Thomas Bender
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Joseph Bender | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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St Albans City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Colchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Welling United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Dartford | 16 | (0) |
| 2015 | Forest Green Rovers | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → St Albans City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2015– | St Albans City | 43 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Wales U15 | ||
| 2008 | Wales U16 | ||
| 2009–2010 | Wales U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Wales U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2010– | Wales U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:16, 31 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:41, 10 January 2013 (UTC) |
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Thomas Joseph "Tom" Bender (born 19 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for St Abans City. He has represented Wales at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.
Bender is a product of the Colchester United Academy. He made his senior debut on 19 September 2009 for Colchester in a 2–0 win against Hartlepool United, becoming the second youngest player ever to represent the club at 16 years and 243 days, just 26 days older than the record holder Lindsay Smith. Bender was named on the bench for six further games that season against Tranmere Rovers, Brentford, Wycombe Wanderers, Exeter City, Charlton Athletic and Huddersfield Town. On 19 January 2010, Bender signed his first professional contract until the summer of 2012.
On 12 June 2012, Bender signed a 12-month extension with Colchester following a season plagued by injury, including his high-profile head injury while on loan at Accrington Stanley and a hamstring tear in February 2012.
On 30 August 2011 Bender joined Football League Two club Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan deal. He was given shirt number 20 and made his debut as a substitute against Barnet, and had his first career start came against Carlisle United in the Football League Trophy.
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