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"David Michael Bentley" is an English retired Association football/footballer who played in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers F.C./Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur F.C./Tottenham Hotspur. He usually played as a Midfielder#Winger/winger, but also played in midfielder#Central midfielder/central midfield or as a second striker.

Bentley started his career with Arsenal F.C./Arsenal, and despite being earmarked as one for the future, saw his playing opportunities limited by a strong senior squad. He spent two seasons on loan with Norwich City F.C./Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers F.C./Blackburn Rovers, and sealed a permanent transfer to Rovers in January 2006. Bentley produced strong performances for his new club, and soon featured regularly for the England national under-21 football team/England under-21 team. He made his England national football team/senior international debut against Israel national football team/Israel in September 2007. In July 2008, Bentley joined Tottenham Hotspur. He spent time on loan with Birmingham City F.C./Birmingham City, West Ham United, FC Rostov and a brief return to Blackburn before being released by Tottenham in 2013. After not playing for more than a year, Bentley retired from football in 2014, citing his loss of passion for the sport.