Elliott Bennett
Personal information
Full name	Elliott Bennett
Date of birth	18 December 1988 (1988-12-18) (age 21)
Place of birth	Telford, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Brighton & Hove Albion
Number	26
Youth career
2004–2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007–2009 2007–2008 2008 2008–2009 2009–	Wolverhampton Wanderers → Crewe Alexandra (loan) → Bury (loan) → Bury (loan) Brighton & Hove Albion	00 (0) 09 (1) 19 (1) 46 (3) 018 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:56, 12 December 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Elliott Bennett (born 18 December 1988) is an English footballer, signed to League One side Brighton & Hove Albion.

[edit] Career

Bennett, born in Telford, joined Midlands side Wolverhampton Wanderers aged age nine having been spotted playing in a local five-a-side tournament. He captained the club's under-12 team that travelled to Japan in 2001 and won the U12 World Cup, where he also picked up the Player of the Tournament award. He attended Thomas Telford School, where he captained the football team to win the County Cup five years in a row. Bennett was also a talented 200m sprinter and represented Shropshire at the English School Athletics Championships.

He left school to gain a scholarship at Wolves alongside Lee Collins, and signed professional forms with them in March 2007. The midfielder never made a league appearance for Wolves though, despite being picked for the first team squad several times, but did appear twice for them in the League Cup.

He signed a three year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 August 2009 after moving for an undisclosed fee.^[1]

[edit] External links

• Elliott Bennett on Soccerbase

[edit] References