued and after appearing in the summer Algarve tournament he was named on the bench for a number of Premier League fixtures. He made his first team debut away to West Ham United in the final game of the 2008–09 season and he was handed a new three-year contract extension in August 2009.
Now a member of the first team, Bennett made his first appearance for the 2009–10 season in the away loss at Nottingham Forest in the League Cup, coming on as a substitute in extra time and started his first match, at left back, away at Coventry City. During Gordon Strachan's era as manager at Middlesbrough, Bennett admitted to feeling down with his football. He asked to leave the club on loan but his request was turned down. The arrival of Tony Mowbray saw him become a regular in the first 11, as Mowbray sought Bennett to play a Clichy/Cole role at Middlesbrough. Bennett signed a new 4 and a half-year deal in January 2011, extending his stay until June 2015.
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