Rhys Bennett (footballer, born 2003)

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Rhys Bennett
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Bennett with Stockport County in 2023/24
Personal information
Full name Rhys Joseph Wright Bennett
Date of birth (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Denton, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 51
Youth career
–2023 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Manchester United 0 (0)
2024 → Stockport County (loan) 2 (0)
2024–2025 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:06, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Rhys Joseph Wright Bennett (born 30 October 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United. [2]

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Early life

Bennett is from Denton, Greater Manchester. He attended Stalybridge Celtic Juniors' soccer school as a six-year-old. He went to school at Russell Scott Primary School in Tameside, and Audenshaw High School. [3] [4]

Career

A centre-half, [5] Bennett is a product of the Manchester United academy having joined the club at U10 level. He signed a first professional contract with the club in 2022. [6] Bennett captained the Manchester United U18 FA Youth Cup side to victory in the 2021-22 season. [7] He also scored in the final, a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest U18. [8] He travelled with the United first team squad on their mid-season training camp to Spain in December 2022, but missed six months at the start of 2023 with injury. [9]

In July 2023, he signed a new professional contract with the club. [10] He was named as part of the senior United match-day side, in December 2023 in an away Premier League tie with West Ham United. [11] [12] In January 2024, he joined EFL League Two side Stockport County on a six-month loan. [13] He made his Stockport league debut on 17 February 2024 against Tranmere Rovers. [14]

On 29 August 2024, Bennett joined League Two club Fleetwood Town on a season-long loan deal. [15]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 25 January 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2021–22————0000
2022–23————3 [a] 030
2023–24————2 [a] 020
Total————5050
Manchester United 2023–24 Premier League 00000000—00
2024–25 Premier League000000000000
Total000000000000
Stockport County (loan) 2023–24 League Two 100000—0010
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2024–25 League Two1600011—2 [a] 0191
Career total17000110070251
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ https://www.premierleague.com/players/107833/Rhys-Bennett/overview
  2. 1 2 Rhys Bennett at Soccerway . Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Bugby, Tony (1 June 2022). "Denton teenager Rhys captains Manchester United to FA Youth Cup triumph". Tameside Correspondent. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Frost, Mark (24 January 2022). "Former Audenshaw School pupil signs professional terms with Manchester United". Quest Media Network. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Charlesworth, Ricky (22 October 2022). "Who is Rhys Bennett? Manchester United youngster profiled after promotion to first-team training". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Bugby, Tony (27 January 2022). "Former Celtic Juniors' player earns professional contract at Manchester United". Tameside Correspondent. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Railston, Steven (23 September 2023). "Manchester United centre-back Rhys Bennett close to return from injury". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Stone, Simon (11 May 2022). "FA Youth Cup: Record crowd watch Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Smith, George (3 July 2023). "Manchester United youngster shares delight at making return in pre-season training". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Railston, Steven (24 July 2023). "Manchester United youngsters Dan Gore and Rhys Bennett sign new contracts". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Premier League: West Ham v Man Utd - Kambwala makes debut". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Willy Kambwala handed Manchester United debut with Raphael Varane out through illness". The Athletic. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Stockport sign Man Utd defender Bennett on loan". BBC Sport. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers 4-0 Stockport County". BBC Sport. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Rhys Bennett joins Town on season-long loan". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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