Marcus Bent
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Marcus Nathan Bent | |
| Date of birth | May 19, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, London, England | |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Birmingham City | |
| Number | 23 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995–1998 1998–1999 1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2004 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2008 2007–2008 2008– |
Brentford Crystal Palace Port Vale Sheffield United Blackburn Rovers Ipswich Town → Leicester City (loan) Everton Charlton Athletic → Wigan Athletic (loan) Birmingham City |
67 (7) 28 (5) 23 (1) 48 (20) 37 (8) 61 (21) 33 (10) 55 (7) 46 (4) 31 (7) 14 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| England U21 | 2 (1) | |
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Marcus Nathan Bent (born May 19, 1978) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Birmingham City, whom he joined in July 2008. At club level, he previously played for Brentford, Crystal Palace, Port Vale, Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Everton, Charlton Athletic and Wigan Athletic. Bent has twice represented his country at under-21 level, scoring one goal. Bent is not related to former Ipswich and Charlton team-mate Darren Bent, who currently plays for Tottenham. Bent has been relegated with four different clubs (with Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Charlton Athletic).
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[edit] Brentford
Bent was born in Hammersmith, London. He attended St Paul's College in Sunbury-on-Thames and graduated through the Brentford F.C. youth ranks, usually playing as a forward. He played his first senior game at Bury on August 17, 1996, and scored his first senior goal on 10 September the same year, helping Brentford achieve a 3-2 victory over Blackpool. He was almost ever-present in a successful season that saw Brentford reach the Football League Second Division play-offs in May 1997, only to be beaten by Crewe Alexandra.
[edit] Crystal Palace & Port Vale
In January 1998, he moved to Crystal Palace for £300,000. Almost exactly a year later, in 1999, he went on to become a Port Vale player for £375,000, but stayed only nine months before being released and joining Sheffield United.
[edit] Blackburn Rovers
After 56 appearances for the Blades, he was sold for £2,050,000 to Blackburn Rovers in November 2000.[1]
[edit] Ipswich
In November 2001 he was sold to Ipswich for £3 million.[2] Bent was named Premier League Player of the Month for January 2002,[3] the only Ipswich player ever to receive the honour.[citation needed] Despite this he did not establish himself in the Suffolk side and went on loan to Premiership side Leicester City for the 2003–04 season during which they were relegated to the Football League First Division.
[edit] Everton
Before the start of the 2004–05 season, Bent transferred to Everton for a fee of £450,000.[4] He became a regular starter at Everton in the lone centre forward role, and proved to be an exceptional asset to the club, and although he only managed seven goals, proved to be an excellent team player who proved key in securing draws at Southampton and at home to Aston Villa, as well as winning goals against Middlesbrough and Manchester City.
[edit] Charlton Athletic
In January 2006, it was announced that Bent had signed for Charlton Athletic in a deal worth £2.3 million,[5] re-uniting him with his former teammates Hermann Hreiðarsson (from Ipswich and Palace) and Darren Bent (unrelated) (from Ipswich). Everton manager David Moyes said "It represents a good profit for us for an average player". Bent had only cost the Blues £450,000 from Ipswich Town. He scored on his debut as a substitute against league champions Chelsea in a 1-1 draw.
He had been stuck on 99 career goals since November 2006 until he netted in Charlton's first game of the 2007–08 season against Scunthorpe in August 2007. He joined Wigan on the August 31, 2007 on "deadline day" on a season long loan move.[6] Bent scored a hat-trick, his first in the Premier League, against Blackburn in a 5–3 win, on 15 December 2007. At the end of the season, however, Wigan turned down the opportunity to sign him and he returned to Charlton where was placed on the transfer list. Steve Bruce stated the reason for this is he was looking for someone different to work with Wigan front man Emile Heskey.
[edit] Birmingham City
He signed a three-year deal for Birmingham City on 16 July 2008 for a fee in excess of £1 million,[7] after rejecting the opportunity to join Cardiff City.[8][9]
[edit] Personal life
Bent had been engaged to Kelly Clark, with whom he has a daughter, but their relationship broke down and they split up. He has since been involved in relationships with model Danielle Lloyd[10] and, currently, for the second time, actress Gemma Atkinson.[11]
[edit] Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1995-96 | Brentford | Second Division | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 16 | 5 | ||
| 1996-97 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 43 | 3 | |||
| 1997-98 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 29 | 5 | |||
| 1997-98 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | 16 | 5 | - | - | - | 16 | 5 | |||
| 1998-99 | First Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1998-99 | Port Vale | First Division | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| 1999-00 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Sheffield United | First Division | 32 | 15 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 35 | 16 | ||
| 2000-01 | 16 | 5 | - | 5 | 3 | - | 21 | 8 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Blackburn Rovers | First Division | 28 | 8 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 34 | 11 | ||
| 2001-02 | Premier League | 9 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2001-02 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 10 | ||
| 2002-03 | First Division | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 12 | |
| 2003-04 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Leicester City | Premier League | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 35 | 10 | ||
| 2004-05 | Everton | Premier League | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 42 | 7 | |
| 2005-06 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2005-06 | Charlton Athletic | Premier League | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2006-07 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2007-08 | Championship | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2007-08 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 7 | ||
| 2008-09 | Birmingham City F.C. | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | England | 435 | 91 | 30 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 498 | 107 | |
| Career Total | 435 | 91 | 30 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 498 | 107 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "Bent completes Rovers switch", BBC Sport (2000-11-24). Retrieved on 15 March 2008.
- ^ "Bent completes Ipswich move", BBC Sport (2003-11-23). Retrieved on 15 March 2008.
- ^ "Strachan scoops award", BBC Sport (2002-02-08). Retrieved on 17 October 2008.
- ^ "Everton clinch Bent signing", BBC Sport (2004-06-23). Retrieved on 15 March 2008.
- ^ "Charlton complete Bent transfer", BBC Sport (2006-01-17). Retrieved on 15 March 2008.
- ^ "Marcus Bent joins Wigan on loan", BBC Sport (2007-08-31). Retrieved on 15 March 2008.
- ^ "Bent becomes a blue". Birmingham City F.C. (2008-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-07-16.
- ^ "Cardiff Bent double", Sky Sports (2008-07-14). Retrieved on 14 July 2008.
- ^ "Marcus Bent signs for Bluebirds", Wales Online (2008-07-12). Retrieved on 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Danielle Lloyd splits from Marcus Bent", Now Magazine (2007-06-29). Retrieved on 29 February 2008.
- ^ "I'm A Celeb's Gemma revives romance with Marcus Bent, scuppering hopes of jungle love", Daily Mail (2007-11-09). Retrieved on 13 June 2008.
[edit] External links
- Marcus Bent player profile at cafc.co.uk
- Marcus Bent player profile at wiganlatics.co.uk
- Marcus Bent player profile at lcfc.co.uk
- Marcus Bent career stats at Soccerbase
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