Fran Bentley

Fran Bentley
Personal information
Full name Francesca Bentley
Date of birth (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 22
Youth career
2010–2015 Manchester United
2015–2018 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Manchester City 0 (0)
2018– Manchester United 0 (0)
National team‡
2017– England U17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018

Francesca Bentley (born 26 June 2001) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United in the FA Women's Championship as a goalkeeper.

She has previously played in the youth ranks at Manchester City and represented England at Under-17 level.

Club career

Early career

Bentley joined Manchester United aged nine and remained at the club for five years.[1] In 2015, she joined local rivals Manchester City due to the limited first team opportunities available at her former club.[1]

Manchester City

In July 2017, Bentley signed with the Manchester City development squad for the 2017–18 season and became a regular for the club.[2] In April 2018, she helped the club win the FA Development League Cup.[3] Bentley was named as an unused substitute for the first team on two occasions as they finished runners-up in the FA WSL and FA WSL Cup.[4][5]

Manchester United

On 1 July 2018, Bentley returned to her former club and joined Manchester United ahead of their inaugural season in the FA Women's Championship.[1][6]

International career

On 28 April 2017, Bentley made her debut for England Under-17s in a 2–0 defeat to the United States.[7] Six months later, she made her competitive debut and kept her first clean sheet for England in a 10–0 victory against Latvia in UEFA Women's U17 Championship qualification.[8] Bentley made five appearances to help England qualify for the tournament.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 October 2018.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2017–18 FA WSL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manchester United 2018–19 FA Women's Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fran Bentley". www.manutd.com. Manchester United Football Club. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Bentley, Fran (25 July 2017). "Fran Bentley on Twitter". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Oatway, Caroline (14 April 2018). "Double delight for Academy aces". Manchester City Football Club. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Manchester City 4–0 Liverpool". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Birmingham City 2–0 Manchester City". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "United Women's Squad: Player By Player". Manchester United Football Club. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "United States U17 2–0 England U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "England U17 10–0 Latvia U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Francesca Bentley". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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