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[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Shrewsbury, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Shifnal Town
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)
2011–2016 Norwich City 68 (2)
2014 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 7 (0)
2015 → Bristol City (loan) 15 (0)
2016–2021 Blackburn Rovers 177 (8)
2021–2024 Shrewsbury Town 107 (2)
2024– Shifnal Town 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:29, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Elliott Bennett (born 18 December 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Premier League Division One West club Shifnal Town. He is the elder brother of footballer Kyle Bennett.[4]

Club career

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Bennett grew up in Telford, Shropshire,[2] 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.[citation needed]

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

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After spending time at loan at both Crewe (where he scored once against Port Vale)[5] and Bury, Bennett signed a three-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 August 2009.[6] In November 2010 he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract to keep him at Brighton & Hove Albion until the summer of 2014.[7] Bennett enjoyed a successful season in 2010–11, playing a significant role in Brighton's promotion to the Championship. Scoring eight goals, Bennett gained a place in the PFA League One Team of the Year.

Norwich City

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2011–12 season

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On 14 June 2011, he signed for Norwich City on an undisclosed three-year deal.[8] 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

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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.[9]

2013–14 season

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Having played in Norwich's opening Premier League fixture against Everton, Bennett injured his knee ligaments, requiring surgery, ruling him out until 2014.[10] 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

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On 5 January 2016, Bennett signed for Blackburn Rovers on a 2+1⁄2-year deal.[11] Bennett scored his first Rovers goal on 27 February in a 3–2 victory over Milton Keynes Dons.[12]

On 5 October 2017, Rovers announced that Bennett had signed a new two-year contract.[13]

On 16 November 2018, Rovers announced that Bennett had signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract.[14]

After the departure of Charlie Mulgrew to Wigan on a season-long loan, Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray announced Elliot Bennett would take over as club captain for the 2019–20 season.

Shrewsbury Town

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On 17 June 2021, Bennett made the step down to League One, signing for Shrewsbury Town on a one-year deal.[15] Bennett signed a contract extension of undisclosed length at the end of the 2021–22 season.[16] He was released by the club at the end of the 2022–23 season,[17][18] but remained with the club for the 2023–24 season.[19] He was released by Shrewsbury at the end of the 2023–24 season.[20]

International career

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Bennett qualifies to play for Jamaica through his paternal grandparents. He was called up to the Jamaica national team on 27 February 2015 for friendly games against Venezuela and Cuba.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 15 August 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2007–08[23] Championship 0 0 0 0 2 0 – 2 0
2008–09[24] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2007–08[23] League One 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Bury (loan) 2007–08[23] League Two 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2008–09[24] League Two 46 3 1 0 1 0 4[a] 0 52 3
Total 65 4 1 0 1 0 4 0 71 4
Brighton & Hove Albion 2009–10[25] League One 43 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 47 9
2010–11[26] League One 46 6 5 2 1 0 1[b] 0 53 8
Total 89 13 9 4 1 0 1 0 100 17
Norwich City 2011–12[27] Premier League 33 1 3 0 0 0 – 36 1
2012–13[28] Premier League 24 1 2 1 2 0 – 28 2
2013–14[29] Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 0
2014–15[30] Championship 9 0 0 0 2 0 1[c] 0 12 0
2015–16[31] Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 – 2 0
Total 68 2 5 1 6 0 1 0 80 3
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2014–15[30] Championship 7 0 0 0 0 0 – 7 0
Bristol City (loan) 2015–16[31] Championship 15 0 0 0 0 0 – 15 0
Blackburn Rovers 2015–16[31] Championship 21 2 3 0 0 0 – 24 2
2016–17[32] Championship 25 3 2 1 1 0 – 28 4
2017–18[33] League One 41 2 3 0 2 0 1[d] 0 47 2
2018–19[34] Championship 40 1 2 0 0 0 – 42 1
2019–20[35] Championship 41 0 1 0 0 0 – 42 0
2020–21[36] Championship 9 0 0 0 0 0 – 9 0
Total 177 8 11 1 3 0 1 0 192 9
Blackburn Rovers U23 2016–17[32] — — — — 2[d] 0 2 0
Shrewsbury Town 2021–22[37] League One 42 1 3 1 2 0 1[d] 0 48 2
2022–23[38] League One 32 1 2 0 0 0 1[d] 0 35 1
2023–24[39] League One 33 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
Total 107 2 8 1 2 0 2 0 85 3
Career total 506 30 33 7 15 0 11 0 600 37
  1. ^ Two appearances in Football League Trophy; two appearances in League Two play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in Championship play-offs
  4. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Norwich City

Blackburn Rovers

Individual

References

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  6. ^ Brighton swoop for winger Bennett, BBC sport, 20 August 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  7. ^ Winger Elliott Bennett signs new Brighton deal, BBC sport, 23 November 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  8. ^ Bennett Completes Norwich Move Archived 10 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Seagulls World, 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June.
  9. ^ "Norwich 2–1 Reading" BBC Sport. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
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