Darren Bent

Date of birth06 February 1984
Place of birthTooting
NationalityEnglish
Weight73 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionForward

Darren Bent made his Ipswich Town debut in the UEFA Cup against Helsingborg.

A fast attacking striker, he agreed a new three-year deal with Ipswich Town in June 2003 before joining Charlton Athletic in June 2005 on a four-year contract.

This was extended to June 2010 in July 2006.

Darren joined Tottenham Hotspur in June 2007 with a six-year contract.

He joined Sunderland in July 2009 with a four-year contract.

Darren joined Aston Villa in January 2011 with a contract to June 2015.

After a loan spell, he joined Derby County in July 2015 with a two-year contract that was extended to June 2018 in April 2017.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Ipswich Town 02 Jul 2001 01 Jun 2005
Charlton Athletic 01 Jun 2005 29 Jun 2007
Tottenham Hotspur 29 Jun 2007 05 Aug 2009
Sunderland 05 Aug 2009 18 Jan 2011
Aston Villa 18 Jan 2011 30 Jun 2015
Fulham 16 Aug 2013 31 May 2014 L
Brighton and Hove Albion 26 Nov 2014 31 Dec 2014 L
Derby County 03 Jan 2015 31 May 2015 L
Derby County 01 Jul 2015 30 Jun 2018
Burton Albion 26 Jan 2018 31 May 2018 L

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2001-02 Ipswich Town League Cup
1
1
2001-02 Ipswich Town Premier League 2
3
1
2001-02 Ipswich Town UEFA Cup
1
2002-03 Ipswich Town FA Cup
2
3
2002-03 Ipswich Town League Cup 3
2
2002-03 Ipswich Town League Division 1 24
11
12
1
2002-03 Ipswich Town UEFA Cup 1
3
1
2003-04 Ipswich Town FA Cup 1
2003-04 Ipswich Town League Cup 1
2003-04 Ipswich Town League Division 1 32
5
16
1
2003-04 Ipswich Town League Division 1 Play-Offs 2
1
2004-05 Ipswich Town FA Cup 1
2004-05 Ipswich Town League Championship 45
20
1
2004-05 Ipswich Town League Championship Play-Offs 2
2004-05 Ipswich Town League Cup 2
2005-06 Charlton Athletic FA Cup 5
2
2005-06 Charlton Athletic League Cup 2
1
2
2005-06 Charlton Athletic Premier League 36
18
2
2006-07 Charlton Athletic League Cup 2
1
2
2006-07 Charlton Athletic Premier League 32
13
1
2007-08 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup
1
2007-08 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 11
16
6
2007-08 Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Cup 4
4
2
2008-09 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 1
2008-09 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 1
2
1
2008-09 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 21
12
12
1
2008-09 Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Cup 5
1
4
2009-10 Sunderland FA Cup 2
1
2009-10 Sunderland Premier League 38
24
5
2010-11 Aston Villa Premier League 16
9
2010-11 Sunderland FA Cup 1
1
2010-11 Sunderland League Cup 2
2
2010-11 Sunderland Premier League 20
8
1
2011-12 Aston Villa FA Cup 2
1
2011-12 Aston Villa League Cup 1
2011-12 Aston Villa Premier League 21
1
9
1
2012-13 Aston Villa FA Cup 2
2
2012-13 Aston Villa League Cup 2
3
1
2012-13 Aston Villa Premier League 8
8
3
1
2013-14 Fulham FA Cup 2
1
2
2013-14 Fulham League Cup 1
2
1
2013-14 Fulham Premier League 11
13
3
2014-15 Aston Villa League Cup 1
2014-15 Aston Villa Premier League
7
2014-15 Brighton and Hove Albion League Championship 5
2
2014-15 Derby County FA Cup 2
2
2014-15 Derby County League Championship 11
4
10
2015-16 Derby County FA Cup 1
1
2015-16 Derby County League Championship 4
17
2
2015-16 Derby County League Championship Play-Offs
2
2015-16 Derby County League Cup 1
2016-17 Derby County FA Cup 2
2
2016-17 Derby County League Championship 22
15
10
1
2016-17 Derby County League Cup 3
1
2017-18 Burton Albion League Championship 10
5
2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
30 Jan 2018 Burton Albion v Reading L 1-3 League Championship
10 Feb 2018 Ipswich Town v Burton Albion D 0-0 League Championship
17 Feb 2018 Burton Albion v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Championship
20 Feb 2018 Barnsley v Burton Albion W 1-2 League Championship
24 Feb 2018 Burton Albion v Millwall L 0-1 League Championship
06 Mar 2018 Burton Albion v Brentford L 0-2 League Championship
10 Mar 2018 Burton Albion v Bristol City D 0-0 League Championship
13 Mar 2018 Sheffield United v Burton Albion L 2-0 League Championship
30 Mar 2018 Cardiff City v Burton Albion L 3-1 League Championship
02 Apr 2018 Burton Albion v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Championship
07 Apr 2018 Birmingham City v Burton Albion D 1-1 League Championship
10 Apr 2018 Burton Albion v Hull City L 0-5 League Championship
21 Apr 2018 Sunderland v Burton Albion W 1-2 League Championship
28 Apr 2018 Burton Albion v Bolton Wanderers W 2-0 League Championship
06 May 2018 Preston North End v Burton Albion L 2-1 League Championship


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2001-02 England UEFA Under-19 1
2001-02 England Under-19 2
3
2002-03 England Under-21
2
1
2003-04 England UEFA Under-21
1
2003-04 England Under-21
2
1
2004-05 England UEFA Under-21 2
3
5
2004-05 England Under-21 1
1
1
2005-06 England International Friendly 1
2005-06 England UEFA Under-21 2
1
2006-07 England International Friendly
1
2007-08 England UEFA European Championship
1
2008-09 England International Friendly
1
2009-10 England International Friendly 2
2010-11 England International Friendly 1
1
2010-11 England UEFA European Championship 2
1
2
2011-12 England International Friendly 1
1
2011-12 England UEFA European Championship 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
14 Feb 2002 England v Germany W 3-1 Under-19
17 Apr 2002 Lithuania v England D 1-1 U19
21 Apr 2002 England v Lithuania W 2-1 UEFA U19 Quarter-final
11 Feb 2003 Italy v England L 1-0 Under-21
02 Jun 2003 England v Serbia and Montenegro W 3-2 Under-21
10 Oct 2003 Turkey v England L 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 7
17 Feb 2004 England v Netherlands W 3-2 Under-21
30 Mar 2004 Sweden v England D 2-2 Under-21
17 Aug 2004 England v Ukraine W 3-1 Under-21
03 Sep 2004 Austria v England W 0-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 6
07 Sep 2004 Poland v England W 1-3 UEFA Under-21 Group 6
08 Oct 2004 England v Wales W 2-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 6
16 Nov 2004 Spain v England L 1-0 Under-21
25 Mar 2005 England v Germany D 2-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 6
29 Mar 2005 England v Azerbaijan W 2-0 UEFA Under-21 Group
11 Nov 2005 England v France D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Play-off
15 Nov 2005 France v England L 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Play-off
01 Mar 2006 England v Uruguay W 2-1 International Friendly
16 Aug 2006 England v Greece W 4-0 International Friendly
21 Nov 2007 England v Croatia L 2-3 UEFA European Championship Group E
19 Nov 2008 Germany v England W 1-2 International Friendly
14 Nov 2009 Brazil v England L 1-0 International Friendly
30 May 2010 Japan v England W 1-2 International Friendly
07 Sep 2010 Switzerland v England W 1-3 UEFA European Championship Group G
09 Feb 2011 Denmark v England W 1-2 International Friendly
26 Mar 2011 Wales v England W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group G
04 Jun 2011 England v Switzerland D 2-2 UEFA European Championship Group G
07 Oct 2011 Montenegro v England D 2-2 UEFA European Championship Group G
12 Nov 2011 England v Spain W 1-0 International Friendly
15 Nov 2011 England v Sweden W 1-0 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.