Jordan Bentley (born 30 April 1999) is an English

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who plays for Tiverton Town as a defender. He had previously played professionally after coming through the youth system at

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

Career

Bentley made his first team debut in the final league game of the 2015–16 season as a 66th-minute substitute for Curtis Nelson in a 5–0 win over

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. He made his full first team debut in an

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group stage match away to

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'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

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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

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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 Tiverton Town, of the

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Personal life

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

and for

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 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1990s-stub