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	59	(4)
2023	→ York City (loan)	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:20, 18 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 18 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	23	2	1	0	1	0	—		25	2
	Total		59	4	3	0	5	0	0	0	67	4
York City (loan)	2022–23[3]	National League	6	0	—		—		1[a]	0	7	0
Career total			103	17	4	0	5	0	4	0	116	17

1. 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. Williams, Glen (19 May 2022). "Death threats, Gareth Bale comparisons and why Cardiff felt right for Tanner". WalesOnline.
3. "England – O. Tanner – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
4. "Ollie Tanner joins the Bluebirds | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
5. "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Oliver Tanner – 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
6. "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.

External links

• Profile at the Cardiff City F.C. website