| Anouk Denton | |
| Fullname: | Anouk Stephanie Denton |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 2003[1] |
| Birth Place: | St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Height: | 1.63 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | West Ham United |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2016 |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | St Albans City |
| Youthclubs2: | Arsenal |
| Collegeyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| College1: | Louisville Cardinals |
| Collegecaps1: | 28 |
| Collegegoals1: | 2 |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Arsenal |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → West Ham United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | West Ham United |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | England U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 0 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11:24, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 30 October 2023 |
Anouk Stephanie Denton (born 9 May 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the England U23 team. She previously played college soccer with NCAA Division I club Louisville Cardinals.
Denton was educated at St Albans Girls' School, St Albans, Hertfordshire;[2] she started playing football in the youth teams at St Albans City.[3] She also played for St Albans Girls' School which occasionally had coaching from Arsenal players such as Leah Williamson.[4] Whilst she was there, she was scouted by Arsenal. As a result, Denton joined their academy in 2016. She was part of a team representing Arsenal that finished second at a youth tournament at Everton's Goodison Park. In May 2021, Denton committed to the University of Louisville as part of their recruiting class of 2021.[5]
In October 2020, due to an injury crisis at Arsenal, Denton was named on the bench for Arsenal's FA WSL match against Brighton & Hove Albion but did not play.[6] On 18 October, she made her Arsenal debut after coming on as a substitute in the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at Meadow Park which Arsenal won 6–1.[7]
On 18 April 2021, Denton scored her debut goal for West Ham in the 11–0 victory over Chichester & Selsey in the 2020–21 FA Cup fourth round. On 16 May 2021, in the fifth round of the tournament, she scored her second senior goal in a 5–1 loss to Manchester City.[8]
On 21 January 2023, it was confirmed that Denton had rejoined West Ham following a spell in the US collegiate side Louisville Cardinals. It was announced that she had signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the London club.[9]
Denton has represented England at under-17, under-19 and under-23 youth level.[1]
In October 2019, she represented the under-17 team for 2020 U-17 European Championship qualification, starting in winning matches against Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In April 2022, Denton featured as left-back in the starting eleven for the under-19s in the second round of 2022 U-19 Championship qualification in victories over Wales, Iceland and Belgium. In the final tournament, she again started as left-back against Norway and Germany.
On 30 September 2022, Denton was first called up to the under-23 squad for fixtures against Norway and Sweden.[10] In February 2024, she was called up to the U23 training camp for a fixtures against Spain and the Netherlands.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| West Ham United (loan) | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| West Ham United | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |||