Daniel Ian Bentley was born on 13 July 1993 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Bristol City.
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13 Facts About Daniel Bentley
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Daniel Bentley has played in the English Football League for Southend United and Brentford.
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Daniel Bentley was released in 2008 and quickly signed for Southend United, with whom he started his apprenticeship in March 2009.
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Daniel Bentley was sent out on loan to Conference South club Braintree Town initially on cover for one match.
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Daniel Bentley was given his first professional contract in the summer of 2011, on a two-year deal.
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Daniel Bentley went on to play further matches against Plymouth, and Burton Albion before Paul Smith returned to full fitness.
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Daniel Bentley continued to play in cup matches, and developed a reputation for being a good penalty saver.
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Sturrock justified the decision by stating "Daniel Bentley has been fantastic at penalties all his career, and it worked, he saved one".
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However, with 20 seconds remaining, Southend took the match to a penalty shoot-out, in which Daniel Bentley was the hero after saving penalties from Matt Bloomfield and Sam Wood, meaning that Southend won promotion to League One.
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Season was full of accolades for Daniel Bentley, winning all three of the club's end of season awards – supporters' player, players' player and community player of the year.
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Daniel Bentley was named the Football League Young Player of the Month for April 2015 and made the League Two PFA Team of the Year along with teammate Ben Coker.
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On 1 July 2016, Daniel Bentley signed for Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract with a compensation fee of £1.
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Daniel Bentley signed for Bristol City on 28 June 2019 on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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