Murphy Bennett

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Murphy Bennett
Personal information
Full name Murphy John Bennett [1]
Date of birth (2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 (age 20) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Forest Green Rovers
Youth career
Manchester City
2021–2022 Forest Green Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Forest Green Rovers 0 (0)
2023– → Gloucester City (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
Wales U16
2021–2022 Wales U18 2 (0)
2022– Wales U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:36. 3 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Murphy John Bennett (born 23 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Forest Green Rovers.

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Club career

Bennett joined the scholarship program at Forest Green Rovers in June 2021, having previously been with the youth system at Manchester City and represented Wales at under-16 level. [3] He made his first-team debut on 12 October 2021, in a 2–2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion U21 in an EFL Trophy match at The New Lawn. [4] He joined Gloucester City on a month's loan in September 2023. [5]

International career

Bennett was called up to the Wales under-18 squad in August 2021. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Forest Green Rovers 2021–22 [7] EFL League Two 0000001 [a] 010
2022–23 [8] EFL League One 0000001 [a] 010
Total0000002020
Career total0000002020
  1. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Forest Green Rovers – Under 21 Contract players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 115. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Murphy Bennett at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "A warm welcome for new scholars". www.fgr.co.uk. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Papa Johns Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Squad news Darlington (A)". Gloucester City AFC. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Shaw, Conor (17 August 2021). "Bennett selected for Wales U18". www.fgr.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Murphy Bennett in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Murphy Bennett in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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