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Darren Bent

Darren Bent
Bent pictured in 2008
Personal information
Full nameDarren Ashley Bent
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubAston Villa
Number9

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Darren Ashley Bent (born 6 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.

Bent started his career with Ipswich Town. After progressing through their youth system he made his first team debut in 2001. He made 122 appearances and scored 48 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining Charlton Athletic for a fee of £2.5 million in 2005. He was Charlton Athletic's top goalscorer for two consecutive seasons and joined Tottenham Hotspur for a club record fee of £16.5 million in 2007. After two seasons at Tottenham he joined Sunderland. After a successful 18 months at Sunderland, he joined Aston Villa in 2011.

He has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19, under-21 and senior levels. He made 14 appearances and scored nine goals for the under-21 side, after making his debut against Italy in 2003. He made his debut for the senior England side in 2006 against Uruguay, and has since made 11 appearances for England, scoring four goals. He scored his first goal on 7 September 2010 in a 3 � 1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match victory against Switzerland.

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Darren Bent strikes again to earn Aston Villa a point against FA Cup finalists - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian---Darren Bent- celebrates scoring for Aston Villa against Stoke City at Villa Park. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images -Darren Bent's- seventh goal in 12 games since his club record transfer from Sunderland rescued a point for A - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:11:56 GMT+00:00
Sunderland's slump about more than Darren Bent - When Saturday Comes Tweet this news
When Saturday Comes--But I'm completely sick of the media and fans of other clubs telling me where it's all gone wrong, namely "the departure of -Darren Bent-". It's much more complicated than that. I'm not being dish - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:32:01 GMT+00:00
Quinn seeks answers - The Press Association Tweet this news
The Press Association--Manager Steve Bruce has cited a lengthy injury list as the root cause of his side's slump, and the club is currently analysing possible reasons for that, while disgruntled fans have pointed to the controversial decision to allo - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:15:00 GMT+00:00
Bent: This is for Hou - The Sun Tweet this news
The Sun---DARREN BENT- is out to fire Aston Villa to safety against Stoke tomorrow - and give ill boss Gerard Houllier a huge boost. The striker was Houllier's big signing in January when he joined from Sunderland for £24million. ... - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:04:19 GMT+00:00
Heskey backs Bent's boot - Soccer365 (press release) Tweet this news
Soccer365 (press release)--Aston Villa forward Emile Heskey has put his faith in -Darren Bent-, claiming his fellow striker will help the club improve next season. Since joining Villa from Sunderland for GBP 18million in January, Bent has netted six Premi - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:56:45 GMT+00:00
"Ashley Young Will Break Kenny Dalglish's Heart", Says Houllier - The Spoof (satire) Tweet this news
The Spoof (satire)--Speaking on his mobile this morning to striker, -Darren Bent-, Houllier had no idea that ace reporter Twigley had earlier hacked his way into his private iPhone, with a view to securing an exclusive on his state of health. Instead of w - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:56:21 GMT+00:00
Aston Villa vs Stoke City Preview - Goal.com Tweet this news
Goal.com---Darren Bent- has scored the same amount of goals as Stoke have managed away all season. Villa's England international front four have scored half of their goals this season. The hosts have lost just twice at home in 2011. ... - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:34:28 GMT+00:00
Emile Heskey has hailed Aston Villa strike partner Darren Bent as their ... - MirrorFootball.co.uk Tweet this news
MirrorFootball.co.uk--Emile Heskey has hailed -Darren Bent- as Aston Villa's saviour and tipped the striker to become a club legend. Villa agreed a club-record £24million deal with Sunderland for Bent, 27, in January. And the former Spurs and Charlt - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:21:22 GMT+00:00
Steve Bruce Finally Comes Clean On Darren Bent's Sunderland Departure - FanHouse UK Tweet this news
FanHouse UK--Sunderland are missing -Darren Bent-. And how. When the forward left in acrimonious circumstances for Aston Villa at the end of January, he was Sunderland's top scorer with 11 goals. Some 10 games have passed since then and he still gaze - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:21:37 GMT+00:00
Doyle under consideration at Sunderland - FansFC.com Tweet this news
FansFC.com--Steve Bruce was sent reeling in the New Year when star striker -Darren Bent- submitted a transfer request, which engineered his £24million move to Aston Villa. The Black Cats were unable to find a replacement before the 31 January deadline, . - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:15:27 GMT+00:00

Club :
Club Season League  FA Cup League Cup Europe Other  Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 2001 � 02 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 2
2002 � 03 35 12 2 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 43 18
2003 � 04 37 15 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 41 16
2004 � 05 45 20 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 50 20
Total 122 48 4 3 7 3 4 1 4 1 141 56
Charlton Athletic 2005 � 06 36 18 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 44 22
2006 � 07 32 13 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 35 15
Total 68 31 5 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 79 37
Tottenham Hotspur 2007 � 08 27 6 0 0 1 0 8 2 0 0 36 8
2008 � 09 33 12 1 0 3 1 6 4 0 0 43 17
Total 60 18 1 0 4 1 14 6 0 0 79 25
Sunderland 2009 � 10 38 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 25
2010 � 11 20 8 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 23 11
Total 58 32 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 63 36
Aston Villa 2010 � 11 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 9
2011 � 12 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3
Total 24 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 12
Career total 332 142 13 7 20 10 18 7 4 1 387 167

International :
National team Season Apps Goals
England 2006 2 0
2007 1 0
2008 1 0
2009 1 0
2010 2 1
2011 4 3
Total 11 4

International goals :
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2010 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland SWI
1 � 3
1 � 3
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier
2 9 February 2011 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark
1 � 1
1 � 2
Friendly
3 26 March 2011 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales WAL
0 � 2
0 � 2
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier
4 7 October 2011 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro
0 � 2
2 � 2
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier

Aston Villa F.C.

1 . Friedel 2 . L. Young 4 . Sidwell 5 . Dunne 6 . Downing 7 . A. Young 8 . Milner 10 . Carew 11 . Agbonlahor 12 . Albrighton 14 . Delfouneso 15 . Davies 16 . Delph 17 . Salifou 18 . Heskey 19 . Petrov 20 . Reo-Coker 21 . Shorey 22 . Guzan 23 . Beye 24 . Cuéllar 25 . Warnock 27 . Osbourne 29 . Collins 42 . Weimann 44 . Lichaj 45 . Lowry 46 . Bannan 47 . Clark 48 . Baker 49 . Herd 50 . Hogg
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