Will Dennis
English footballer (born 2000)
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William Jonathon Dennis (born 10 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Bournemouth.
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Dennis in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Jonathon Dennis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bedford, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bournemouth | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| 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) | 15 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:33, 2 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
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
| 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 | ||
- One appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Southern League Premier Division play-offs
