Thomas Bender

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Tom Bender
Personal information
Full name Thomas Joseph Bender[1]
Date of birth 19 January 1993 (1993-01-19) (age 19)
Place of birth Harlow, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Accrington Stanley
(on loan from Colchester United)
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2011 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009– Colchester United 1 (0)
2011– → Accrington Stanley (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2008 Wales U15
2008 Wales U16
2009–2010 Wales U17 5 (1)
2010– Wales U19 6 (1)
2010– Wales U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2011

Thomas Joseph "Tom" Bender (born 19 January 1993) is a footballer who plays for Football League Two side Accrington Stanley F.C. on loan from Colchester United. He has represented Wales at various youth levels.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Colchester United

Bender is a product of the Colchester United academy. He made his senior debut on 19 September 2009 for Colchester in a 2–0 win against Hartlepool United,[2] becoming the second youngest player ever to represent the club at 16 years and 243 days, just 26 days older than the record holder Lindsay Smith.[3] Bender was named on the bench for six further games that season against Tranmere Rovers, Brentford, Wycombe Wanderers, Exeter City, Charlton Athletic and Huddersfield Town. On 19 January 2010, Bender signed his first professional contract until the summer of 2012.[4]

On 21 October, he was listed for loan to get some matches under his belt along with Sam Corcoran, Steven Gillespie and Carl Pentney.[5] Bender did not leave on loan and instead continued playing with the Under 18s. He was named on the bench for first team games against Charlton, Leyton Orient, Swansea City in the FA Cup, Bournemouth, Notts County and Bristol Rovers.

[edit] Accrington Stanley

On 30 August 2011 Bender joined Football League Two club Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan deal. He was given shirt number 20 and made his debut as a substitute against Barnet, and had his first career start came against Carlisle United in the Football League Trophy.

On 4 October 2011, Bender was involved in a three-way collision in a match in the 39th minute between Ian Dunbavin of Accrington Stanley and Lucas Akins of Tranmere Rovers in a Football League Trophy match between the two teams.[6] The match was subsequently abandoned because of the seriousness of the injury. Having received a full blow from his own keeper's fist, he was rushed to hospital for a brain scan. Despite unfounded rumours that he had broken his neck, Bender regained consciousness in hospital and only suffered severe concussion.

[edit] International career

Born in England, Bender instead chose to represent Wales and has represented them at every level up to U-21 level.

[edit] Under 17

He made his debut for the Wales under-17 side in September 2009, playing in the opening two matches in the qualifying round of the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, a 3-2 win over Iceland and a 2-2 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7][8]

Bender was called up for the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Elite Round on 10 March 2010[9] but withdrew from the squad due to first team commitments with Colchester.[10]

Bender was called up by the Wales under-17 side for a friendly tournament in Sweden from 20 July - 24 July.[11] Bender captained Wales for the first game of the tournament against Iceland, Wales lost the game 2-1.[12][13] Bender was also captain for the second game of the tournament against Norway in which he scored his first international goal, Wales drew 1-1.[14][15] Bender also played in the third and final game of the tournament a 1 - 1 draw with Sweden.[16][17]

[edit] Under 19

Bender was called up for the Wales under-19 side on 18 April for a friendly against Northern Ireland.[18] But he didn't feature in the game.

On 10 October 2010 Bender was called up for three 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification games against Turkey, Iceland and Kazakhstan.[19] Bender played in the 3 - 3 draw against Turkey.[20] He also came on as a sub against Iceland [21] and Kazakhstan.[22]

Bender was named in a squad for a warm-weather training camp from 3 April to 8 April 2011.[23]

Bender was called up for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification matches in Norway.[24] Bender withdrew from the squad to finish the season with Colchester.

In September 2011 Bender was involved in three games in the Qualifying round of the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He captained the team against Belgium but was subbed off,[25] He played the full 90 minutes as captain against Scotland[26] and in the third game he came off the bench to score against Slovenia.[27]

[edit] Under 21

Bender was called up as a stand-by player for the Wales under-21 side for a friendly against Malta on 10 August 2010.[28] He was named on the bench for the game, coming on to make his debut as a substitute in place of David Stephens.[29]

Bender was also named in the squad for 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 3 matches against Italy and Hungary.[30] But he didn't feature in those games.

Bender was put on the Stand-By list for a friendly against Austria on 17 November.[31] Bender was called up on 15 November to be part of the squad for the friendly against Austria.[32] Bender came on as a 79th minute sub against Austria as Wales won the game 1 - 0.[33]

Bender was once again called up for the Under 21's this time for a friendly against Northern Ireland on 9 February 2011.[34] He came on as a substitute in the 56th minute.[35]

Bender was called up for a 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 3 match against Andorra on 29 March 2011,[36] He was named on the bench for this game.[37] but was unused.[38]

Bender was called up for a friendly on 10 August vs Hungary.[39] He came on as a sub for this game.[40]

Bender was named as as Stand-By player for a qualifier against Montenegro.[41]

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Club

[42]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[43] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colchester United 2009–10 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2011–12 2 0 1 0 0 0 – 1 0 4 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 – 1 0 5 0
Career total 3 0 1 0 0 0 – 1 0 5 0

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
  2. ^ "Colchester 2-0 Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 2009-09-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8248430.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
  3. ^ "Tom enters the records books". cu-fc.com. http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1802389,00.html. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
  4. ^ "U'S Flash: Tom Signs Pro Deal". cu-fc.com. http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1938111,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-20. 
  5. ^ http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~2191571,00.html
  6. ^ Fazackerley, Karen (4 October 2010). "Accrington match called off after Tom Bender head injury". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15176078.stm. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
  7. ^ "Wales 3-2 Iceland". faw.org.uk. 2009-09-28. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/415. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
  8. ^ "Wales 2-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina". faw.org.uk. 2009-09-30. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/416. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
  9. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1634
  10. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1649
  11. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1760
  12. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1771
  13. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1772
  14. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1776
  15. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1777
  16. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1778
  17. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1779
  18. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1684
  19. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1912
  20. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/497
  21. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/498
  22. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/499
  23. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/2114
  24. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/2140
  25. ^ http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2012/matches/round=2000213/match=2004949/index.html
  26. ^ http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2012/matches/round=2000213/match=2004974/index.html
  27. ^ http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2012/matches/round=2000213/match=2004998/index.html
  28. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1780
  29. ^ "Malta 1-1 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 2010-08-10. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/484. Retrieved 2010-08-10. 
  30. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1818
  31. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1943
  32. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1960
  33. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/506
  34. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/2022
  35. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/522
  36. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/2090
  37. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/2115
  38. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/536
  39. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/FAW61927.ink
  40. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/MatchReport.ink?matchid=39778&section=Home&type=m
  41. ^ http://www.faw.org.uk/news/FAW62242.ink
  42. ^ "Tom Bender Career Stats". Soccerbase. 18 September 2011. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=52335. Retrieved 18 September 2011. 
  43. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy and Football League play-offs

[edit] External links

Accrington Stanley F.C. – current squad
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