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My Take
Bennett is exactly the type of professional I admire: a left-back who earned his first contract at Middlesbrough and debuted in the season's final game, then kept playing his way down the pyramid to non-league football with Walton & Hersham. There is a quiet heroism in continuing to lace up the boots long after the top-flight spotlight fades. At 177 cm he was never an imposing defender, which tells me he relied on reading the game and sheer persistence. I find players like him to be the backbone of the sport, the ones whose love of the game outlasts the glamour. That kind of longevity earns my respect.
Overview
Joseph Bennett (born 28 March 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Walton & Hersham. Bennett signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough prior to the 2008–09 season and made his professional debut in May 2009 in the club's final game of the season.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joe Bennett
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョー・ベネット
- Reading
- じょー・べねっと
- Born
- March 28, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Horse
- Origin
- Rochdale, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.