SOCCER PLAYER

David Bentley

1984 - Today

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David Michael Bentley (born 27 August 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played primarily as a winger, but also played as a central midfielder or as a second striker. Bentley started his career with Arsenal in the Premier League, 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 and Blackburn Rovers, and sealed a permanent transfer to Rovers in January 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Bentley has received more than 1,430,492 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). David Bentley is the 13,815th most popular soccer player (down from 11,138th in 2019), the 7,468th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,602nd in 2019) and the 734th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, David Bentley ranks 13,815 out of 21,273Before him are Federico Elduayen, Ivaylo Chochev, Ramil Sheydayev, Adrien Thomasson, José Barkero, and Robert Arzumanyan. After him are Juan Ángel Albín, Robert Gumny, Deng Zhuoxiang, Stefanie van der Gragt, Amir Hossein Sadeghi, and Carlos Henrique Raimundo Rodrigues.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, David Bentley ranks 936Before him are Thomas Dekker, Ivan Santaromita, Mihran Hakobyan, Amanda Fuller, Hamed Namouchi, and Patricia Elorza. After him are Kodjovi Obilalé, Abbi Jacobson, Kendrick Perkins, Darvydas Šernas, Jessica Landström, and Lyudmila Postnova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Bentley ranks 7,468 out of 8,785Before him are Heather Oakes (1959), Michael Thomas (1967), Louisa Johnson (1998), Ryan Sessegnon (2000), Jo Frost (1970), and Claire Rushbrook (1971). After him are Natalie Press (1980), Stefflon Don (1991), Gary Mabbutt (1961), Patrick McLoughlin (1957), Billy Gilmour (2001), and Adrian Heath (1961).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, David Bentley ranks 734Before him are Nigel Worthington (1961), Ben Brereton Díaz (1999), Jackie McNamara (1973), Calum Chambers (1995), Michael Thomas (1967), and Ryan Sessegnon (2000). After him are Gary Mabbutt (1961), Billy Gilmour (2001), Adrian Heath (1961), Conor Coady (1993), Stuart Taylor (1980), and Anton Hysén (1990).