Kyle Bennett (footballer)

Kyle Bennett
Personal information
Full nameKyle Bennett[1]
Date of birth9 September 1990
Place of birthTelford, England
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Doncaster Rovers
Number23
Youth career
2000–2008Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2010Wolverhampton Wanderers0(0)
2010–2011Bury32(2)
2011–Doncaster Rovers110(15)
2013→ Crawley Town (loan)4(0)
2014→ Bradford City (loan)18(1)
National team
2008England U181(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:10, 14 February 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Kyle Bennett (born 9 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 March, in a 2–0 win away against Colchester United.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2014.[13]
England
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 A yellow card A red card
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) 18 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – 18 1 0 0
Total 79 7 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 86 8 8 0
Career Total 128 10 3 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 138 11 9 0

Honours

Doncaster Rovers

Personal life

He is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Elliott Bennett.

References

  1. ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Profile". buryfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Wolves striker Kyle Bennett on trial at Leicester City". Leicester Mercury. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "New Shakers set for debuts". Sky Sports. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Bury sign Lees, Picken and Bennett in triple swoop". BBC Sport. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Bury 0 – 1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Bury 3 – 1 Crewe". BBC Sport. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "Bury offer new contracts to seven". BBC Sport. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Bennett Moves On". Bury FC. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  10. ↑ http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/city-bring-in-bennett-1313078.aspx
  11. ↑ "Bradford City 0–0 Preston North End" BBC Sport. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Colchester United 0–2 Bradford City" BBC Sport. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

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