Samuel David Rents (born 22 June 1987) is an English former

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who most recently played for Eastbourne Borough as a defender.

Career

Born in

Brighton Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...

, Rents signed a one-year professional contract with

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...

in 2006 along with 10 others from the same youth group. He made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 defeat to

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England. The team compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...

at Ashton Gate, and made his full debut a week later in

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' first game as manager of the club, in the 1–0 victory at

Millwall Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Poplar, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east of ...

's New Den stadium. Rents also scored his first goal for the club in the first round of the

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in Brighton's emphatic 8–0 victory against

Northwich Victoria Northwich is a market town and civil parish in the Cheshire West and Chester borough of Cheshire, England. It lies on the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers River Weaver, Weaver and River Dane, Dane, east of Chester, south of Warr ...

. Rents was awarded with a new contract by the club during May 2007 after making his breakthrough in the first team during the 2006–07 season. On 6 May 2008, it was revealed that Rents, along with Shane McFaul were to be released from the club. Rents agreed a contract with

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

on 23 May 2008, turning down the opportunity to join League Two

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

. Rents was a regular fixture at left-back throughout his first two seasons at Crawley, scoring his first goal for the Red Devils in a 5–2 victory over

in August 2008. On 6 June 2010, Rents signed a contract extension with Crawley Town. On 18 March 2011, Rents joined

Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...

on loan, scoring one goal in eight appearances. He was released by Crawley Town on 13 May 2011. On 31 May 2011, Rents joined

Gateshead Gateshead () is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, ...

on an initial one-year contract. He made his debut as a late substitute in Gateshead's 3–1 win over

Southport Southport is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately north of ...

Haig Avenue Haig Avenue (originally known as Ash Lane) is a football stadium in Blowick, Southport, Merseyside, England, that holds 6,008 people (1,537 seated, 4,471 standing). Since its opening in 1905 it has been the home ground of Southport. Location T ...

on 23 August. He made his first start for Gateshead on 29 August 2011 against

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

in a 1–0 win. Rents was released by Gateshead at the end of the season. On 5 July 2012, it was announced that Rents would be joining

Sutton United Sutton United Football Club is a professional association football club from Sutton, South London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. Sutton started out playing in junior, ...

. Rents signed for

Margate Margate is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is located on the north coast of Kent and covers an area of long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay, UK, Palm Bay and W ...

in January 2014 and was an integral member of the squad that won promotion to National League South in 2015. After a spell on loan at

Tonbridge Angels Tonbridge Angels Football Club is a professional association football club based in Tonbridge, Kent, England. The team competes in the National League South, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded as Tonb ...

, he joined

Whitehawk Whitehawk is a suburb in the east of Brighton, England, south of Bevendean and north of Brighton Marina. The area is a large, modern housing estate built in a downland dry valley historically known as Whitehawk Bottom. The estate was originall ...

in March 2016. In June 2016, Rents signed for Isthmian League Premier newcomers

Worthing Worthing ( ) is a seaside town and borough in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 113,094 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Br ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rents, Sam 1987 births Living people Footballers from Brighton English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Margate F.C. players Tonbridge Angels F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Worthing F.C. players Eastbourne Borough F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players 21st-century English sportsmen