Alex Denny
Personal information
Full name Alexander James Denny[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000[2]
Place of birth Chester, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–2017 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Everton 0 (0)
2020–2022 Salford City 9 (0)
2021 → Morecambe (loan) 6 (0)
2022 The New Saints 10 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 England U17 10 (0)
2018 England U18 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:02, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2018

Alexander James Denny (born 12 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He last played for The New Saints.

Club career

On 6 December 2017, Denny was named in Everton's first team squad for the Europa League match away to Apollon Limassol.[3] A day later, he made his first-team debut, coming on as a 91st-minute substitute in a 3–0 win.[4][5]

In the summer of 2020 he joined Salford City as a member of their development squad.[6] He made his competitive debut for the club on 9 September 2020 in a EFL Trophy game against Manchester United Under-21s.[7]

On 1 February 2021, Denny joined League Two side Morecambe on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[8]

On 11 January 2022, Denny signed for Cymru Premier side The New Saints.[9] He was not offered a new contract at the end of the season.[10]

International career

Denny has made numerous appearances for England U17, making his debut against Croatia U17 in September 2016. Denny also played in the 2017 under-17 European Championship for England who reached the final, he started in the semi-final and final.

Denny also featured five times for England U18s.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2017–18[12] Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Everton U21 2019–20[13] — ———3[lower-alpha 2]030
Salford City 2020–21[14] League Two 9000003[lower-alpha 2]0120
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 3 0
Morecambe (loan) 2020–21[14] League Two 6000000040
The New Saints 2021–22 Cymru Premier 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 2302000100350
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

England U17

Everton U23s

The New Saints

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 61. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Alex Denny". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants". Liverpool Echo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "APOLLON VS. EVERTON 0 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (7 December 2017). "Apollon Limassol 0 Everton 3". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Introducing the 2020–21 Development Squad". Salford City FC. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Plant, Michael. "Manchester United Under-21s hit six at Salford". Manchester United FC. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Loan Deal: Alex Denny". Morecambe FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "England Youth International signs for the Saints". The New Saints FC. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Club confirms retained list". The New Saints. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Alex Denny profile at The FA". The FA. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Alex Denny in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Alex Denny in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Denny in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Spain-England | Under-17".
  16. ↑ Carroll, Sam (8 May 2019). "Everton vs Newcastle U23s LIVE - Live stream & score updates". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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