Darren Bent
72appearances
25goals
#832legacy number
| Position | Forward |
| Nationality | England |
| Villa career | 2010-2015 — a goal every 2.9 games |
| Era | The Premier League Years (1992–2016) |
Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded).
Aston Villa Record — by competition
Season-by-season Villa record for Darren Bent, with a total for each competition. Villa appearances only. Detailed stats (minutes, shooting, defensive actions) exist from 2017–18 onward; earlier seasons show appearances, goals and cards only. St starts · Pk penalties scored · Y/R/2Y cards · Sh shots · SoT on target · Fls/Fld fouls for/against · Off offsides · Crs crosses · Int interceptions · TkW tackles won · PkW/PkC penalties won/conceded · OG own goals · Cmp complete matches · Sub sub apps · PPG points per game · +/- team goal difference on pitch.
Premier League
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 16 | 16 | 1,398 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011-12 | 22 | 21 | 1,858 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | — |
| 2012-13 | 16 | 8 | 815 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | — |
| 2014-15 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 7 | 1.14 | -2 |
| Total | 61 | 45 | 4,154 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 52 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 16 | — | -2 |
FA Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2012-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
EFL Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2012-13 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 2014-15 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | -1 |
Career Profile
| Signed for | £19.35m |
| Left for | Free |
| Age on debut | 26 |
| Starts · sub appearances | 52 · 19 |
| Assists | 3 (28 goal involvements) |
| Cards | 2 yellow · 0 red |
| International career | 13 caps, 4 goals |
Career detail from AVDB — The Aston Villa Database, used with credit.