Aidan Denholm

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Aidan Denholm
Personal information
Full name Aidan Denholm
Date of birth (2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth West Lothian, Scotland
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ross County
(on loan from Heart of Midlothian)
Number 22
Youth career
2012–2021 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Heart of Midlothian 17 (0)
2021–2022 → Berwick Rangers (loan) 24 (1)
2023 → East Fife (loan) 13 (0)
2024– → Ross County (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2023– Scotland U21 [1] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Aidan Denholm (born 9 November 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Ross County, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.

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Career

Heart of Midlothian

Born in West Lothian, Denholm joined Heart of Midlothian age eight. [2] Coming on as a 77th minute sub, Denholm made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory over Cove Rangers in the League Cup. [3]

2021–22: Berwick Rangers loan

Denholm moved on loan to Berwick Rangers in 2021–22 on an initial six-month loan. [4] Denholm scored his first goal for Berwick in a Scottish Cup 2–1 loss against Stirling Albion. [5] His loan was extended in December 2021, seeing him stay with Berwick until the end of the season. [6] Denholm made 24 appearances in all competitions for Berwick, [7] as they finished eighth in the Lowland League. [8]

2022–23: East Fife loan

Following a successful first half of the season with Hearts B, Denholm joined League Two side, East Fife for the remainder of the season. [9] Denholm made his debut a day later in a 1–1 draw to Stirling Albion. [10] Becoming a regular feature during the second half of the season, Denholm played 15 times for East Fife in the league, who finished inside the play-offs. They lost in the semi-finals to Clyde. [11]

2023–24: Release and return to Hearts

Denholm was one of five youngsters who were released at the end of his contract after the 2022–23 season. [12] Denholm was told of his release by then Hearts manager, Robbie Neilson and began looking elsewhere. Denholm was ready to work in a bank, with his mum, [13] before going on trial to English League One side, Wigan Athletic. [14] Driving back from his trial, his old B-team manager and new Hearts Technical Director, Steven Naismith, called Denholm and offered him a second chance at Hearts. [15]

On 10 August 2023, Denholm made his UEFA Europa Conference League debut in a 2–1 loss to Rosenborg BK, coming on as a 71st minute substitute for Cameron Devlin. [16] Three days later, Denholm made his Scottish Premiership debut for Hearts in a 0–0 draw to Kilmarnock, also coming on as a substitute for Devlin. [17]

2024–25: Ross County loan

On 26 July 2024, Denholm would join fellow Scottish Premiership club Ross County on loan for the 2024–25 season. [18] [19]

Career statistics

As of 31 August 2024
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2021–22 [20] Scottish Premiership 0000100010
2022–23 [21] Scottish Premiership0000000000
2023–24 [22] Scottish Premiership170202030240
Total170203030250
Berwick Rangers (loan) 2021–22 [7] Lowland League ————241
East Fife (loan) 2022–23 [21] League Two 1400000—140
Ross County (loan) 2024–25 Scottish Premiership400020—60
Career total350205030691

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References

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