Ollie Tanner
Ollie Tanner (born 13 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Cardiff City, as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bromley, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| 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 | 11 | (1) |
| 2023 | → York City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 24 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Bromley,[2] Tanner played youth football for Charlton Athletic and Arsenal before joining the Bromley Academy.[3] After playing for Folkestone Invicta[4] and Lewes,[5] in May 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Cardiff City on 10 June 2022.[3][6] He had turned down a transfer to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in January 2022, receiving death threats from Tottenham fans as a result.[1]
On 9 January 2023, Tanner joined National League club York City on loan for the remainder of the season.[7]
On 16 September 2023 he scored his first professional goal in a 2–0 victory against Swansea City.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bromley | 2019–20[2] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[2] | 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[4] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lewes | 2021–22[5] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 13 | |
| Cardiff City | 2022–23[2] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[2] | Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| York City (loan) | 2022–23[2] | National League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 14 | ||
- Appearance in the FA Trophy
References
- Williams, Glen (19 May 2022). "Death threats, Gareth Bale comparisons and why Cardiff felt right for Tanner". WalesOnline.
- "England - O. Tanner - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- "Ollie Tanner joins the Bluebirds | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
- "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Oliver Tanner – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- "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.