Jason Andrew Bent... he was six years old when he started playing soccer for Malton Bullets... he was eight years old when his family moved from Scarborough to Brampton... favourites have included Pelé, Gianfranco Zola... other favourites have included Michael Jordan... earned his Canada Soccer Coaching B Diploma in 2021...

represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001... Concacaf semifinalist (2002)... represented Canada in two cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and two editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup... career 32 international "A" appearances across eight years from 1996 to 2003 with Canada Soccer's Men's National Team… represented Canada at two FIFA youth tournaments (U-17 at Japan 1993 and U-20 at Malaysia 1997)... Concacaf youth champion in 1996 (Concacaf Under-20)... as a youth player in 1997, was noted by the FIFA World Youth Championship Technical Study Group (”wherever he was, he was a mainstay on the team”)...

For Country

finished third with Canada at the 1992 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship in Cuba (Canada qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Japan 1993)... represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Japan 1993... won a gold medal with Canada at the 1996 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Mexico (Canada also qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Malaysia 1997)... he was 20 years old when he made his debut for Canada (12 October 1997)... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Malaysia 1997... represented Canada in 1996-97 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for France 1998... represented Canada at the 2000 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament... represented Canada in 2000 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Korea/Japan 2002... played in a career-high 10 consecutive Canada matches in 2000... represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001... finished third with Canada at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup... represented Canada at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup...

For Club

played for Colorado Rapids (two goals in 58 games from 1998-2000)...