Rhys Bennett
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| Full name | Rhys Gordon Bennett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashton-in-Makerfield, England | ||
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| Position(s) | Defender / defensive midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Rochdale | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Radcliffe Borough | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Falkirk (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2012– | Rochdale | 106 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:41, 08 February 2016 (UTC) | |||
Rhys Gordon Bennett (born 1 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rochdale. He primarily plays as a central defender, although he has also been deployed in defensive midfield, and as a full-back.
Born in Ashton in Makerfield, Greater Manchester, he began his career as a youth player with Radcliffe Borough, before moving to Bolton Wanderers. He went professional in 2009, spending three years with Bolton, where he regularly played in the club's reserve side, but he failed to make the first team and was sent out on loan to Falkirk in July 2011. Bennet stayed at Falkirk throughout the 2011/12 campaign, making 25 appearances for the club in all competitions. In the summer of 2012, Bennett made a permanent transfer to then-League Two side Rochdale, where he has notably made over 100 league appearances.
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Club career
Bolton Wanderers
Bennett started his professional career at Bolton Wanderers, regularly playing in the reserve side and wearing the captain's armband on occasions.[2] Having not made an appearance for the first team he was sent out on loan to Falkirk in July 2011 by manager Owen Coyle.
Falkirk (loan)
On 6 July 2011, it was announced that Falkirk had signed Bennett on a six-month loan,[3] which was extended until the end of the season on 9 January 2012.[4] Bennett made his debut on 23 July 2011, scoring a 26th-minute opener against Brechin City in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
He made his league debut on 6 August in a 1–0 loss against Raith Rovers.[5]
Rochdale
On 11 June 2012, Rochdale announced that Bennett had signed a one-year contract at the club effective on 1 July 2012.[6] He made his debut on 4 September in a 2–2 draw against Fleetwood Town in the Football League Trophy. The game went to a penalty shoot-out which Rochdale won 4–2 and progressed to the second round.[7] He made his league debut on 15 September in a 2–1 win away to AFC Wimbledon.[8]
He scored his first goal for the club on 1 December, in a 3–2 defeat to York City.[9]
Career Statistics
- As of 17 June 2015.[10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkirk (loan) | 2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | |
| Rochdale | 2012–13 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
| Total | 95 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 5 | |
| Career total | 114 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 133 | 6 | |
See also
References
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- ↑ "Rochdale sign Bolton Wanderers defender Rhys Bennett" BBC Sport. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "Rochdale 2–2 Fleetwood" BBC Sport. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Rochdale" BBC Sport. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "Rochdale 2–3 York" BBC Sport. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ Rhys Bennett career statistics at Soccerbase
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- Living people
- People from Manchester
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