Oliver Anthony Tanner (born 13 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Anthony Tanner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 2002 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Bromley | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Folkestone Invicta (dual reg.) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Lewes | 34 | (13) |
| 2022– | Cardiff City | 54 | (4) |
| 2023 | → York City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 30 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBorn 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
edit- As of match played 30 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bromley | 2019–20[3] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[3] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Folkestone Invicta (dual reg.) | 2020–21[5] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lewes | 2021–22[6] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 13 | |
| Cardiff City | 2022–23[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[11] | Championship | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25[12] | Championship | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 54 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4 | ||
| York City (loan) | 2022–23[3] | National League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 17 | ||
References
edit- ^ "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Cardiff City – Under 21 Contract players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ a b Williams, Glen (19 May 2022). "Death threats, Gareth Bale comparisons and why Cardiff felt right for Tanner". WalesOnline.
- ^ a b c d "England – O. Tanner – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b "Ollie Tanner joins the Bluebirds | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Oliver Tanner – 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Lewes | Appearances | Ollie Tanner | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Non-league winger Tanner joins Cardiff City" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Ollie Tanner joins Minstermen on loan from Cardiff City until end of season". www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Cardiff City 2–0 Swansea: Ollie Tanner helps end Bluebirds derby hoodoo with first professional goal". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Tanner in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Tanner in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Tanner in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at the Cardiff City F.C. website
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