Darren Bent

Darren Bent (born 6 February 1984) is an English football player. He plays for Aston Villa and the England national team.

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Personal information
Full nameDarren Ashley Bent
Date of birth (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 (age 39)
Place of birthTooting, London, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Aston Villa
Number11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001-2005
2005-2007
2007-2009
2009-
Ipswich Town
Charlton Athletic
Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland
Aston Villa
National team
2006-2009England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He first played in the Premier League in 2001 for Ipswich Town and during the 2002/03 season he scored 18 goals. He played for Tottenham Hotspur, in 2005 after they paid a record fee of 16.5 million pounds. In August 2007 he signed up to play for Sunderland for a fee of 10 million pounds.

Club career statistics

Club performance League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
2001/02 Ipswich Town Premier League 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 2
2002/03 First Division 35 12 2 3 3 2 3 1 43 18
2003/04 37 16 1 0 1 0 - 39 16
2004/05 League Championship 45 20 1 0 2 0 - 48 20
2005/06 Charlton Athletic Premier League 36 18 5 2 3 2 - 44 22
2006/07 32 14364563 0 0 3 2 - 35 15
2007/08 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 27 6 0 0 1 0 8 2 36 8
2008/09 33 12 1 0 3 1 6 4 43 17
2009/10 Sunderland Premier League
Country England 250 98 10 5 17 8 18 7 295 118
Total 250 98 10 5 17 8 18 7 295 118

International career statistics

[1]

England national team
YearAppsGoals
2006 2 0
2007 1 0
2008 1 0
2009 1 0
Total 5 0

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References

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Darren Bent". www.national-football-teams.com.