Ian Bennett (soccer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ian Bennett

| image =

| fullname = Ian Dwight Bennett

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|27}}

| birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

| height = {{convert|1.70|m|abbr=on}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Milwaukee Wave

| clubnumber = 26

| collegeyears1 = 2003–2006

| college1 = Marian Knights

| years1 = 2001–2005

| clubs1 = Hamilton Thunder

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2006

| clubs2 = Palm Beach Pumas

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2007

| clubs3 = Charleston Battery

| caps3 = 23

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2007–2009

| clubs4 = Chicago Storm (indoor)

| caps4 = 28

| goals4 = 15

| years5 = 2008

| clubs5 = Richmond Kickers

| caps5 = 14

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2009–

| clubs6 = Milwaukee Wave (indoor){{Cite web|url=http://stats.pointstreak.com/playerpage.html?playerid=3505327&seasonid=4942|title=Ian Bennett - Major Indoor Soccer League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies}}

| caps6 = 307

| goals6 = 492

| years7 = 2021

| clubs7 = → Florida Tropics (loan; indoor)

| caps7 = 15

| goals7 = 22

| years8 = 2010

| clubs8 = Rochester Rhinos

| caps8 = 10

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2016

| clubs9 = Milwaukee Torrent

| caps9 =

| goals9 =

| nationalyears1 = 2012–

| nationalteam1 = Canada Futsal

| nationalcaps1 = 15

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2017–

| nationalteam2 = Canada Beach

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = April 23, 2024

| ntupdate = May 4, 2021

}}

Ian Dwight Bennett (born August 27, 1983) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the Milwaukee Wave in the Major Arena Soccer League.

Career

=College and amateur=

Bennett attended St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School, and played college soccer at Marian College from 2003 to 2006.

During his college years Bennett also played with the Hamilton Thunder in the Canadian Professional Soccer League; he joined the Thunder in 2001 and remained with the team through the 2005 season.{{Cite web|url=http://cpsl.org:80/gallery/hamilton_thunder.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050211234226/http://cpsl.org/gallery/hamilton_thunder.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-02-11|title=CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League|date=2005-02-11|access-date=2017-11-24}} In 2006, he spent the summer with the Palm Beach Pumas of the USL Premier Development League.{{Cite web |url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22367.html |title=2006 Palm Beach Pumas |access-date=2008-09-07 |archive-date=2012-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210074910/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22367.html |url-status=dead }}

=Professional=

Bennett turned professional in 2007 when he signed with the Charleston Battery in the USL First Division. In the fall of 2007, Bennett signed with the Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League.[http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/daily.txt MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE DAILY REPORT] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924014253/http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/daily.txt |date=2008-09-24 }} In 2008, he moved to the Richmond Kickers of the USL Second Division. He returned to the Storm, in the Xtreme Soccer League for the 2008–2009 season and then when the Xtreme Soccer League folded, he joined the Milwaukee Wave in the MASL.

Bennett played with Rochester Rhinos in the 2010 season, then re-joined Milwaukee Wave starting in the 2010-11 MISL season, then transitioned with the Wave to the MASL, where he has won multiple personal honors and a Championship with the team.

With the Milwaukee Wave taking a hiatus for the 2020–21 MASL season, Bennett joined Florida Tropics SC on a season-long loan. The move reunited Bennett with former Wave teammates Drew Ruggles, Chad Vandegriffe, and Ricardinho Sobreira.{{cite web |last1=Ackley |first1=Brian |title=MASL SUPERSTAR IAN BENNETT WILL SUIT UP WITH TROPICS FOR UPCOMING 2020-21 SEASON |url=https://www.fltropics.com/news/masl-superstar-ian-bennett-will-suit-up-with-tropi |website=FLTropics.com |accessdate=8 December 2020}} Bennett was named MVP of the 2021 Major Arena Soccer League season.{{cite web |title=YOUR 2021 MASL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - FLORIDA'S IAN BENNETT |url=https://www.maslsoccer.com/news/your-2021-masl-most-valuable-player-florida-s-ian- |website=MASLSoccer.com |access-date=8 February 2022}}

Honors

Rochester Rhinos

USSF Division 2 Pro League Regular Season Champions (1): 2010

Milwaukee Wave

Major Indoor Soccer League - Champions (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
Major Arena Soccer League - Champions: 2018-19

Florida Tropics

Major Arena Soccer League - Regular Season Champions: 2021

Individual

MASL All Star: 2019-20
MASL MVP (2): 2021, 2021–22
All-MASL First Team (7): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021, 2021–22, 2022–23
All-MASL Second Team: 2018-19