Oliver Denham
Personal information
Full name Oliver James Denham[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002
Place of birth Holmes Chapel, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Dundee United (on loan from Cardiff City)
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2020 Manchester United
2020–2021 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Cardiff City 5 (0)
2023– → Dundee United (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Wales U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:45, 11 July 2023 (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 Scottish Championship club Dundee United on loan from EFL Championship club Cardiff City.

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]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2021–22[8] Championship 101000—20
Career total 1010000020

    References

    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 Wales U21 squad
    7. ↑ "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.
    8. ↑ "Games played by Oliver Denham in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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