William Jonathon Dennis (born 10 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kilmarnock, on loan from AFC Bournemouth.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Jonathon Dennis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 2000 | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Kilmarnock (on loan from AFC Bournemouth) | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Luton Town | |||
| –2016 | Watford | ||
| 2016–2017 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Guernsey (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Weymouth (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Slough Town (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 13 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Dennis started his career in the academy of Luton Town before moving to join the Watford academy, where he played from under-9s up to under-16s.[3] After being released by Watford, Dennis had trials with Milton Keynes Dons, Coventry City and Stevenage.[3]
Dennis joined AFC Bournemouth at the age of 15 in 2016, turning professional 18 months later and joining the first-team at the start of the 2019–20 season.[4] He also had spells in non-league with Guernsey and Weymouth during the 2017–18 season.[5]
In March 2020 he signed a new three-and-a-half year contract with the club.[6][7] Later that month he was praised by manager Eddie Howe.[8]
On 11 December 2021, Dennis signed for Wealdstone on an emergency loan.[9] He made his debut on the same day, in a 1–0 defeat to Halifax[10] On 18 December 2021, Dennis was recalled from his loan spell by parent club AFC Bournemouth.[11]
In January 2023, Dennis joined National League South club Slough Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[12]
In June 2023 he signed on loan for Kilmarnock for the season.[13][14]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 11 December 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2017–18[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Guernsey (loan) | 2017–18[20] | IL South Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Weymouth (loan) | 2017–18[5] | SL Premier Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2021–22[21] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
- ^ One appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Southern League Premier Division play-offs
References edit
- ^ "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: AFC Bournemouth – Under 21 Contract Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 5. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Will Dennis at Soccerway
- ^ a b Rundle, Zoe (15 February 2020). "Where's there's a Will, there's a way". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Will Dennis". AFCB.
- ^ a b "Will Dennis Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ March 2020, FourFourTwo Staff 03 (3 March 2020). "Goalkeeper Will Dennis signs new long-term deal at Bournemouth". fourfourtwo.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Goalkeeper Dennis hoping to 'push myself into that starting line-up one day' after penning new long-term Cherries contract". Bournemouth Echo.
- ^ "Rising star Dennis has 'improved rapidly' as Howe hails Cherries' goalkeeping department". Bournemouth Echo.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING | Stones loan Cherries' Dennis". Wealdstone FC. 11 December 2021.
- ^ "MATCH REPORT | Wealdstone 0-1 FC Halifax Town". Wealdstone FC. 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Loan News: Dennis & Sweeney recalled". Wealdstone FC. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Rebels sign Will Dennis on loan". www.sloughtownfc.net. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Fitzsimmons, Andrew (21 June 2023). "Will is the one for Killie".
- ^ "Cherries goalkeeper makes Scotland loan switch". Bournemouth Echo. 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Will Dennis". guernseyfc.com. Guernsey F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "W. Dennis". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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