Thomas Bender

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Joseph Bender[1]
Date of birth	19 January 1993 (1993-01-19) (age 16)
Place of birth	Harlow, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Colchester United
Number	34
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–	Colchester United	1	(0)
National team‡
2009–	Wales U17	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2009

Thomas Joseph Bender (born 19 January 1993) is a English-born Welsh professional footballer signed to Football League One side Colchester United. However he has represented Wales at U17 level.

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Club career

Bender is a product of the Colchester United academy. He made his senior debut on 19 September 2009 for Colchester United in a 2-0 win against Hartlepool United,^[2] becoming the second youngest player ever to represent the club at 16 years and 243 days, just 26 days older than the record holder Lindsay Smith.^[3]

[edit] International career

Born in England, Bender instead chose to represent Wales. He made his debut for the Wales under-17 side in September 2009, playing in the opening two matches in the qualifying round of the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, a 3-2 win over Iceland and a 2-2 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[4][5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Thomas Bender career stats at Soccerbase

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Persondata
NAME	Bender, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bender Thomas
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	19 September 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH	Harlow
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH