Connor Ogilvie: Portsmouth defender says promotion will be his biggest achievement

Portsmouth can secure promotion to the Championship with a win at Bolton Wanderers on Saturday

Portsmouth defender Connor Ogilvie feels that promotion to the Championship would be the biggest achievement of his career.

The League One leaders can achieve promotion and the title on Saturday if they win away at Bolton Wanderers.

"It would be the highlight of my career for sure," Ogilvie told BBC Radio Solent.

"We're so close now, it's my first time being in this position and I'm loving it."

Ogilvie joined Portsmouth in the summer of 2021 having previously been at Gillingham and in Tottenham Hotspur's academy.

The 28-year-old has been involved in a number of relegation fights but this is the first time he has had the opportunity to be part of a side getting promoted to the second tier of English football.

Portsmouth have remained top of the table for the entirety of 2024 with Ogilvie involved in 21 league games this campaign.

He has mainly played at left-back but has also featured at centre-back.

"The togetherness and demands on everyone have been so high this season," he said.

"We have a real good group and everyone has played a massive part this campaign."

Second-placed Derby County failed to win at Wycombe Wanderers on Wednesday, handing John Mousinho's side the opportunity to clinch a return to the Championship for the first time since 2012.

They can do so with a victory at third-placed Bolton on Saturday.