| Oliver Denham | |
| Fullname: | Oliver James Denham[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Holmes Chapel, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Sligo Rovers |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthyears1: | –2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester United |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Cardiff City |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Cardiff City |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Dundee United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Sligo Rovers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Sligo Rovers |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:28, 1 July 2024 (UTC) |
Oliver James Denham (born 4 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.
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] He was recalled by Cardiff in January 2024 having not made an appearance for Dundee United.[6]
On 2 February 2024, Denham was loaned out to League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers until the end of June.[7]
On 7 June 2024, Cardiff said he would be leaving on 30 June 2024 when his contract expired.[8] On 1 July 2024, he made the move to Sligo Rovers permanent, signing a contract until the end of the 2025 season.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cardiff City | 2021–22 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||