Kyle Bennett (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyle Bennett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Telford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bradford City (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Bury | 32 | (2) |
| 2011– | Doncaster Rovers | 74 | (7) |
| 2013 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Bradford City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:23, 28 January 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kyle Bennett (born 9 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bradford City on loan from Doncaster Rovers.
Playing style
Bennett is an attacking midfielder "known for his blistering pace and close ball control as well as having the ability to fire the ball at goal with venom".[2]
Playing career
Bennett began playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers at the age of seven, signing for the club at age nine.
He signed a three-year professional contract in September 2007, just after has seventeenth birthday. He stayed at Molineux for two years without ever making the first team.
In March 2010 he had a two-week trial with Leicester City.[3]
In August 2010 he joined League Two club Bury on a one-year deal,[4] after impressing on trial.[5] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Port Vale at Gigg Lane on 7 August 2010.[6] He scored his first goals in professional football on 26 February 2011, when he scored twice as Bury beat Crewe Alexandra 3–1.[7] In May 2011 he was offered a new contract by the club[8] but the beginning of July the club confirmed he has rejected the deal in favour of a move to Doncaster Rovers, and as the clubs could not agree on a transfer fee that it would go to a transfer tribunal to determine a transfer fee.[9]
On 24 January 2014 Bennett joined Bradford City on loan until the end of the season.[10] He made his debut four days later, and was sent off in the 25th minute after clashing with Neil Kilkenny in a 0-0 draw at home to Preston North End.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 28 January 2014.[12]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Play-offs | Total | Discipline | ||||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | ||||
| 2010–11 | Bury | League One | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Doncaster Rovers | Championship | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | League One | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Crawley Town (on loan) | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Bradford City (on loan) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 78 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 111 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 10 | 9 | 0 | |||
Honours
- Doncaster Rovers
- League One Champions: 2012–13
Personal life
He is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Elliott Bennett.
References
- ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ↑ "Profile". buryfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ↑ "Wolves striker Kyle Bennett on trial at Leicester City". Leicester Mercury. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ↑ "New Shakers set for debuts". Sky Sports. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ↑ "Bury sign Lees, Picken and Bennett in triple swoop". BBC Sport. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ↑ "Bury 0 – 1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ↑ "Bury 3 – 1 Crewe". BBC Sport. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ↑ "Bury offer new contracts to seven". BBC Sport. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ↑ "Bennett Moves On". Bury FC. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/city-bring-in-bennett-1313078.aspx
- ↑ "Bradford City 0-0 Preston North End" BBC Sport. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
External links
- Profile at the Official Bury site
- Kyle Bennett career stats at Soccerbase
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