2007: Talented player who appeared in eight games, with five starts.

2006: Saw action in 7 games, including 3 starts as a freshman, but his promising season ended when he got sick.

Prior to NJIT: Attended Union Catholic HS, where he was part of a perennial power and played club with the Ironbound Warriors ... five-time state cup champion, plus two Regional Championships and the US Club Soccer National Finals with the Ironbound Sport Club Portuguese Warriors. In 2005, was selected to u-16 Super Y League ODP Metro Division.

Personal: Majoring in business. ... son of Luis and Maria Bento. ... born 8/28/88 in Newark, NJ.