Darren Bent: podcast appearances and interviews

Darren Ashley Bent, born on 6 February 1984, is a former professional footballer from England who played as a striker. During his playing career, he participated in the Premier League and the Championship for nine different clubs. Bent also represented England at multiple levels, including the senior national team, for which he made 13 appearances and scored four goals. He debuted for the England senior team in 2006 against Uruguay and scored his first international goal on 7 September 2010 in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Switzerland. Bent began his football journey with Godmanchester Rovers before being scouted by Ipswich Town. After progressing through Ipswich's youth system, he made his first-team debut in 2001 and went on to make 122 league appearances, scoring 48 goals for the club. In 2005, he transferred to Charlton Athletic for a fee of £2.5 million, where he became the club's top goalscorer for two consecutive seasons. His performance earned him a move to Tottenham Hotspur in 2007 for a club-record fee of £16.5 million. After two seasons at Tottenham, he joined Sunderland and later Aston Villa, with loan spells at Fulham, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Derby County. Following his release from Aston Villa in 2015, Bent signed permanently with Derby County. Currently, he works as a radio presenter for talkSPORT and hosts the program talkSPORT Drive.