Oliver_Denham
Oliver Denham
Welsh footballer
Oliver James Denham (born 4 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | → Dundee United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Wales U17 | 1 | (0) |
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*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) | |||
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 has loaned out to League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers until the end of June.[7]
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]
- As of match played 24 August 2021
| 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 | ||
- "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.
- "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.
- Oliver Denham at Soccerway