Denver Hume

Denver Hume

Personal information
Full name	Denver Jay Hume [1]
Date of birth	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Ashington, England
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Grimsby Town
Number	33
Youth career
2008–2018	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Sunderland	68	(2)
2022–2024	Portsmouth	20	(0)
2024–	Grimsby Town	47	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:09, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

Denver Jay Hume (born 11 August 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.

Career

Sunderland

Born in Ashington, ^[2] Hume joined Sunderland's academy at the age of 10, ^[3] and made his debut for Sunderland in the final match of the 2017–18 season as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers. ^{[4] [5]} He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 11 January 2020 in a 4–0 victory over Wycombe Wanderers. ^{[6] [7]}

Portsmouth

Hume joined another EFL League One club, Portsmouth, on 26 January 2022 for an undisclosed fee. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the option of an additional year. ^[8]

Grimsby Town

On 1 February 2024, Hume departed Portsmouth on a free transfer, joining League Two club Grimsby Town on a short-term contract until the end of the season. ^[9] He signed a new one-year contract in June 2024. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2025

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland U21	2017–18 [11]	—			—		—		2 [a]	0	2	0
Sunderland	2017–18 [11]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2018–19 [12]	League One	8	0	0	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	11	0
	2019–20 [13]	League One	32	1	1	0	3	0	2 [a]	0	38	1
	2020–21 [14]	League One	23	1	0	0	1	0	2 [b]	1	26	2
	2021–22 [15]	League One	4	0	0	0	2	0	2 [a]	0	8	0
	Total		68	2	1	0	7	0	8	1	84	3
Portsmouth	2021–22 [15]	League One	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2022–23 [16]	League One	11	0	3	0	0	0	6 [a]	0	20	0
	2023–24 [17]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	2	0
	Total		20	0	3	0	0	0	8	0	31	0
Grimsby Town	2023–24 [17]	League Two	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
	2024–25 [18]	League Two	31	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	34	0
	Total		47	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	50	1
Career total			135	3	5	0	8	0	19	1	167	4

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. One appearance and one goal in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs

Honours

Sunderland

• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2018–19 ^[19]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Sunderland" (PDF). English Football League. p. 70. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
2. Denver Hume at Soccerbase
3. "Denver Hume". safc.com. Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
4. "Sunderland 3–0 Wolves". BBC Sport . 6 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
5. Johns, Craig (15 May 2018). "Denver Hume hungry for more after making his Sunderland debut against Wolves". Evening Chronicle . Retrieved 3 August 2020.
6. Knight, Chris (13 January 2020). "Hume on scoring his first Sunderland goal and his 'bond' with Gooch". Evening Chronicle . Retrieved 3 August 2020.
7. "Sunderland 4–0 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport . 11 January 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
8. "Pompey complete Hume signing". Portsmouth F.C. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
9. "HUME IS A MARINER!". gtfc.co.uk. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
10. "Grimsby Town pair Callum Ainley and Denver Hume sign new deals". BBC Sport. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
11. "Games played by Denver Hume in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
12. "Games played by Denver Hume in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
13. "Games played by Denver Hume in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
14. "Games played by Denver Hume in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
15. "Games played by Denver Hume in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
16. "Games played by Denver Hume in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
17. "Games played by Denver Hume in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
18. "Games played by Denver Hume in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
19. Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport . Retrieved 7 May 2019.