Daniel Bennett
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Daniel Bennett
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(born January 7, 1978, in Great Yarmouth, England) is a professional soccer player who plays for the Singapore national football team. He was born a British citizen, but changed his nationality to Singaporean in 2002 in order to play international football for Singapore.
Bennett was born in the United Kingdom. His family moved to Singapore when he was two years old. He was educated in Singapore at Tanglin Trust School and the United World College of South East Asia (where his father, Andrew Bennett, was a teacher and later Headmaster until 2004). He then returned the UK to study at Loughborough University, before coming back to Singapore to play professional football.
Representing Singapore at international level, Bennett was a key member of the teams which won the ASEAN Football Championship (formerly known as the 'Tiger Cup') in 2005 and 2007.
At club level, Bennett currently plays for the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club in Singapore's S.League. He has previously played for S.League clubs Woodlands Wellington, Tanjong Pagar United and Balestier Central. Bennett won the S.League's 'Player of the Year' award in 2001, when he played for Tanjong Pagar. Bennett also had a stint playing for Wrexham in the English football league in 2002.