Anouk Stephanie Denton (born 9 May 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the England U23 team. She previously played college soccer with NCAA Division I club Louisville Cardinals.
Club career Youth and college Denton was educated at St Albans Girls' School, St Albans, Hertfordshire; she started playing football in the youth teams at St Albans City. She also 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. She was part of a team representing Arsenal that finished second at a youth tournament at Everton's Goodison Park. In May 2021, Denton committed to the University of Louisville as part of their recruiting class of 2021.
