Aidan Denholm

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Aidan Denholm
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth West Lothian, Scotland
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 22
Youth career
2012–2021 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Heart of Midlothian 14 (0)
2021–2022 → Berwick Rangers (loan) 24 (1)
2023 → East Fife (loan) 13 (0)
International career‡
2023– Scotland U21[1] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Aidan Denholm (born 9 November 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Heart of Midlothian.

Career[edit]

Heart of Midlothian[edit]

Born in West Lothian, Denholm joined Heart of Midlothian age eight.[2] Coming on as a 77th minute sub, Denholm made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory over Cove Rangers in the League Cup.[3]

2021–22: Berwick Rangers loan[edit]

Denholm moved on loan to Berwick Rangers in 2021–22 on an initial six-month loan.[4] Denholm scored his first goal for Berwick in a Scottish Cup 2–1 loss against Stirling Albion.[5] His loan was extended in December 2021, seeing him stay with Berwick until the end of the season.[6] Denholm would make 24 appearances in all competitions for Berwick,[7] as they finished eighth in the Lowland League.[8]

2022–23: East Fife loan[edit]

Following a successful first half of the season with Hearts B, Denholm would join League Two side, East Fife for the remainder of the season.[9] Denholm would make his debut a day later in a 1–1 draw to Stirling Albion.[10] Becoming a regular feature during the second half of the season, Denholm would play 15 times for East Fife in the league, who finished inside the play-offs. They would lose in the semi-finals to Clyde.[11]

2023–24: Release and return to Hearts[edit]

Denholm was one of five youngsters who were released at the end of his contract after the 2022–23 season.[12] Denholm was told of his release by then Hearts manager, Robbie Neilson and began looking elsewhere. Denholm was ready to work in a bank, with his mum,[13] before going on trial to English League One side, Wigan Athletic.[14] Driving back from his trial, his old B-team manager and new Hearts Technical Director, Steven Naismith, called Denholm and offered him a second change at Hearts.[15]

On 10 August 2023, Denholm would make his UEFA Europa Conference League debut in a 2–1 loss to Rosenborg BK, coming on as a 71st minute substitute for Cameron Devlin.[16] Three days later, Denholm would make his Scottish Premiership debut for Hearts in a 0–0 draw to Kilmarnock, also coming on as a substitute for Devlin.[17]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 8 April 2024
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2021–22[18] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23[19] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24[20] Scottish Premiership 14 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 21 0
Total 14 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 22 0
Berwick Rangers 2021–22[7] Lowland League — — — — 24 1
East Fife 2022–23[19] League Two 14 0 0 0 0 0 — 14 0
Career total 28 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 60 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ Aidan Denholm at the Scottish Football Association
  2. ^ "Denholm in dreamland after going from Hearts scrapheap to Euro stage". BBC. 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Hearts 3-0 Cove Rangers". Soccerway. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Denholm joins the Dream Team". Berwick Rangers. 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Berwick Rangers 1-2 Stirling Albion". Stirling Albion FC. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Gaffer 'delighted' as Denholm stay is extended". Berwick Rangers. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b Wales, Peter (25 May 2022). "Teenage midfielder back at Hearts after end of loan to Berwick Rangers". Edinburgh News. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  8. ^ "SLFL 2021/22". SLFL. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Aidan Denholm Signs On Loan". East Fife FC. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  10. ^ "EAST FIFE VS. STIRLING ALBION 1 - 1". Soccerway. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Clyde 1 1 East Fife". BBC. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  12. ^ "QUINTET TO LEAVE HEARTS". Hearts FC. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Story of Aidan Denholm and Hearts: Being released, looking for bank jobs to starring in memorable European night". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  14. ^ Anderson, Barry (17 August 2023). "Exclusive: Aidan Denholm reveals the inside story on his Hearts exit, trial in England, call to return and European debut". Edinburgh News. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Hearts ace Aidan Denholm on job search and what Cammy Devlin told him". The Herald. 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  16. ^ "MATCH REPORT: ROSENBORG 2-1 HEARTS". Hearts FC. 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  17. ^ Petrie, Andrew (13 August 2023). "Heart of Midlothian 0 0 Kilmarnock". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Games played by Aidan Denholm in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Aidan Denholm in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Games played by Aidan Denholm in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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