Non-League Paper

MATT HEADS OFF TO UNI IN THE U.S

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 January 2025

MAIDSTONE United have agreed to terminate the contract of striker Matt Bentley so he can return to the United States to take up a university scholarship. The 26-year-old front man played professionally in the States for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and returns for a third spell in the States having also turned out for Hornchurch, Dover Athletic and Leatherhead this side of the water.
A Maidstone statement read: “Matt leaves with the full blessing of the club and we wish him all the best. He knows the door is always open at Gallagher.”

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