Deniche Hill
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004
Place of birth Hamilton Parish, Bermuda[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, left-back, forward
Team information
Current team
Leicester City
Number 59
Youth career
Hamilton Parish
2020–2022 Brooke House College
2022– Leicester City
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Bermuda U20 3 (0)
2022– Bermuda 4 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:30, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Deniche Hill (born 11 March 2004) is a Bermudian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Leicester City.

Club career

Hill started his career with Hamilton Parish in his native Bermuda, before a move to England, where he went on trial with Huddersfield Town in 2019.[2] He went on to join the Brooke House College the following year.[3][4]

He was spotted by scouts from Premier League side Leicester City while representing Bermuda, and was invited to trial with the club in the summer of 2022.[4][5][6] He signed his first contract with the club in December 2022, having featured in a number of games for the under-21 squad.[5]

International career

Having represented Bermuda at under-20 level in qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, he was called up to the senior squad in January 2023.[7] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Haiti in June 2022.[8]

Personal life

Hill is the son of former Bermudian international footballer Corey Hill.[4]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 8 September 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bermuda 202210
202330
Total40

References

  1. 1 2 3 Deniche Hill at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Three UKFS boys do the double! National Schools Champions of both Cup competitions!". ukfootballschools.com. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. "Don't let finances stand in the way of your football career". rgmags.com. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Thompson, Colin (24 December 2022). "Deniche Hill thrilled to sign 'for massive club' Leicester City". royalgazette.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 Thompson, Colin (22 December 2022). "Deniche Hill signs professional contract with Leicester City". royalgazette.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. Blackwell, Jordan (10 July 2022). "Aston Villa Youth Cup winner and a full international – lowdown on two Leicester City trialists". leicestermercury.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. "SMNT Squad Announced for Concacaf Nations League". bermudafa.com. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  8. "Deniche Hill". lcfc.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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