47 Facts About Darren Bent

Darren Ashley Bent was born on 6 February 1984 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Darren Bent played in the Premier League and Championship for nine clubs, and at senior international level for the England national team.

Darren Bent represented England at under-15, under-16, under-19, under-21 and senior levels.

Darren Bent made 14 appearances and scored 9 goals for the under-21 team after making his debut against Italy in 2003.

Darren Bent made his debut for the senior England team in 2006 against Uruguay, and went on to make 13 appearances for England, scoring four goals.

Darren Bent progressed through Ipswich Town's youth system, having joined the club at age 14 in 1998, after considering a possible career in athletics.

Darren Bent signed a professional contract with Ipswich on 2 July 2001.

Darren Bent signed a new contract with Ipswich on 13 June 2003, signing a deal until June 2006.

Darren Bent finished the season as Ipswich's top-scorer with 16 goals.

Darren Bent helped Ipswich challenge for promotion during the following season, continuing his goal scoring form alongside strike partner Shefki Kuqi.

Darren Bent finished the season with 20 goals, being the team's joint highest goalscorer along with Shefki Kuqi.

Darren Bent scored in his first four appearances for the club, one of only six players to perform this feat in the Premier League.

Darren Bent signed an extension to his contract at Charlton in July, which contracted him until June 2010.

Charlton accepted a bid from West Ham United for him in June 2007, but Darren Bent was not interested in a move to the club.

Darren Bent finished the season as Tottenham's top goalscorer with 17 goals in 43 matches.

The deal seemed delayed and through social networking website Twitter he accused club chairman Daniel Levy of disrupting his move to Sunderland, although Darren Bent later apologised, saying he acted out of frustration.

Darren Bent was named as Sunderland's Player of the Year.

Darren Bent was the top English goalscorer in the Premier League and the fourth highest scorer overall that season with 17 goals, eight of which were scored for Sunderland.

Darren Bent then suffered an injury during the match against Bolton and was out for the next few matches as a result.

Darren Bent was the 21st player to reach the milestone.

On 25 February 2012, in a match against Wigan Athletic, Darren Bent landed awkwardly on his ankle after tangling with Antolin Alcaraz.

Darren Bent was stretchered off the pitch with what was thought to be a serious injury.

Darren Bent was out for three months which effectively ended his season with Villa and most likely his chance to play at UEFA Euro 2012.

Darren Bent vowed to prove his fitness to Hodgson, in the hope he would be selected to play in the tournament.

Darren Bent finished as Villa's top scorer with 10 goals in 25 appearances and vowed to stay on at the club.

Darren Bent joined Villa's Premier League rivals Fulham on a season-long loan on 16 August 2013.

Darren Bent finished his loan with 6 goals in 30 matches, and Fulham were relegated into the Championship.

Darren Bent was signed by his former international manager Steve McClaren on a deal lasting until the end of the season.

Darren Bent scored 12 goals from 17 appearances as Derby finished in eighth place in the Championship table, missing out on a play-off place by one point.

Darren Bent was released by Aston Villa on 8 June 2015, ahead of a permanent transfer to Derby on a two-year contract, with a one-year option.

Darren Bent announced his retirement from playing on 25 July 2019.

Darren Bent played in all three matches, scoring once, as England won the tournament, topping the table with nine points.

Darren Bent finished his under-15 career with seven goals in eight appearances from 1999 to 2000.

Darren Bent represented England at the 2001 Algarve Tournament, appearing as a substitute in the team's three matches as they were eliminated at the group stage.

Darren Bent made 11 appearances and scored 3 goals for the under-16s from 2000 to 2001.

Darren Bent finished his time with the under-19s with three appearances, scoring three goals, in 2002.

Darren Bent received his first call up to the senior England team for the friendly against Denmark on 17 August 2005, but did not play in the match.

Darren Bent was not included in England's World Cup squad when it was announced in May 2006.

Darren Bent was called to the England squad for a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia in November 2007.

Darren Bent was called up to the team for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Ukraine in March 2009 following an injury to striker Carlton Cole.

Darren Bent was named in England's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2010 World Cup on 11 May 2010, although he was eventually omitted from the final 23-man squad on 1 June.

Darren Bent retained his place for England's Euro 2012 qualifier with Wales to make his first competitive international start on 26 March 2011.

Darren Bent recovered from injury in time but was left out of the final 23-man squad for Euro 2012 as then-England manager Roy Hodgson felt Darren Bent would not be fit enough to appear at the tournament.

Darren Bent was born in Tooting, Greater London, to a family of Jamaican descent, and grew up in Thornton Heath.

Darren Bent's father, Mervyn Bent, was a player in the youth systems of Wimbledon and Brentford.

Darren Bent is a supporter of Arsenal and used to have a season ticket at Highbury.

Darren Bent was handed a formal caution by police in June 2004 after he was alleged to have shot a 12-year-old with a pellet gun.