| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Anthony Tanner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bromley, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Bromley | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Bromley | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Folkestone Invicta (dual reg.) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Lewes | 34 | (13) |
| 2022– | Cardiff City | 24 | (1) |
| 2023 | → York City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:25, 13 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Oliver Anthony Tanner (born 13 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
Career
Born in Bromley,[3] Tanner played youth football for Charlton Athletic and Arsenal before joining the Bromley Academy.[4] After playing for Folkestone Invicta[5] and Lewes,[6] in May 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Cardiff City on 10 June 2022.[4][7] He had turned down a transfer to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in January 2022, receiving death threats from Tottenham fans as a result.[2]
On 9 January 2023, Tanner joined National League club York City on loan for the remainder of the season.[8]
He scored his first professional goal on 16 September 2023 in Cardiff's 2–0 home victory against Swansea City.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bromley | 2019–20[3] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[3] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Folkestone Invicta (dual reg.) | 2020–21[5] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lewes | 2021–22[6] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 13 | |
| Cardiff City | 2022–23[3] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[3] | Championship | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| York City (loan) | 2022–23[3] | National League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 68 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 14 | ||
References
- ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Cardiff City – Under 21 Contract players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- 1 2 Williams, Glen (19 May 2022). "Death threats, Gareth Bale comparisons and why Cardiff felt right for Tanner". WalesOnline.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "England - O. Tanner - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- 1 2 "Ollie Tanner joins the Bluebirds | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
- 1 2 "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Oliver Tanner – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Lewes | Appearances | Ollie Tanner | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ↑ "Non-league winger Tanner joins Cardiff City" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Ollie Tanner joins Minstermen on loan from Cardiff City until end of season". www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ "Cardiff City 2-0 Swansea: Ollie Tanner helps end Bluebirds derby hoodoo with first professional goal". Sky Sports.
External links
- Profile at the Cardiff City F.C. website