Cambridge United sign defenders Ryan Bennett and Steve Seddon

Ryan Bennett made 46 league appearances for Swansea before leaving the Welsh club

Cambridge United have signed experienced former Swansea and Wolves defender Ryan Bennett on a contract until the end of the season.

The 32-year-old joins as a free agent having been released by the Swans in September.

He has spent much of his career playing in the Premier League and Championship with former clubs Wolves and Norwich.

The U's have also agreed a loan deal for Oxford United full-back Steve Seddon until the end of the season.

The 25-year-old began his career at Reading before moving to Birmingham City in January 2014.

While at St Andrew's, he made his senior debut in 2018 during a loan spell at Stevenage in League One before playing his first match for Blues in the Championship just under a year later.

After a loan at Portsmouth, in between two temporary spells with AFC Wimbledon, Seddon joined Oxford in July 2021.

Bennett said he was "grateful for the opportunity" to resume his career with the U's.

"It's down to me to work hard and to get into the team. Hopefully we can push on this second half of the season and see where it takes us," Bennett told the club website.

Bennett's move to the Abbey Stadium sees him drop back to play League One football, a division he last played in more than a decade ago with Peterborough.

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