David Bentley is a professional footballer from England who is currently unattached, having played for a number of clubs throughout his professional career, including Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur.

Born in 1984, Bentley is adept at playing at right wing but is also comfortable at the centre of the park as well as the second striker and at one point, was being considered as the successor to David Beckham in the England national team. He began his youth career with North London giants Arsenal as a 13 year old in 1997 playing through to 2002, but he made just one Premier League appearance for the senior side before being farmed out to Blackburn Rovers in 2006, where he had spent a season on loan from Arsenal the previous season.

David Bentley got off to a flying start since he made his permanent move to the Lancashire club, scoring a hat-trick in a 4-3 upset of Manchester United and he became one of the standout performers for the club as they finished the season in mid-table. He spent three glorious seasons at the club and was a regular goal scorer for the club, playing behind the lone striker and it was during this time that he was called up to senior national side, making seven appearances for the Three Lions in a year.

In 2008, Tottenham Hotspur paid a whopping £ 15 million fee for the player with £ 2 million to be paid later as performance oriented bonuses. However, his spell at North London proved disastrous and he was quickly farmed out on loan to various clubs and returned to Rovers in 2013. However, he failed to nail down a spot in any side and in 2013, David Bentley was released from his contract by Spurs, who paid him off to terminate his contract.