Information AboutMarcus Bent |
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He attended St Paul's College in Sunbury-on-Thames and graduated through the Brentford F.C. youth ranks, usually playing as a forward. He played his first senior game at Bury on 17 August 1996 , and scored his first senior goal on 10 September the same year, helping Brentford achieve a 3-2 victory over Blackpool . He was almost ever-present in a successful season that saw Brentford reach the Football League Second Division play-offs in May 1997 , only to be beaten by Crewe . In January 1998 , he moved to Crystal Palace for £300,000. Almost exactly a year later, in 1999 , he went on to become a Port Vale player for £375,000, but stayed only nine months before being released and joining Sheffield United . After 56 appearances for the Blades, he was sold for £2,050,000 to Blackburn Rovers in November 2000 . A year later he was sold to Ipswich for £3 million. Bent played a season for the Suffolk side, but did not establish himself and went on loan to Premiership side Leicester City for the 2003-04 season during which they were relegated to the Football League First Division . Before the start of the 2004-05 season, Bent transferred to Everton F.C. for a fee of £450,000. He has been a regular starter at Everton in the lone centre forward role, in the club's most successful start to a season for 24 years. Bent proved to be an exceptional asset to the club, and although he only managed 7 goals, proved to be an excellent team player who proved key in securing draws at Southampton and at home to Aston Villa, as well as winning goals against Middlsebrough and Manchester City. His peformances were typified by tireless running and technical prowess, but ever present was his inability to make decisions at critical moments. Dissapointingly, Bent's Everton career ended prematurely and he left having made just two starts in the 2005-06 season, scoring 1 goal. On January 16 , 2006 it was announced that Bent had signed for Charlton Athletic in a deal worth £2.0 million re-uniting him with his former Ipswich teammate and namesake Darren Bent . Everton Manager David Moyes said "It represents a good profit for us for an average player". He scored on his debut as a substitute against league champions Chelsea in a 1-1 draw. |
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