| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elliott Bennett | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Telford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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) | 46 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 89 | (13) |
| 2011– | Norwich City | 16 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:39, 14 June 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Elliott Bennett (born 18 December 1988) is an English footballer, currently signed to Norwich City who are an English team promoted to the Premier League at the end of the 2010/11 season. He is the elder brother of footballer Kyle Bennett.
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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.
After spending time at loan at both Crewe and Bury, Bennett signed a three year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 August 2009.[1] In November 2010 he signed a new three and half year contract to keep him at Brighton & Hove Albion until the summer of 2014.[2] Bennett enjoyed a successful season in 2010-11, playing a significant role in Brighton's promotion to the Championship. Scoring 8 goals, and assisting over 20, Bennett gained a place in the PFA League One Team of the Year.
On 14 June 2011, he signed for Norwich City on an undisclosed 3-year deal.[3] He was handed squad number 17 for the upcoming Premier League season. Bennett impressed the Norwich fans with a series of good performances in pre season, the pick of them was against Coventry where he scored the 3rd and final goal in the 3-0 win from 30 yards out. However, this was not enough to earn Bennett a starting place against Wigan on the opening day of the Premier League season where he came on as a sub, replacing Andrew Surman.
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