Ollie Tanner

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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Bromley 2 (0)
2020 → Folkestone Invicta (dual reg.) 4 (0)
2021–2022 Lewes 34 (13)
2022– Cardiff City 56 (4)
2023 → York City (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 1 January 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.

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 1 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 20 2 0 0 1 0 — 21 2
Total 56 4 2 0 5 0 0 0 63 4
York City (loan) 2022–23[3] National League 6 0 — — 1[a] 0 7 0
Career total 100 17 3 0 5 0 4 0 112 17
  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b Williams, Glen (19 May 2022). "Death threats, Gareth Bale comparisons and why Cardiff felt right for Tanner". WalesOnline.
  3. ^ a b c d "England – O. Tanner – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ a b "Ollie Tanner joins the Bluebirds | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
  5. ^ a b "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Oliver Tanner – 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "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.
  • Profile at the Cardiff City F.C. website


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