Anouk Denton
Anouk Stephanie Denton is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the England national team. She previously played American college soccer with NCAA Division I club Louisville Cardinals.
Club career
Youth and college
Denton played for St Albans Girls' School which occasionally had coaching from Arsenal players such as Leah Williamson. Whilst she was there, she was scouted by Arsenal. As a result, Denton joined their academy in 2016. In May 2021, Denton committed to the University of Louisville as part of their recruiting class of 2021.Arsenal
In October 2020, due to an injury crisis at Arsenal, Denton was named on the bench for Arsenal's FA WSL match against Brighton & Hove Albion but did not play. On 18 October, she made her Arsenal debut after coming on as a substitute in the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at Meadow Park which Arsenal won 6–1.West Ham United (loan)
On 18 April 2021, Denton scored her debut goal for West Ham in the 11–0 victory over Chichester & Selsey in the 2020–21 FA Cup fourth round. On 16 May 2021, in the fifth round of the tournament, she scored her second senior goal in a 5–1 loss to Manchester City.West Ham United
On 21 January 2023, it was confirmed that Denton had rejoined West Ham following a spell in the US collegiate side Louisville Cardinals. It was announced that she had signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the London club.International career
Youth
Denton has represented England at under-17 football team|under-17], under-19 and under-23 youth level.In October 2019, she represented the under-17 team for 2020 U-17 European Championship qualification, starting in winning matches against Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In April 2022, Denton featured as left-back in the starting eleven for the under-19s in the second round of 2022 U-19 Championship qualification in victories over Wales, Iceland and Belgium. In the final tournament, she again started as left-back against Norway and Germany.
On 30 September 2022, Denton was first called up to the under-23 squad for fixtures against Norway and Sweden. In February 2024, she was called up to the U23 training camp for European League fixtures, making her debut for the team on 22 February in a 3–1 defeat to Spain.