Will Dennis

Will Dennis
Dennis in 2024.
Personal information
Full name William Jonathon Dennis[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000
Place of birth Bedford, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Leyton Orient
(on loan from Bournemouth)
Number 12
Youth career
Luton Town
–2016 Watford
2016–2017 Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Bournemouth 0 (0)
2017 → Guernsey (loan) 13 (0)
2018 → Weymouth (loan) 20 (0)
2021 → Wealdstone (loan) 1 (0)
2023 → Slough Town (loan) 21 (0)
2023–2024 → Kilmarnock (loan) 36 (0)
2026– → Leyton Orient (loan) 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:34, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

William Jonathon Dennis (born 10 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Leyton Orient on loan from Premier League club Bournemouth.

Career

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 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 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]

In February 2026 he moved on loan to Leyton Orient.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AFC Bournemouth 2017–18[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[17] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[19] Championship 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2021–22[20] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[21] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–25[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2025–26[23] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Guernsey (loan) 2017–18[24] 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[25] National League 1 0 — — — 1 0
Slough Town (loan) 2022–23[25] National League 21 0 — — — 21 0
Kilmarnock (loan) 2023–24[25] Scottish Premiership 36 0 2 0 6 0 — 44 0
Career total 91 0 3 0 6 0 2 0 102 0

References

  1. ^ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Will Dennis". 11v11. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b Rundle, Zoe (15 February 2020). "Where's there's a Will, there's a way". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Will Dennis". AFCB.
  5. ^ a b "Will Dennis Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ "Goalkeeper Dennis hoping to 'push myself into that starting line-up one day' after penning new long-term Cherries contract". Bournemouth Echo. 3 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Rising star Dennis has 'improved rapidly' as Howe hails Cherries' goalkeeping department". Bournemouth Echo. 22 March 2020.
  9. ^ "NEW SIGNING | Stones loan Cherries' Dennis". Wealdstone FC. 11 December 2021.
  10. ^ "MATCH REPORT | Wealdstone 0-1 FC Halifax Town". Wealdstone FC. 11 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Loan News: Dennis & Sweeney recalled". Wealdstone FC. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Rebels sign Will Dennis on loan". www.sloughtownfc.net. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  13. ^ Fitzsimmons, Andrew (21 June 2023). "Will is the one for Killie".
  14. ^ "Cherries goalkeeper makes Scotland loan switch". Bournemouth Echo. 21 June 2023.
  15. ^ "James Morris and Dylan Levitt among four Leyton Orient signings". BBC Sport. 2 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  22. ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  23. ^ "Games played by Will Dennis in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  24. ^ "Will Dennis". guernseyfc.com. Guernsey F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  25. ^ a b c "W. Dennis". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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