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Darren Bent

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Darren Ashley Bent (born 6 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Sunderland as a striker. Bent started his career with Ipswich Town in 2001. He made 122 appearances and scored 49 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining Charlton Athletic for a fee of £2.5 million in 2005. He was their top goalscorer for two consecutive seasons and joined Tottenham Hotspur for £16.5 million. He found his chances limited at Spurs and moved onto Sunderland in the summer of the 2009/2010 season for a club record fee of £10 million.

He has represented England at under-19, under-21 and senior levels. He made 14 appearances and scored eight goals for the under-21 side, after making his debut against Italy in 2003 and has made four appearances for the full England side, after making his debut against Uruguay in 2006.

Bent started the 2009/2010 season with Sunderland well, scoring 4 goals in his first 5 games.

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