Marcus Bent
Marcus Bent (born 19 May 1978 in Hammersmith) is an English footballer, who in a short career has managed to play for several different professional sides.
He attended St. Pauls College in Sunbury upon Thames and graduated through the Brentford F.C. youth ranks, usually playing as a forward. He played his first senior game at Bury on 17 August 1996, and scored his first senior goal on 10 September the same year, helping Brentford achieve a 3-2 victory over Blackpool. He was almost ever-present in a successful season that saw Brentford reach the Football League Second Division play-offs in May 1997, only to be beaten by Crewe.
In January 1998, he moved to Crystal Palace for £300,000. Almost exactly a year later, in 1999, he went on to become a Port Vale player for £375,000, but stayed only nine months before being released and joining Sheffield United.
After 56 appearances for the Blades, he was sold for £2,050,000 to Blackburn Rovers in November 2000. A year later he was sold to Ipswich for £3 million.
Bent played a season for the Suffolk side, but did not establish himself and went on loan to Premiership side Leicester City for the 2003-2004 season during which they were relegated to the Football League First Division.
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