Mason Kane Bennett was born on 15 July 1996 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship club Millwall.
17 Facts About Mason Bennett
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Mason Bennett has represented England Youth at U-16 and U-17 Level.
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Mason Bennett holds the record as Derby County's youngest-ever player, when he made his full debut with a start in a defeat at Middlesbrough on 22 October 2011 at the age of 15 years and 99 days old.
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Mason Bennett beat the previous record, set by Lee Holmes 9 years earlier, by 169 days.
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Mason Bennett is a centre forward who scores goals but he has other parts to his game as well.
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Mason Bennett made sparing appearances at reserve level, making his debut for the reserve team aged 14 against Sheffield Wednesday reserves on 26 October 2010.
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Mason Bennett's progress was such that he was named in the first team squad for the first time in the League Cup game against Shrewsbury Town on 9 August 2011, under a month after his 15th birthday.
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Mason Bennett has since made sporadic appearances under new Rams boss Steve McClaren including an appearance in the FA Cup Third Round on 5 January 2014 tie against Chelsea at iPro Stadium, in which Bennett impressed many fans with his pace and willingness to run at experienced full-back and England centurion Ashley Cole.
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On 13 March 2014, Mason Bennett joined League Two side Chesterfield on a month's loan.
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On 12 August 2014 Mason Bennett joined Bradford City on loan until January.
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On 28 August 2020, Mason Bennett completed a permanent deal to Millwall, signing for an undisclosed fee having spent part of the previous season on loan at the London club.
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Mason Bennett was arrested alongside Derby teammate Tom Lawrence in September 2019 on suspicion of drink-driving.
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Derby manager Phillip Cocu said that Keogh felt responsible for the situation, and after Lawrence and Mason Bennett both returned to Derby's team, Cocu said they were "not off the hook".
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Lawrence and Mason Bennett were then both fined 6 weeks' wages by Derby, and ordered to serve 80 hours of community service and rehabilitation.
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On 15 October 2019 Lawrence and Mason Bennett pleaded guilty to drink driving at Derby Magistrates Court.
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On 17 January 2012, Mason Bennett was called up to the England U-17 squad for the Algarve Tournament in February 2012, joined by his teammate Will Hughes.
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Mason Bennett appeared in all 3 games, as England won the 3 game tournament with 7 points.