Oliver Denham
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oliver James Denham[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Holmes Chapel, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sligo Rovers | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2020 | Manchester United | ||
2020–2021 | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Cardiff City | 5 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Dundee United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2024 | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2024– | Sligo Rovers | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2018 | Wales U17 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:28, 1 July 2024 (UTC) |
Oliver James Denham (born 4 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.
Club career
Cardiff City
Denham began his career as a youth player with Manchester United before signing for Cardiff City in September 2020.[2] He made his professional debut for the side as a substitute in place of Sean Morrison during a 2–0 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion in the EFL Cup on 24 August 2021.[3] Denham made his first start for Cardiff City in the FA Cup fourth round defeat against Liverpool on 6 February 2022. [4]
On 10 July 2023 Denham joined Scottish Championship club Dundee United on loan for the duration of the 2023-24 season.[5] He was recalled by Cardiff in January 2024 having not made an appearance for Dundee United.[6]
On 2 February 2024, Denham was loaned out to League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers until the end of June.[7]
On 7 June 2024, Cardiff said he would be leaving on 30 June 2024 when his contract expired.[8] On 1 July 2024, he made the move to Sligo Rovers permanent, signing a contract until the end of the 2025 season.[9]
International career
Denham was selected for the Wales under-21 squad for the EURO 2023 qualifying matches against Switzerland and Bulgaria on 25 and 29 March 2022.[10]
On 24 May 2022, he was called up to the senior Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier play-off final against Ukraine on 5 June 2022 and the Nations League Group A matches against Poland, Netherlands, Belgium and the Netherlands again on 1 June, 8 June, 11 June and 14 June 2022 respectively.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 August 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cardiff City | 2021–22[12] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: Cardiff City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Williams, Glen (4 September 2020). "Man Utd starlet signs for Cardiff City after impressive trial spell". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Cardiff City 0–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Liverpool ease past Cardiff in FA Cup". BBC Sport.
- ^ Denham lioan to Dundee United
- ^ Denham Cardiff recall
- ^ https://www.sligorovers.com/ollie-denham-joins-on-loan-from-cardiff-city/
- ^ "2023/24 Retained List | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Farry, Jessica (1 July 2024). "Ollie Denham enjoying Sligo Rovers spell so much that signing permanently was an easy decision". www.independent.ie. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Denham Wales U21 squad
- ^ "Wales: Cardiff's Oliver Denham called up as Nathan Broadhead is forced out of play-off squad". BBC Sport. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Oliver Denham in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
External links
- Oliver Denham at Soccerway
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