Oliver Denham

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Oliver Denham
Personal information
Full name Oliver James Denham[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Holmes Chapel, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Sligo Rovers
Number 42
Youth career
0000–2020 Manchester United
2020–2021 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Cardiff City 5 (0)
2023–2024Dundee United (loan) 0 (0)
2024–Sligo Rovers (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2018 Wales U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:10, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Oliver James Denham (born 4 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.

Club career[edit]

Cardiff City[edit]

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 has loaned out to League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers until the end of June.[7]

International career[edit]

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.[8]

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.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 24 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cardiff City 2021–22[10] Championship 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: Cardiff City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ Williams, Glen (4 September 2020). "Man Utd starlet signs for Cardiff City after impressive trial spell". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City 0–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Liverpool ease past Cardiff in FA Cup". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ Denham lioan to Dundee United
  6. ^ Denham Cardiff recall
  7. ^ https://www.sligorovers.com/ollie-denham-joins-on-loan-from-cardiff-city/
  8. ^ Denham Wales U21 squad
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Games played by Oliver Denham in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

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