| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 2008 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bristol Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Bristol Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Yate Town (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2025 | → Taunton Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Wales U15 | 3 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Wales U16 | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | Wales U17 | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:05, 16 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:19, 11 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ollie Dewsbury (born 22 February 2008) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers.
Dewsbury attended Bassaleg School in Newport, Wales. [2]
Dewsbury joined Bristol Rovers at pre-academy level aged seven. [3] On 4 November 2023, Dewsbury made his senior debut as a late substitute in a 7–2 FA Cup First Round victory over Whitby Town, [4] having previously impressed first-team interim manager Andy Mangan in an FA Youth Cup tie. [5] At the age of 15 years and 255 days, he became the second youngest player to ever represent the club and the youngest to do so in the FA Cup. [6]
Following a promising pre-season, Dewsbury once again found himself involved in the first-team during the early stages of the 2024–25 season, making a second senior appearance as a late substitute in a 3–3 EFL Trophy draw with Tottenham Hotspur U21. [7] In September 2024, Dewsbury, alongside teammate Jerry Lawrence, joined Southern League Division One South club Yate Town. [8] On 1 October 2024, he scored a first senior goal with the second in a 2–0 away victory over Cinderford Town. [9] On 14 November 2024, the loan was extended. [10] He returned to Bristol Rovers in January 2025, [11] before joining Taunton Town on loan for an initial month [12] before being later extended. [13]
On 8 March 2025, having been recalled from his loan spell, Dewsbury made his league debut for Bristol Rovers as a late substitute in a 1–0 victory over Huddersfield Town. [14]
In November 2023, Dewsbury was named in the Wales U16 squad for the upcoming Victory Shield tournament. [15]
In August 2024, Dewsbury was called up to the Wales U17 squad for the first time, [16] before earning a call-up to the U18 squad in March 2025. [17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 2023–24 [18] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024–25 [19] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Yate Town (loan) | 2024–25 [20] | Southern League Division One South | 11 | 4 | — | — | 3 [b] | 2 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Taunton Town (loan) | 2024–25 [20] | Southern League Premier Division South | 5 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 | ||