Cory Bent
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cory Bent
| fullname = Cory Bent
| image = Cory Bent of the HFX Wanderers (cropped).png
| image_size =
| alt = Cory Bent looks straight at the camera and smiles
| caption = Bent with HFX Wanderers in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|5|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Manchester, England
| height =
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Suburban Football Club
| clubnumber = 88
| youthyears1 = 2005–2006
| youthclubs1 = Manchester United
| youthyears2 = 2006–2011
| youthclubs2 = Preston North End
| youthyears3 = 2012–2014
| youthclubs3 = AFC Fylde
| collegeyears1 = 2016–2019
| college1 = CBU Capers
| collegecaps1 = 46
| collegegoals1 = 24
| years1 = 2014–2015
| clubs1 = AFC Fylde
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = → Clitheroe (loan)
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = Lancaster City
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2016
| clubs4 = Longridge Town
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| goals4 =
| years5 = 2018
| clubs5 = Victoria Highlanders
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2019
| clubs6 = Calgary Foothills
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2020–2022
| clubs7 = HFX Wanderers
| caps7 = 47
| goals7 = 3
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalyears1 =
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| club-update = December 6, 2022
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| managerclubs1 = Suburban Football Club U13 Academy
| manageryears2 = manageryears2
}}
Cory Bent (born 14 May 1997) is an English professional footballer.
Early life
Bent was born in Manchester and grew up in Preston, Lancashire.{{cite web |author1=James Burch |title=Hot prospect Cory is hell-BENT on success |url=https://www.clitheroefc.co.uk/news/hot-prospect-cory-is-hellbent-on-success-1356284.html |publisher=Clitheroe F.C. |accessdate=8 August 2020 |date=6 January 2015}} He began playing football at age six, and spent a year with the academy of Premier League giants Manchester United at the under-8 level.{{cite web |author1=Simon Miller |title=Halifax Wanderers pick CBU soccer star Cory Bent |url=https://signalhfx.ca/wanderers-pick-cbu-soccer-star-cory-bent/ |publisher=The Signal |accessdate=8 August 2020 |date=15 November 2019}} The following year, he switched to the academy of EFL Championship side Preston North End, where he played until the age of fourteen.{{cite web |author1=Joshua Rendle |title=Familial Ties Inspire Bent Further In The Game |url=http://www.highlandersfc.ca/news/familial-ties-inspire-bent-further-in-the-game |publisher=Victoria Highlanders FC |accessdate=8 August 2020 |date=21 June 2018}}{{cite web |author1=John Jacques |title=Cory Bent Recaps His Long Road To Professional Football |url=https://northerntribune.ca/halifax-wanderers-cory-bent-interview/ |publisher=Northern Tribune |accessdate=8 August 2020 |date=10 May 2020}}
Club career
=AFC Fylde=
After a year out of the game following his release from Preston North End, Bent joined the reserve side of National League North club AFC Fylde, where he eventually signed for the first team. On 2 December 2014, Bent made his senior debut for the club as an 89th-minute substitute against Stockport County.{{cite web |title=Stockport County vs. Fylde - 2 December 2014 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/12/02/england/conference-n--s/stockport-county-fc/afc-fylde/1750541/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=8 August 2020}} He made a total of three appearances that season, all as a substitute.{{cite web |title=C. Bent |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/cory-bent/392078/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=8 August 2020}}
In early 2015, Bent went on loan with Northern Premier League side Clitheroe. Bent subsequently signed with NPL side Lancaster City in August 2015 after making one appearance for Fylde in the new season.{{cite web |title=Latest Moves….. |url=https://nonleague.pitchero.com/uncategorized/latest-moves-41571/ |website=pitchero.com |publisher=Non-League |accessdate=8 August 2020 |date=20 August 2015}} Later that season, he played for West Lancashire Premier League side Longridge Town.{{cite web |title=West Lancashire League: Slyne lose thriller as Garstang teenager scores late leveller |url=https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/sport/football/west-lancashire-league-slyne-lose-thriller-garstang-teenager-scores-late-leveller-661690 |publisher=Lancaster Guardian |accessdate=8 August 2020 |date=14 March 2016}}
=Cape Breton University=
In 2016, Bent moved to Canada to attend Cape Breton University, where he played varsity football for the Capers. In four seasons at CBU, Bent made 46 appearances and scored 24 goals.{{cite web |title=Cory Bent 2016-17 |url=http://gocapersgo.ca/sports/msoc/2016-17/bios/bent_cory_35j2 |publisher=Cape Breton University |accessdate=8 August 2020}}{{cite web |title=Cory Bent 2017-18 |url=http://gocapersgo.ca/sports/msoc/2017-18/bios/bent_cory_jae9 |publisher=Cape Breton University |accessdate=8 August 2020}}{{cite web |title=Cory Bent 2018-19 |url=http://gocapersgo.ca/sports/msoc/2018-19/bios/bent_cory_60xp |publisher=Cape Breton University |accessdate=8 August 2020}}{{cite web |title=Cory Bent 2019-20 |url=http://gocapersgo.ca/sports/msoc/2019-20/bios/bent_cory_7shs |publisher=Cape Breton University |accessdate=8 August 2020}} In 2017, he won the U Sports Championship in 2017 and was named finals MVP. He was named to the U Sports All-Canadian first team in 2018 and 2019.
In summer 2018, Bent played for USL PDL side Victoria Highlanders, scoring two goals in ten appearances.{{cite web |title=Cory Bent 2018 |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/24712968 |publisher=USL League Two |accessdate=8 August 2020}} The following summer, he played for defending PDL champions Calgary Foothills, scoring two goals in nine league appearances and making one additional appearance in the playoffs.{{cite web |title=Cory Bent 2019 |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/33115934 |publisher=USL League Two |accessdate=8 August 2020}}
=HFX Wanderers=
On 11 November 2019, Bent was selected first overall by HFX Wanderers in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft.{{cite web |author1=Glenn MacDonald |title=HFX Wanderers take Capers' Cory Bent with No. 1 pick in Canadian Premier League-U Sports draft |url=https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/sports/local-sports/hfx-wanderers-take-capers-cory-bent-with-no-1-pick-in-canadian-premier-league-u-sports-draft-374823/ |publisher=The ChronicleHerald |accessdate=8 August 2020 |date=12 November 2019}} On 4 May 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Wanderers.{{cite web |title=HFX Wanderers sign 2019 CPL-U SPORTS 1st overall pick Cory Bent |url=https://canpl.ca/article/hfx-wanderers-sign-2019-cpl-u-sports-1st-overall-pick-cory-bent |publisher=Canadian Premier League |accessdate=8 August 2020 |date=5 May 2020}} He made his professional debut on August 15 against Pacific FC.{{Cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/video/coastal-clash-between-pacific-fc-and-hfx-wanderers-ends-in-stalemate-in-pei|title='Coastal Clash' between Pacific FC and HFX Wanderers ends in stalemate in PEI|first=John|last=Molinaro|date=August 15, 2020}} In January 2022, HFX announced they were exercising Bent's contract option, keeping him at the club through 2022.{{cite web|url=https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/article/halifax-wanderers-2022-roster-update|title=Halifax Wanderers 2022 Roster Update|date=January 5, 2022|work=HFX Wanderers}} Upon the expiration of his contract after the 2022 season, Bent left the club.{{cite web|url=https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/article/halifax-wanderers-announce-year-end-roster-moves|title=Halifax Wanderers announce year-end roster moves|date=December 6, 2022|work=HFX Wanderers}}
Personal life
Born in England, Bent is of Jamaican descent.{{Cite news |first=Stuart |last=Roach |title=Bent targets revival at Wigan |url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7009676.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=24 September 2007 |access-date=11 July 2011}} He is the son of former footballer Junior Bent, as well as a cousin of former footballer Darren Bent.
Career statistics
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|+ Club statistics | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|OtherIncludes appearances in the USL League Two Playoffs. !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|AFC Fylde
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1"|Victoria Highlanders
|2018 |10 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="1"|Calgary Foothills
|2019 |9 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="4"|HFX Wanderers
|2020 |9 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2021
|Canadian Premier League |19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2022
|Canadian Premier League |19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!47 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!70 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 9 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|cory-bent/392078}}
{{CPL Draft Number One Picks}}
{{2019 CPL–U Sports Draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bent, Cory}}
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English people of Jamaican descent
Category:Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Category:Footballers from Manchester
Category:Footballers from Preston, Lancashire
Category:Black British sportsmen
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Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Category:Manchester United F.C. players
Category:Preston North End F.C. players
Category:Clitheroe F.C. players
Category:Lancaster City F.C. players
Category:Longridge Town F.C. players
Category:CBU Capers men's soccer players
Category:Victoria Highlanders FC players
Category:Calgary Foothills FC players
Category:HFX Wanderers FC draft picks
Category:HFX Wanderers FC players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Northern Football League players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Canadian Premier League players
Category:Canadian Premier League first-overall draft picks
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Category:University and college men's soccer players in Canada