Oliver Denham

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.

Club career Cardiff City Denham began his career as a youth player with Manchester United before signing for Cardiff City in September 2020. 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. Denham made his first start for Cardiff City in the FA Cup fourth round defeat against Liverpool on 6 February 2022.

On 10 July 2023 Denham joined Scottish Championship club Dundee United on loan for the duration of the 2023-24 season. He was recalled by Cardiff in January 2024 having made just one appearance for Dundee United.

On 2 February 2024, Denham was loaned out to League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers until the end of June.

On 7 June 2024, Cardiff said he would be leaving on 30 June 2024 when his contract expired. On 1 July 2024, he made the move to Sligo Rovers permanent, signing a contract until the end of the 2025 season.

International career 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.

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.

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