| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver James Denham [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Holmes Chapel, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Manchester United | ||
| 2020–2021 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Cardiff City | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Dundee United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sligo Rovers | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Wales U17 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:41, 17 February 2025 (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 | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2021–22 [12] | EFL Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 [12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Dundee United (loan) | 2023–24 [12] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Sligo Rovers (loan) | 2024 [12] | LOI Premier Division | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Sligo Rovers | 2024 [12] | LOI Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2025 [12] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||