Murphy Bennett
Murphy John Bennett (born 23 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Gloucester City on loan from EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Murphy John Bennett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 2004[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Gloucester City (on loan from Forest Green Rovers) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| 2021–2022 | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Gloucester City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Wales U16 | |||
| 2021–2022 | Wales U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Wales U18 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:36. 3 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 27 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Bennett joined the scholarship program at Forest Green Rovers in June 2021, having previously been with the youth system at Manchester City and represented Wales at under-16 level.[3] He made his first-team debut on 12 October 2021, in a 2–2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion U21 in an EFL Trophy match at The New Lawn.[4] He joined Gloucester City on a month's loan in September 2023.[5]
International career
Bennett was called up to the Wales under-18 squad in August 2021.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2021–22[7] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23[8] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- Includes appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
References
- "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- Murphy Bennett at Soccerway
- "A warm welcome for new scholars". www.fgr.co.uk. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- "Papa Johns Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- "Squad news Darlington (A)". Gloucester City AFC. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- Shaw, Conor (17 August 2021). "Bennett selected for Wales U18". www.fgr.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- "Games played by Murphy Bennett in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "Games played by Murphy Bennett in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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