Elliott Bennett (born 18 December 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Midland League Premier Division club Shifnal Town.

[citation needed] He left school to gain a scholarship at Wolves alongside Lee Collins, and signed professional forms with them in March 2007.

After spending time at loan at both Crewe (where he scored once against Port Vale)[5] and Bury, Bennett signed a three-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 August 2009.

However, this was not enough to earn Bennett a starting place against Wigan Athletic on the opening day of the Premier League season where he came on as a sub, replacing Andrew Surman.

On 9 April 2012, Bennett scored his first Premier League goal against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane with a strike from just outside the penalty area, which proved to be the winner in a 2–1 victory for the Canaries.

[9] Having played in Norwich's opening Premier League fixture against Everton, Bennett injured his knee ligaments, requiring surgery, ruling him out until 2014.

[14] After the departure of Charlie Mulgrew to Wigan on a season-long loan, Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray announced Elliot Bennett would take over as club captain for the 2019–20 season.