Daniel Bennett (footballer)
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Full name | Daniel Mark Bennett[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 7 January 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Great Yarmouth, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1995 |
Tiong Bahru | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1998 |
Tiong Bahru | 33 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 |
Balestier Central | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Tanjong Pagar United | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Wrexham | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
SAFFC | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Wrexham | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 |
SAFFC | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Woodlands Wellington | 57 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2016 |
Warriors FC | 239 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Geylang International | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Tampines Rovers | 81 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Tanjong Pagar United | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 578 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2017 | Singapore | 146 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Daniel Mark Bennett (born 7 January 1978) is a former professional
Born in England, his family moved to Singapore when Bennett was a toddler. A youth product and subsequently a first team player of the then
With 146 caps for Singapore over a span of two decades, he holds the national record for the most international matches played.[3] Aside from that, Bennett is also the oldest goal scorer in the AFC Champions League and the Singapore Premier League history.
Early life
Bennett was born in Great Yarmouth, England. However, his family moved to Singapore shortly after when he was two years old. He was educated in Singapore at
Club career
Early career and club debut
Bennett was selected to join the FAS Milo Scheme for talented young footballers at the age of 12.
Balestier Central
Bennett returned to Singapore in 1999 hoping to make a career as a professional footballer. Then
Tanjong Pagar United
Bennett moved to previous club
Recognition of his performances came when he was selected in the Singapore selection that faced
Wrexham
Bennett made a brief return to the S.League in 2002, playing 11 games for
He returned to Wrexham in the
Return to the S.League
Amid interest from
Woodlands Wellington
He moved to ambitious Woodlands Wellington in 2005, joining his international colleagues Agu Casmir, Itimi Dickson, Goh Tat Chuan and Masrezwan Masturi.[21] Bennett led the team to 3rd place in the 2005 S.League, and 2nd and 3rd placing in the 2005 and 2006 Singapore Cup respectively.
Back to SAFFC
After two seasons with the Rams, Bennett rejoined Singapore Armed Forces for a second time, achieving the S.League and Singapore Cup double in 2007 and 2008.
In the 2007 Singapore Cup final won by Singapore Armed Forces on 25 November, Bennett was involved in a clash with
Bennett was handed the club's captaincy in 2012.[27] As captain he won the Singapore Cup in 2012 as well as the league title in 2014.
Geylang International
After playing for the Warriors for nine years and amassing four league titles and winning the Singapore Cup three times, Bennett signed for Geylang International ahead of the 2016 S.League campaign.[28] He was a key cog of the Eagles defence, helping the team to the league's third-best defensive record, with 29 goals conceded in 24 games as Geylang finished fifth in the nine-team competition.[29]
Tampines Rovers
In 2017, Bennett joined the 6th S.League club of his career, signing for
Tanjong Pagar United
In January 2022, Bennett returned to Tanjong Pagar United for the second time after over 20 years. He will play for the Jaguars for the 2022 Singapore Premier League season.[31] On 9 March 2022, Bennett scored a header against Hougang United which put him to become the league's oldest scorer at 44 years and 239 days breaking Aleksandar Đurić's record of scoring at 43 years and 284 days.
International career
After deliberating two years, Bennett applied for Singaporean citizenship and therefore became eligible to become a Singapore national footballer.[32] He made his debut under then head coach Jan B. Poulsen in a friendly match against the Philippines on 11 December 2002.[33] He had a goal disallowed that day, an effort that he still maintains was a legitimate goal.
He would score his first international goal against
However, Bennett and his country would achieve significant successes in football within the next few years. Under coach Radojko Avramović, Bennett never missed a call-up to Singapore's tournament squad. He scored with a long-range effort in the 3rd minute of the 2004 finals first leg against Indonesia in front of an intimidating 100,000 Senayan crowd.[36] This meant that Singapore went on to became champions of Southeast Asia, their second title after their 1998 triumph.
Bennett earned his 100th cap against
As of January 2017, Bennett amassed 132 caps, tied with Shahril Ishak as Singapore's most-capped player.[29]
As of 2022, Bennett has 146 caps for Singapore.[3] He currently holds the national record for the most international matches played for his country.
Personal life
Bennett married Cherry Cheung on 5 January 2005.[40][41]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup[a][b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tiong Bahru
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1995 | Premier League | — | |||||||||
Balestier Central
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1999 | S.League
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— | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2000 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tanjong Pagar United
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2001 | S.League | 35 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
Wrexham | 2001–02 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
Singapore
Armed Forces |
2002 | S.League | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Wrexham | 2002–03 | Third Division | 18 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||||
Singapore Armed Forces |
2003 | S.League | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
2004 | 27 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
Woodlands Wellington
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2005 | S.League | 27 | 4 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
2006 | 30 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 4 | ||
Singapore Armed Forces |
2007 | S.League | 27 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
2008 | 31 | 1 | — | 31 | 1 | |||||||
2009 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
2010 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 2 | ||
2011 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
2012 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
Total | 159 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 194 | 5 | ||
Warriors[nb 3] | 2013 | S.League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
2014 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
2015 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
Total | 80 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 96 | 0 | ||
Geylang International
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2016 | S.League | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
Tampines Rovers
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2017 | Singapore Premier League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
2018
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23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
2019 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
2020 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
2021 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 2 | ||
Total | 90 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 125 | 5 | ||
Tanjong Pagar United | 2022 | Singapore Premier League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Career total | 537 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 627 | 18 |
- ^ The inaugural Singapore League Cup was held in 2007.
- Singapore Armed Forces withdrew from the 2007 Singapore League Cup due to prior pre-season commitments.[48]
- ^ The inaugural AFC Cup was held in 2004.
( - ) indicates unavailable referenced data conforming to
International
- Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bennett goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1[34] | 4 August 2003 | Kallang, Singapore | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly
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2[50] | 28 January 2004 | Kallang, Singapore | Norway | 1–2 | 2–5 | Friendly |
3[51] | 29 December 2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Myanmar | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2004 ASEAN Football Championship
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4[36] | 8 January 2005 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2004 ASEAN Football Championship |
5[52] | 8 June 2005 | Penang, Malaysia | Malaysia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
6[53] | 28 December 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | Vietnam | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2006 King's Cup |
7[54] | 7 January 2007 | Choa Chu Kang, Singapore | Philippines | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Honours
SAFFC (Warriors FC)
Wrexham
Tampines Rovers
Singapore
- ASEAN Football Championship: 2004, 2007, 2012
Individual
- S.League Player of the Year: 2001
Notes
See also
References
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- ^ "Defender Bennett is finally a Singapore citizen". Today. 24 September 2002. p. 30.
- ^ a b Daniel Mark Bennett - Century of International Appearances Archived 9 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine, rsssf.org
- ^ a b Eric Ding (13 June 2005). "The rise and rise of Daniel Bennett". Today. p. 41.
- ^ Jose Raymond (18 July 2001). "Bennett's not sure". Today. p. 31.
- ^ "Counting on a 17-year-old". The Straits Times. 23 April 1995. p. 31.
- ^ Ernest Luis (12 May 2000). "Bennett's a Jaguar now". The Straits Times. p. 66.
- ^ Stanley Ho (24 March 2001). "Jaguars hope Bennett will cut out Cobras' venom". Today. p. 38.
- ^ Stanley Ho (9 February 2002). "Dan's the man for Wrexham". Today. p. 35.
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- ^ "Ex-Jaguar star joins Wrexham". Today. 8 February 2002. p. 52.
- ^ a b c "Once upon a time in Europe: Daniel Bennett, the Singaporean whom the English fans paid to sign". FourFourTwo. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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- ^ Wang Meng Meng (30 January 2008). "Fifa: Alam Shah's ban is worldwide". The Straits Times. p. 35.
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- ^ Stanley Ho (17 December 2002). "Lions' final target". Today. p. 39.
- ^ a b "Senayan silenced". FAS. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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External links
- Daniel Bennett at Soccerbase
- Daniel Bennett at FootballDatabase.eu
- Daniel Bennett at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daniel Bennett at 7m.cn
- Daniel Bennett at Soccerway