| Aaron Bentley | |
| Fullname: | Aaron Stuart James Bentley[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Plymouth, England |
| Height: | [2] |
| Currentclub: | Plymouth Parkway |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tamerton Foliot |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Plymouth Argyle |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Alfreton Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Truro City |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Plymouth Parkway |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | Truro City |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Plymouth Parkway |
| Years7: | 2020-2021 |
| Clubs7: | Taunton Town |
| Years8: | 2021- |
| Clubs8: | Plymouth Parkway |
| Club-Update: | 22:54, 28 December 2017 (UTC) |
Aaron Stuart James Bentley (born 8 November 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender for Plymouth Parkway.
Bentley joined Plymouth Argyle's youth setup relatively late in 2010, after playing for local youth club Tamerton Foliot FC, ran by his father Chris.[3] He signed a one-year professional deal in June 2014, being promoted to the main squad.
On 20 December 2014, Bentley made his professional debut, starting in a 3–0 home win against Dagenham & Redbridge for the League Two club.[4]
Just days later on 28 December 2014, with it only being his 3rd professional start, he was red-carded for a tackle on Josh Ruffels while playing against Oxford United.[5]
On 20 February 2015, Alfreton Town signed Bentley on a one-month long loan[6] before being released from Plymouth on 15 January 2016 and then joining Truro City in February 2016.[7]
On 1 June 2017, Aaron joined ambitious South West Peninsula League Premier side Plymouth Parkway as they sought to get promoted to the Western Football League for 2018–19.[8]
On 15 February 2019, Bentley joined his former club Truro City.[9] On 28 March 2019, Plymouth Parkway announced, that Bentley had returned to the club after only one month.[10]
On 1 June 2020, he signed for Southern League Premier Division side Taunton Town.[11]
On 26 August 2020, Bentley signed for Western League Premier Division side Tavistock A.F.C. in order to guarantee more game time.[12]
Aaron is the older brother of Plymouth Argyle defender Jordan Bentley.