Aaron Stuart James Bentley (born 8 November 1995) 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 as a

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for Plymouth Parkway.

Career

Bentley joined

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, ...

's youth setup relatively late in 2010, after playing for local youth club Tamerton Foliot FC, ran by his father Chris. He signed a one-year professional deal in June 2014, being promoted to the main squad. On 20 December 2014 Bentley made his professional debut, starting in a 3–0 home win against

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

for the

League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...

club. Just days later on 28 December 2014, with it only being his 3rd professional start, he was red-carded for a tackle on Josh Ruffels whilst playing against

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

. On 20 February 2015, Alfreton Town signed Bentley on a one-month long loan before being released from Plymouth on 15 January 2016 and then joining

Truro City Truro City Football Club ( kw, Klub Peldroes Truru) is an English football club based in Truro, Cornwall. They currently play in the Southern League, at the seventh tier of the English football league system. They are the highest ranked clu ...

in February 2016. On 1 June 2017, Aaron joined ambitious

South West Peninsula League The South West Peninsula League (SWPL) is a football competition in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League. The league is restricted to clubs based in Cornwall, Devon and West D ...

Premier side Plymouth Parkway as they sought to get promoted to the Western Football League for 2018–19. On 15 February 2019, Bentley joined his former club

. On 28 March 2019, Plymouth Parkway announced, that Bentley had returned to the club after only one month. On 1 June 2020 he signed for Southern League Premier Division side Taunton Town. On 26 August 2020 Bentley signed for Western League Premier Division side

Tavistock A.F.C. Tavistock Association Football Club is a football club based in Tavistock, Devon, England. They play in the . History The club was formed on 8 September 1888, when sportsman and businessman Herbert Spencer summoned "interested persons to assemb ...

in order to guarantee more game time.

Personal life

Aaron is the older brother of

defender

Jordan Bentley Jordan Bentley (born 30 April 1999) is an English footballer who plays for Tiverton Town as a defender. He had previously played professionally after coming through the youth system at Plymouth Argyle. Career Bentley made his first team debu ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bentley, Aaron 1995 births Living people Footballers from Plymouth, Devon English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players English Football League players Truro City F.C. players