Aaron Bentley

Aaron Bentley
Personal information
Full name Aaron Stuart James Bentley[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Plymouth Parkway
Number 14
Youth career
2004–2010 Tamerton Foliot
2010–2014 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Plymouth Argyle 3 (0)
2015 → Alfreton Town (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 Truro City 27 (0)
2017–2019 Plymouth Parkway
2019 Truro City 6 (0)
2019–2020 Plymouth Parkway
2020-2021 Taunton Town
2021- Plymouth Parkway
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:54, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

Aaron Stuart James Bentley (born 8 November 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender for Plymouth Parkway.

Career

Bentley joined Plymouth Argyle's youth setup relatively late in 2010, after playing for local youth club Tamerton Foliot FC, ran by his father Chris.[3] He signed a one-year professional deal in June 2014, being promoted to the main squad.[citation needed]

On 20 December 2014, Bentley made his professional debut, starting in a 3–0 home win against Dagenham & Redbridge for the League Two club.[4]

Just days later on 28 December 2014, with it only being his 3rd professional start, he was red-carded for a tackle on Josh Ruffels while playing against Oxford United.[5]

On 20 February 2015, Alfreton Town signed Bentley on a one-month long loan[6] before being released from Plymouth on 15 January 2016 and then joining Truro City in February 2016.[7]

On 1 June 2017, Aaron joined ambitious South West Peninsula League Premier side Plymouth Parkway as they sought to get promoted to the Western Football League for 2018–19.[8]

On 15 February 2019, Bentley joined his former club Truro City.[9] On 28 March 2019, Plymouth Parkway announced, that Bentley had returned to the club after only one month.[10]

On 1 June 2020, he signed for Southern League Premier Division side Taunton Town.[11]

On 26 August 2020, Bentley signed for Western League Premier Division side Tavistock A.F.C. in order to guarantee more game time.[12]

Personal life

Aaron is the older brother of Plymouth Argyle defender Jordan Bentley.

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 67. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Plymouth Argyle FC Player Profiles: Aaron Bentley". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Argyle offer professional contracts to River Allen and Aaron Bentley". The Herald. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Plymouth 3–0 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United, 28 December 2014". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Aaron Bentley: Alfreton Town sign Plymouth Argyle defender on loan". BBC Sport. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Defender Aaron Bentley joins Truro City from Plymouth Argyle". Truro City F.C. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  8. ^ "New Signings at Parkway". Plymouth Parkway F.C. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. ^ Profile at Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
  10. ^ Rodders Return, ppfc.co.uk, 28 March 2019
  11. ^ [1], tauntontown.com, 1 June 2020
  12. ^ "Former Plymouth Argyle defender Aaron Bentley is 'good signing' for Tavistock AFC". Tavistock Times Gazette. Retrieved 29 August 2020.