Elliott Bennett

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Elliott Bennett
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Bennett warming up for Bury in 2009
Personal information
Full name Elliott Bennett
Date of birth (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Telford, England
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Position(s) Winger / attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 31
Youth career
2004–2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 9 (1)
2008 → Bury (loan) 19 (1)
2008–2009 → Bury (loan) 48 (3)
2009–2011 Brighton & Hove Albion 89 (13)
2011–2016 Norwich City 67 (2)
2014 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 7 (0)
2015 → Bristol City (loan) 15 (0)
2016– Blackburn Rovers 21 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:13, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Elliott Bennett (born 18 December 1988) is an English-born Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers. He is the elder brother of footballer Kyle Bennett and a cousin of Jake Bennett who plays non-league football.

Career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Bennett grew up in Telford, Shropshire, and joined Wolverhampton Wanderers at age nine having been spotted playing in a local five-a-side tournament. He captained the club's under-12 team that travelled to Japan in 2001 and won the U12 World Cup, where he also picked up the Player of the Tournament award. He attended Thomas Telford School, where he captained the football team to win the County Cup five years in a row. Bennett was also a talented 200m sprinter and represented Shropshire at the English School Athletics Championships.

He left school to gain a scholarship at Wolves alongside Lee Collins, and signed professional forms with them in March 2007. The midfielder never made a league appearance for Wolves though, despite being picked for the first team squad several times, but did appear twice for them in the League Cup.

Brighton & Hove Albion

After spending time at loan at both Crewe (where he scored once against Port Vale)[1] and Bury, Bennett signed a three-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 August 2009.[2] In November 2010 he signed a new three and half-year contract to keep him at Brighton & Hove Albion until the summer of 2014.[3] Bennett enjoyed a successful season in 2010–11, playing a significant role in Brighton's promotion to the Championship. Scoring eight goals, and assisting over 20, Bennett gained a place in the PFA League One Team of the Year.

Norwich City

2011–12 season

On 14 June 2011, he signed for Norwich City on an undisclosed three-year deal.[4] He was handed squad number 17 for the upcoming Premier League season. Bennett scored the third goal in a 3–0 pre-season win against Coventry City from 30 yards out. However, this was not enough to earn Bennett a starting place against Wigan Athletic on the opening day of the Premier League season where he came on as a sub, replacing Andrew Surman. On 9 April 2012, Bennett scored his first Premier League goal against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane with a strike from just outside the penalty area, which proved to be the winner in a 2–1 victory for the Canaries.

2012–13 season

Bennett started the 2012–13 season on the bench at Craven Cottage in the Canaries' 0–5 defeat. He picked up an injury coming on for Robert Snodgrass. Bennett then made his return in a League Cup clash against Doncaster Rovers which featured his younger brother Kyle Bennett. On 6 April he got two assists in a 2–2 draw against Swansea City. On 20 April, he scored in a 2–1 win against Reading.[5]

2013–14 season

Having played in Norwich's opening Premier League fixture against Everton, Bennett injured his knee ligaments, requiring surgery, ruling him out until 2014.[6] He made his return from injury on the final day of the season, replacing Nathan Redmond in the 76th minute of a 2–0 defeat to Arsenal.

Blackburn Rovers

On January 5, 2016, Bennett signed for Blackburn Rovers on a two and a half year deal.[7] Bennett scored his first Rovers goal on February 27 in a 3–2 victory over Milton Keynes Dons.[8]

International career

Bennett qualifies to play for Jamaica through his paternal grandparents. He was called up to the Jamaica national football team on 27 February 2015 for friendly games against Venezuela and Cuba.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 20 August 2013.[10]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2007–08 Championship 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2008–09 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2007–08 League One 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Total 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Bury (loan) 2007–08 League Two 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2008–09 League Two 46 3 1 0 1 0 4 0 52 3
Total 65 4 1 0 1 0 4 0 71 4
Brighton & Hove Albion 2009–10 League One 43 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 47 9
2010–11 League One 46 6 5 2 1 0 1 0 53 8
Total 89 13 9 4 1 0 1 0 100 17
Norwich City 2011–12 Premier League 33 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 1
2012–13 Premier League 23 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 27 2
2013–14 Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 58 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 65 3
Career Total 221 20 17 5 6 0 5 0 251 26
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs and Football League Trophy.

Honours

Brighton & Hove Albion
Individual

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Brighton swoop for winger Bennett, BBC sport, 20 August 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Winger Elliott Bennett signs new Brighton deal, BBC sport, 23 November 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  4. ↑ Bennett Completes Norwich Move, Seagulls World, 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June.
  5. ↑ "Norwich 2–1 Reading" BBC Sport. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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