Ben Dent

Ben Dent is a German rugby league footballer who plays for the Goole Vikings in the RFL League 1 competition. He primarily plays as a winger and has previously played for the York City Knights. He plays for Germany internationally.^[2]

Ben Dent

Personal information
Born	(1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 (age 33) Germany
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing, Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–17 York City Knights 79 37 70 0 288 2018–18 Newcastle Thunder 12 4 0 0 16 2019–24 Heworth ARLFC 0 0 0 0 2025– Goole Vikings 0 0 0 0 0 Total 91 41 70 0 304 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016 Germany 3 3 2 0 16
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018–19 York RUFC 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 29 October 2024

Career

York City Knights

Dent made his début season for the York City Knights in 2012, playing 5 games. In his 79 appearances for the Knights, he scored 37 tries.

Newcastle Thunder

At the end of the 2017 season, it was announced that Dent had signed with the Newcastle Thunder.^[3]

York RUFC

Dent made a temporary switch to rugby union in 2018 to play for York RUFC^[4]

Goole Vikings

On 29 October 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Goole Vikings in the RFL League 1.^[5]

International

Dent made his international debut for Germany in 2016 against the Wales Dragonhearts, scoring a try.^[6] He was selected to play for Germany in the 2021 World Cup qualifiers.