Darren Bent

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A strong, pacey forward, Darren Bent is an English footballer, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur. He started his career with Ipswich Town in 2001. He made 141 appearances and scored 55 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining Charlton Athletic for a fee of £2.5 million in 2005. He was their top scorer for two consecutive seasons and joined Tottenham Hotspur for a club record fee of £16.5 million in 2007. Bent has recently regained scoring form under new Spurs manager Harry Redknapp.

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Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has allayed fears of a pre-season injury crisis among his strikers. England international Darren Bent missed Tuesday's 2-0 defeat to Benfica in Portugal with the hamstring problem he picked up during the club's overseas training camp. Meanwhile, Trinidad and Tobago frontman Kenwyne Jones lasted just 30 minutes before limping off with a knee injury. However, despite... [more»]

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has admitted he will have to reduce the size of his first-team squad before he can bring in any fresh faces this summer. Bruce spent heavily during the last off-season to bring the likes of Darren Bent, Lee Cattermole, Fraizer Campbell and Michael Turner to the Stadium of Light. But with the wage bill at the Wearside club in need of trimming, Bruce has admitted... [more»]

Steve Bruce believes Darren Bent's World Cup snub will prove to be England's loss and Sunderland's gain. The 26-year-old striker was one of seven players cut by England coach Fabio Capello from a provisional 30-strong provisional squad for South Africa earlier this week. Bent had a strong case for inclusion after scoring 24 Premier League goals in his first season at the Stadium of Light... [more»]

Sunderland striker Darren Bent thought his goalscoring record in the Premier League in the season just ended would have been enough for him to earn a place in England's 23-man squad for the World Cup finals in South Africa. The former Charlton Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur striker scored 25 goals for the mid-table Black Cats last term but was one of the seven members of Fabio Capello's initial... [more»]

Sunderland striker Darren Bent has urged England coach Fabio Capello to give him the chance to shine on the World Cup stage. Bent is one of five frontmen named by the Italian in his 30-man provisional squad following his impressive domestic season. The 26-year-old bagged 25 goals following his move from Tottenham last summer but faces competition from the likes of Wayne Rooney, Emile Heskey,... [more»]