Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aaron Stuart James Bentley [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 November 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Plymouth Parkway | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2010 | Tamerton Foliot | ||
2010–2014 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Truro City | 27 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Plymouth Parkway | ||
2019 | Truro City | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Plymouth Parkway | ||
2020-2021 | Taunton Town | ||
2021-2022 | Plymouth Parkway | 14 | (2) |
2022-2025 | Helston Athletic | ||
2025- | Plymouth Parkway | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:54, 28 December 2017 (UTC) |
Aaron Stuart James Bentley (born 8 November 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender for Plymouth Parkway.
Bentley joined Plymouth Argyle's youth setup relatively late in 2010, after playing for local youth club Tamerton Foliot FC, ran by his father Chris. [3] He signed a one-year professional deal in June 2014, being promoted to the main squad.[ citation needed ]
On 20 December 2014, Bentley made his professional debut, starting in a 3–0 home win against Dagenham & Redbridge for the League Two club. [4]
Just days later on 28 December 2014, with it only being his 3rd professional start, he was red-carded for a tackle on Josh Ruffels while playing against Oxford United. [5]
On 20 February 2015, Alfreton Town signed Bentley on a one-month long loan [6] before being released from Plymouth on 15 January 2016 and then joining Truro City in February 2016. [7]
On 1 June 2017, Aaron joined ambitious South West Peninsula League Premier side Plymouth Parkway as they sought to get promoted to the Western Football League for 2018–19. [8]
On 15 February 2019, Bentley joined his former club Truro City. [9] On 28 March 2019, Plymouth Parkway announced, that Bentley had returned to the club after only one month. [10]
On 1 June 2020, he signed for Southern League Premier Division side Taunton Town. [11]
On 26 August 2020, Bentley signed for Western League Premier Division side Tavistock A.F.C. in order to guarantee more game time. [12]
Aaron is the older brother of Plymouth Argyle defender Jordan Bentley.