Ollie Tanner

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Ollie Tanner
Personal information
Full name Oliver Anthony Tanner [1]
Date of birth (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Bromley, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 32
Youth career
Charlton Athletic
Arsenal
Bromley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Bromley 2 (0)
2020 → Folkestone Invicta (dual reg.) 4 (0)
2021–2022 Lewes 34 (13)
2022– Cardiff City 62 (4)
2023 → York City (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:59, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

Oliver Anthony Tanner (born 13 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.

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Career

Born in Bromley, [3] Tanner played youth football for Charlton Athletic and Arsenal before joining the Bromley Academy. [4] After playing for Folkestone Invicta [5] and Lewes, [6] in May 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Cardiff City on 10 June 2022. [4] [7] He had turned down a transfer to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in January 2022, receiving death threats from Tottenham fans as a result. [2]

On 9 January 2023, Tanner joined National League club York City on loan for the remainder of the season. [8]

He scored his first professional goal on 16 September 2023 in Cardiff's 2–0 home victory against Swansea City. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bromley 2019–20 [3] National League 2000—1 [a] 030
2020–21 [3] National League0000—0000
Total2000—1030
Folkestone Invicta (dual reg.) 2020–21 [5] Isthmian League Premier Division40——1 [a] 050
Lewes 2021–22 [6] Isthmian League Premier Division321310—1 [a] 03413
Cardiff City 2022–23 [10] Championship 001010—20
2023–24 [11] Championship3621030—402
2024–25 [12] Championship2621010—282
Total624305000704
York City (loan) 2022–23 [3] National League60——1 [a] 070
Career total1061740504011917
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Cardiff City – Under 21 Contract players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 Williams, Glen (19 May 2022). "Death threats, Gareth Bale comparisons and why Cardiff felt right for Tanner". WalesOnline.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "England – O. Tanner – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. 1 2 "Ollie Tanner joins the Bluebirds | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
  5. 1 2 "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Oliver Tanner – 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Lewes | Appearances | Ollie Tanner | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Non-league winger Tanner joins Cardiff City" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Ollie Tanner joins Minstermen on loan from Cardiff City until end of season". www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Cardiff City 2–0 Swansea: Ollie Tanner helps end Bluebirds derby hoodoo with first professional goal". Sky Sports.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Ollie Tanner in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Ollie Tanner in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Ollie Tanner in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.


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