Devin Benton

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Devin Benton
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-18) November 18, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2010–2016 Hoover SC
2016 Atlanta United
2017–2018 Houston Dynamo
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 UAB Blazers 34 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Brazos Valley Cavalry 4 (0)
2021 North Texas SC 8 (0)
2022 Chattanooga Red Wolves 27 (1)
2023 North Carolina FC 26 (1)
2024 One Knoxville 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 22, 2024

Devin "DJ" Benton (born November 18, 1999) is an American soccer player.

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Career

Youth

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Benton played club soccer with Hoover Soccer Club, [1] before joining the Atlanta United academy in 2016, and later the Houston Dynamo academy. [2] In the summer of 2018, Benton also appeared for Houston's USL PDL affiliate side Brazos Valley Cavalry, making four appearances. [3]

College

Benton attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham to play college soccer. [2] In two seasons with the Blazers, Benton made 34 appearances. [4]

Professional

On August 27, 2021, Benton signed a professional deal with USL League One side North Texas SC. [5] He made his debut the following day, appearing as an 88th-minute substitute during a 0–0 draw with Union Omaha. [6]

Benton signed with Chattanooga Red Wolves SC on January 14, 2022. [7]

Benton joined North Carolina FC on December 27, 2022. [8] Benton appeared in 26 league games as NCFC won the 2023 USL League One championship.

ON January 9, 2024, Benton signed One Knoxville SC of USL League One. [9] He was released by Knoxville following their 2024 season. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Hoover Soccer Club Alums Represented at College Signing Day | Hoover Soccer Club". Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. 1 2 "Blazers Ink Two in 2018 Class". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. - 2018 Playoffs - Roster - # - Devin Benton -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ↑ "DJ Benton - Men's Soccer". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ "North Texas SC Signs Defender Devin Benton | FC Dallas". fcdallas.
  6. ↑ "Union Omaha vs. North Texas SC - August 28, 2021 | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleageone.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ Latapi, Carlos. "RED WOLVES SIGN FORMER NORTH TEXAS SC DEFENDER DEVIN 'DJ' BENTON". ChattanoogaRedWolves-SC.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "North Carolina adds defender DJ Benton for new season". USLLeagueOne.com. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "One Knoxville SC signs DJ Benton". OneKnoxSC.com. One Knoxville . Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "One Knoxville SC - Departing Players following 2024 Campaign".
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