Bent Darren: The career of a British English hitter

Bent Darren was born in London on February 6, His career as a football player began at the age of 14 in a club called Ipswich Town. He scored 47 goals in 122 games, and this performance was not left without attention. He was invited to his ranks by a more famous and popular club.

Carier start

At 14, Bent Darren became part of Ipswich Town, and three years later he signed a professional contract with this club. His debut match was against Helsingborg. And the first goal he sent to the gate, "Newcastle United". However, then he did not help the team, as she lost all the same with the score 4: 1. In the Premier League, he scored the first goal against FC Middlesbrough FC for the first time. It was in 2002, on April 24th.

Then they became interested in the leadership of Charlton. So in the summer of 2005, Bent moved to this club for 3 million pounds. And he justified the hopes of the new team. On the day when the season of the Premier League 2005/06 was opened, he made a double at the gate of "Sunderland". By the way, in that season he was recognized as the most productive player, because the athlete recorded at his own expense 18 goals per season.

Further successes

Darren Bent - the footballer is productive and prominent, therefore it is not surprising that in 2007 he became interested in "Tottenham" and "West Ham". Both clubs offered him good conditions. In the first case, his salary would be 45,000 pounds a week, in the second - 75,000. But he agreed to the offer of "Tottenham". The purchase of the player cost them 16.5 million pounds. By the way, the club never spent a more impressive amount than this time. However, the career in "Tottenham" he did not take place because of injuries. Although for 2 seasons he managed to score 18 goals, even despite the health problems.

Sunderland became his next team. There, Bent Darren became the main player immediately. For 58 matches he managed to score 32 goals.

In 2011, he moved to the club Aston Villa for 18 million pounds. And in the first match scored the winning goal to the opponent, which was then "Manchester City". In total, for "Aston Villa" he played 61 games and scored 21 goals.

Last years

In 2013, August 16, "Fulham" rented Bent Darren for one season. It is interesting that Newcastle also fought for this right, which has long been interested in the Englishman. For all time spent in FC "Fulham", Darren scored 3 goals, having played 24 matches.

In 2014 he was invited to the club "Brighton and Hove Albion". True, there the striker played only 5 matches and scored 2 goals. In 2015, he moved to "Derby County". In one season, he played 15 matches and scored 10 goals, which was really phenomenal performance, so the leadership of "Derby County" bought Darren. And since 2015, the Englishman defends the colors of this club.

Despite the effectiveness, Darren does not have too many team achievements. Once he won the English League Cup. This was in 2008. In the next 2009, he became a finalist of the same tournament. And in 2010 he won the "Bronze Boot" of the championship of England. That is, speaking in other words, became the third best scorer of the season.

By the way, in the national team Bent Darren does not play since 2011. For the main lineup he played five years: from 2006 to 2011. In total, the player scored 13 goals. Of them - 9 for the national team to 21 years, and 4 - for the main part.