Oliver Denham

Oliver James Denham (born 4 May 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Dundee United on loan from EFL Championship club Cardiff City.

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)

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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