Bent Darren was born in London on February 6, 1984. His football career began at the age of 14 in a club called Ipswich Town. He scored 47 goals in 122 matches, and this performance was not left without attention. He was invited to join the more famous and popular club.
Carier start
At age 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 he sent the first goal to the gate of “Newcastle United”. However, then he did not help the team in any way, since it still lost 4-1. As part of the Premier League, he first scored a goal against FC Middlesbrough. That was in 2002, 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 lived up to the expectations of the new team. On the day the 2005/06 Premier League season was opened, he scored a double at Sunderland. By the way, that season he was recognized as the most productive player, since the athlete chalked up 18 goals for the season.
Further success
Darren Bent is an efficient and prominent footballer, therefore it is not surprising that in 2007 Tottenham and West Ham became interested in him. 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. Buying a player cost them 16.5 million pounds. By the way, the club never spent a more impressive amount than at that time. However, his career at Tottenham failed because of injuries. Although for 2 seasons he managed to score 18 goals, even despite health problems.
Sunderland became his next team. There, Bent Darren became the main player right away. For 58 matches he managed to score 32 goals.
In 2011, he joined the Aston Villa club for 18 million pounds. And in the first match, he scored the winning goal for his opponent, who was then Manchester City. In total, for “Aston Villa” he played 61 matches and scored 21 goals.
Last years
In August 16, 2013, Fulham rented Bent Darren for one season. It is interesting that Newcastle also fought for this right, which has long shown interest in the Englishman. For all the time spent in Fulham FC, Darren scored 3 goals, having played 24 matches.
In 2014, he was invited to join the Brighton & Hove Albion club. 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 truly phenomenal performance, so the leadership of “Derby County” bought Darren. And since 2015, the Englishman has defended the colors of this club.
Despite the success, Darren does not have too many team achievements. Once he won the English League Cup. That was in 2008. In the next 2009, he became the finalist of the same tournament. And in 2010 he won the “Bronze boot” of the championship of England. That is, in other words, he became the third best scorer of the season.
By the way, Bent Darren has not played in the national team since 2011. For the basic composition, he played five years: from 2006 to 2011. In total, the football player scored 13 goals. Of these, 9 for the national team up to 21 years old, and 4 for the main team.