Luka Bentt

Luka Bentt
Personal information
Full name Luka Maxine Deyne Bentt[1]
Date of birth (2007-10-01) 1 October 2007
Place of birth Washington, D.C., United States
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 48
Youth career
c. 2017 Bethesda SC
Achilles
D.C. United
–2024 Cre8tive Academy
2024– Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Brentford 0 (0)
International career‡
2025– Belgium U19 7 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:09, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:42, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Luka Maxine Deyne Bentt (born 1 October 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brentford.

Bentt is a product of the D.C. United and Brentford academies and began his professional career with the latter club in 2025. Born in the United States of partial Belgian descent, Bentt has been capped by Belgium at youth international level.

Club career

A midfielder, Bentt had a nomadic youth career in his native United States, with Bethesda SC, Achilles and D.C. United.[3] He then moved to England and joined the Cre8tive Academy.[3] In February 2024,[4] Bentt joined Brentford U18 on trial and was part of the squad for a training camp and matches in Spain.[3] He signed a two-year scholarship with the club in advance of the 2024–25 season.[5] A twice-torn hip flexor saw Bentt miss much of the first half of the 2024–25 U18 season, before he returned to fitness and progressed to make two U21 appearances in March 2025.[3][6][7] He ended the U18 season with 19 appearances and three goals.[8] Prior to a Premier League match versus Aston Villa, Bentt participated in a first team training session, where he mimicked the play of opposition player Ollie Watkins.[9]

Bentt was part of the B team squad during the 2025–26 pre-season and made two friendly appearances during the period.[10][11][12] He made a first team appearance in a behind closed doors pre-season friendly and signed a professional contract in August 2025.[13][14] After twice featuring as an unused substitute,[15] Bentt made his senior debut as a substitute late in a 1–0 FA Cup fourth round victory over Macclesfield on 16 February 2026.[16]

International career

Bentt is eligible to play for the United States, Belgium and England at international level.[8] He won his maiden call into the Belgium U19 squad for a pair of friendlies in September 2025 and appeared in both,[8] scoring one goal.[17]

Personal life

Bentt grew up in Washington, D.C. and lived there until moving to England at the age of 15.[3] He is of Belgian descent on his mother's side.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 2025–26[16] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2024/25 retained lists". www.premierleague.com. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Luka Bentt". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Luka Bentt: Bouncing Back". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Brentford Under-18s: Spain tour rewind". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Introducing Brentford's Academy scholars for the 2024/25 season". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Bournemouth U21s 8 Brentford U21s 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Brentford U21s 2 Fleetwood Town U21s 0: Henry, Hickey and Nunes feature in Professional Development League victory". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Nash, Ollie. "Luka Bentt: Stepping Up". Brentford FC. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Andrews on Furo availability, benching Collins and Bentt". BBC Sport. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  10. ^ @brentfordfcacademy; (23 July 2025). "Putting the work in 🔋" – via Instagram.
  11. ^ "Slough Town 3 Brentford B 2". Brentford FC. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Brentford B 1 Wimbledon 2: Encouraging signs as Saunders' side are narrowly edged out". Brentford FC. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Brentford XI 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2: Donovan nets in behind-closed-doors friendly". Brentford FC. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  14. ^ @BrentfordFCPDP (7 August 2025). "Brentford Academy are delighted to announce that Luka Bentt has signed his first professional contract with the club 📝 #BrentfordB | #BrentfordFC" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  15. ^ "2025–2026 Luka Bentt Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Luka Bentt in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  17. ^ Luka Bentt at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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