Anouk Denton began her second spell with West Ham United in January 2023, when the versatile defender joined after a spell in America with the University of Louisville.
The Hertfordshire-born and raised Denton began her career with local club St Albans City before joining Arsenal's Academy in 2016. After debuting for the Gunners at the age of 17 in 2020, Denton spent the second half of the 2020/21 season on loan with the Hammers.
Career
Started 12 and appeared in 15 WSL fixtures as she established herself as a consistent member of Rehanne Skinner's squad...Started all three FA Women's League Cup ties...Appeared as a substitute in the Women's FA Cup fourth round extra-time defeat at Chelsea on 14 January 2024...Totaled 19 appearances, 15 of them starts, in all competitions...Made her England U23s debut as a substitute in a 1-1 European U23 League draw in Norway on 21 September 2023...Made her first England U23s start in a 3-1 friendly defeat by Spain in Marbella on 22 February 2024.
Joined West Ham United on a permanent basis on 21 January 2023, signing a two-and-a-half year contract...Appeared in the 7-0 FA Women's League Cup semi-final home defeat by Chelsea on 9 February 2023...Made five WSL appearances, three of them starts in the closing weeks of the 2022/23 season...Totaled six appearances, three of them starts, in all competitions.
Joined West Ham United on loan for the second half of the 2020/21 season...Made her West Ham United debut in a 2-0 WSL defeat at parent club Arsenal on 28 April 2021...Made her first West Ham United start in a 1-0 WSL home defeat by Manchester City on 9 May 2021...Scored her first goal for West Ham United in a 5-1 Women's FA Cup fifth-round defeat at Manchester City on 16 May 2021...Totaled four appearances, two starts and one goal in all competitions.
Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, on 9 May 2003...Attended Beaumont School in St Albans and played for local club St Albans City as a schoolgirl...Joined Arsenal's Academy in 2013, aged 13...Started England's 2020 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifiying wins over Bosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia in October 2019...Made her WSL debut for Arsenal in a 6-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on 18 October 2020, aged 17 years and seven months...Had a loan spell at West Ham United in the second half of the 2020/21 season...Spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons playing collegiate football in the United States with the Louisville Cardinals...Scored a last-minute penalty winner and her first career goal in the Cardinals' 2-1 victory at Syracuse on 23 September 2021...Started twice for England at the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship finals in the Czech Republic in June/July 2022, in a 4-1 win over Norway and 3-0 defeat by Germany in the group stage...Scored her second Cardinals goal with another winner in a 3-2 victory over Memphis on 1 September 2022...Totaled 28 appearances and 27 starts across two seasons for Louisville Cardinals, scoring two goals.