Murphy Bennett

Murphy Bennett
Personal information
Full name	Murphy John Bennett
Date of birth	23 December 2004 (age 19)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Gloucester City ; (on loan from Forest Green Rovers)
Youth career
	Manchester City
2021–2022	Forest Green Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–	Forest Green Rovers
2023–	→ Gloucester City (loan)
International career‡
	Wales U16
2021–2022	Wales U18
2022–	Wales U18
	*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)

Last updated May 07, 2024

Murphy John Bennett (born 23 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Gloucester City on loan from EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers.

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
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Forest Green Rovers	2021–22 ^[7]	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	1	0
	2022–23 ^[8]	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0

1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

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References

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

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[EFT-8] 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

[1] "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Forest Green Rovers – Under 21 Contract players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 115. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[soccerway-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.

[9] "Games played by Murphy Bennett in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

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Personal information
Full name	Murphy John Bennett^[1]
Date of birth	(2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 (age 19)^[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Gloucester City (on loan from Forest Green Rovers)
Youth career
	Manchester City
2021–2022	Forest Green Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)