# Aidan Denholm

Aidan Denholm (born 9 November 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.
He has previously played on loan for clubs Berwick Rangers, East Fife, and Ross County while at Hearts.

## Career
### Heart of Midlothian

Born in West Lothian, Denholm joined Heart of Midlothian age eight. Coming on as a 77th minute sub, Denholm made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory over Cove Rangers in the League Cup.

#### 2021–22: Berwick Rangers loan

Denholm moved on loan to Berwick Rangers in 2021–22 on an initial six-month loan. Denholm scored his first goal for Berwick in a Scottish Cup 2–1 loss against Stirling Albion. His loan was extended in December 2021, seeing him stay with Berwick until the end of the season. Denholm made 24 appearances in all competitions for Berwick, as they finished eighth in the Lowland League.

#### 2022–23: East Fife loan

Following a successful first half of the season with Hearts B, Denholm joined League Two side, East Fife for the remainder of the season. Denholm made his debut a day later in a 1–1 draw to Stirling Albion. Becoming a regular feature during the second half of the season, Denholm played 15 times for East Fife in the league, who finished inside the play-offs. They lost in the semi-finals to Clyde.

#### 2023–24: Release and return to Hearts

Denholm was one of five youngsters who were released at the end of his contract after the 2022–23 season. Denholm was told of his release by then Hearts manager, Robbie Neilson and began looking elsewhere. Denholm was ready to work in a bank, with his mum, before going on trial to English League One side, Wigan Athletic. Driving back from his trial, his old B-team manager and new Hearts Technical Director, Steven Naismith, called Denholm and offered him a second chance at Hearts.
On 10 August 2023, Denholm made his UEFA Europa Conference League debut in a 2–1 loss to Rosenborg BK, coming on as a 71st minute substitute for Cameron Devlin. Three days later, Denholm made his Scottish Premiership debut for Hearts in a 0–0 draw to Kilmarnock, also coming on as a substitute for Devlin.

#### 2024–25: Ross County loan

On 26 July 2024, Denholm would join fellow Scottish Premiership club Ross County on loan for the 2024–25 season. On 4 January 2025, he was recalled by Hearts after suffering an injury in a Ross County game against Dundee.

## Career statistics

    As of 23 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | Total | Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Berwick Rangers (loan) | 2021–22 | Lowland League | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| East Fife (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Ross County (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 1 |