Dennis Oli

Dennis Oli

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Personal information
Full name	Dennis Chiedozie Oli
Date of birth	(1984-01-28) 28 January 1984
Place of birth	Newham, England
Height
Position(s)	Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team	Hemel Hempstead Town
Youth career
000?–2001	Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Queens Park Rangers	23	(0)
2003–2004	→ Gravesend & Northfleet (loan)	5	(0)
2004	→ Farnborough Town (loan)	4	(0)
2004	Swansea City	1	(0)
2004	Cambridge United	4	(1)
2005–2008	Grays Athletic	111	(21)
2007–2008	→ Gillingham (loan)	6	(2)
2008–2012	Gillingham	127	(12)
2012–2013	Wycombe Wanderers	10	(0)
2013–2014	Havant & Waterlooville	33	(4)
2014–	Hemel Hempstead Town	31	(2)
International career‡
2005–2006	England C	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:08, 1 September 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Dennis Chiedozie Oli (born 28 January 1984 in Newham, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Hemel Hempstead Town. He previously played for Queens Park Rangers, Gravesend & Northfleet, Farnborough Town, Swansea City, Cambridge United, Grays Athletic, Gillingham, Wycombe Wanderers and Havant & Waterlooville.

Career

Oli came through the youth system at Queens Park Rangers and made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Wigan in February 2002. He made 23 league appearances for Queen Park Rangers but was sent on loan to Gravesend & Northfleet in November 2003 to gain more first-team experience. This was followed by a one-month loan to Farnborough Town in February 2004. He joined Swansea City on a free transfer in August 2004 but made only one appearance before being released at the end of the month. He joined Cambridge United on a one-month deal in September 2004 after impressing during a short trial spell. He made four appearances, scoring one goal against Mansfield, for Cambridge but chose to leave at the end of his one-month contract in October 2004.

Oli joined Grays Athletic and made 18 appearances in the remainder of the 2004–05 season as Grays won promotion to the Conference National as Conference South champions and won the FA Trophy. He made a further 43 appearances for Grays in the 2004–05 season as Grays reached the promotion playoffs and won the FA Trophy for a second year, when he scored the opening goal in the 2–0 victory over Woking. He made 36 league and cup appearances in the 2006–07 season as Grays finished above the relegation places, and signed a new two-year contract with Grays in May 2007.

Former Grays manager, Mark Stimson, signed Oli for Gillingham on loan in November 2007 with a view to a permanent move in January 2008. Oli made his Gillingham debut in a Football League Trophy southern section quarter final at home to Dagenham & Redbridge, scoring his first goal rounding off the 4–0 win on 13 November 2007. He signed a permanent contract at Gillingham in January 2008, keeping him at the club until 2010, and subsequently extended the deal by two further years.

In July 2012, Oli joined Wycombe Wanderers on a one-year deal, but was released a year later after not being offered a new contract. He then signed for Havant & Waterlooville of the Conference South.

Honours

• FA Trophy: 2005, 2006
• Conference South (VI): 2005

External links

• Dennis Oli player profile at gillinghamfootballclub.com
• Dennis Oli player profile at qpr.co.uk
• Dennis Oli career statistics at Soccerbase
• Dennis Oli 2004–05 stats at SoccerFactsUK
• Dennis Oli 2005–06 stats at SoccerFactsUK
• Dennis Oli 2006–07 stats at SoccerFactsUK
• Dennis Oli 2007–08 stats at SoccerFactsUK