Joe Bennett (footballer)
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Joseph Bennett (born 28 March 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Oxford United.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Bennett[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 34)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Rochdale, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | Northallerton Town | ||
2001–2008 | Middlesbrough | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Middlesbrough | 85 | (1) |
2012–2016 | Aston Villa | 30 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 41 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2016–2021 | Cardiff City | 164 | (5) |
2021–2023 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | (1) |
2023– | Oxford United | 16 | (0) |
International career | |||
2009 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
2009 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
2011 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 (UTC) |
Bennett signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough prior to the 2008–09 season and made his professional debut in May 2009 in the club's final game of the season. He went on to make more than 90 appearances in all competitions for Middlesbrough before joining Aston Villa on 29 August 2012 for an undisclosed fee. After one season as a regular in the first team, he struggled to establish himself in the side and, after loan spells with Brighton & Hove Albion, AFC Bournemouth and Sheffield Wednesday, he was sold to Cardiff City in 2016.
With Cardiff, he gained promotion to the Premier League after finishing as runners-up in the Championship during the 2017–18 season. At international level, he has been capped at U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels for England.