Jordan Bentley (born 30 April 1999) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

Tiverton Town Tiverton Town Football Club are an English football club based in Tiverton, Devon. The club are currently members of the and play at Ladysmead. History The club was established in 1913 as Tiverton Athletic, and initially played at the Athle ...

as a defender. He had previously played professionally after coming through the youth system at

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

Career

Bentley made his first team debut in the final league game of the 2015–16 season as a 66th-minute substitute for

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in a 5–0 win over

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

. He made his full first team debut in an

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group stage match away to Swansea City's under-23s, who won 2–0, in which he was sent off just before half time for two bookable offences. Bentley was sent on loan to

Sutton United Sutton United Football Club is a professional football club in Sutton, South London, England, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They play home games at Gander Green Lane in Sutton about 11 miles so ...

in September 2017, but was recalled by Argyle after a lack of match time. On 23 January 2018, Bentley broke his leg after tackling a teammate in training, and was ruled out injured for 6 months. In the 2018-19 season, Bentley and fellow Argyle youth player Dan Rooney joined Truro City on loan in the National League South. On 7 May 2019 Plymouth Argyle announced that Bentley had been forced to retire from the professional game due to persistent injuries. On 13 July 2019 it was announced that Bentley had signed for semi-pro

, of the Southern League Premier South.

Personal life

Jordan is the younger brother of Plymouth Parkway defender Aaron Bentley, who had previously played for

and for Truro City.

References

1999 births Living people Footballers from Plymouth, Devon Men's association football defenders English men's footballers Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Truro City F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1990s-stub