Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Christian Benjamin Oxlade-Chamberlain
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Portsmouth, England
| height =
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = Truro City
(on loan from Kidderminster Harriers)
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs1 = Portsmouth
| years1 = 2015–2018
| clubs1 = Portsmouth
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = → Wimborne Town (loan)
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = → Salisbury (loan)
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = → Eastbourne Borough (loan)
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2017
| clubs5 = → Poole Town (loan)
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2017–2018
| clubs6 = → Oxford City (loan)
| caps6 = 20
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2018–2020
| clubs7 = Notts County
| caps7 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2019
| clubs8 = → Ilkeston Town (loan)
| caps8 = 2
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2020–2021
| clubs9 = Gosport Borough
| caps9 = 7
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2021–2022
| clubs10 = Aldershot Town
| caps10 = 40
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2022–2023
| clubs11 = King's Lynn Town
| caps11 = 31
| goals11 = 3
| years12 = 2023–
| clubs12 = Kidderminster Harriers
| caps12 = 26
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2024–
| clubs13 = → Truro City (loan)
| caps13 = 45
| goals13 = 2
| club-update = 21:29, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Christian Benjamin Oxlade-Chamberlain{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf|title=Club list of registered players|publisher=The Football League|accessdate=2 September 2015}} (born 24 June 1998{{cite web|url=http://www.pompeyrama.com/pompey-fc-players-818-Christian-Oxlade-Chamberlain.html|title=Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain|publisher=PompeyRama|accessdate=8 December 2015}}) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|TruroCit}} club Truro City on loan from {{English football updater|KiddermH}} side Kidderminster Harriers.
Club career
=Portsmouth=
Born in Portsmouth,{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/pompey-sign-new-batch-of-scholars-1710202.aspx|title=Pompey sign new batch of scholars|publisher=Portsmouth FC|date=2 July 2014|accessdate=2 September 2015}} Oxlade-Chamberlain progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories. He signed a two-year scholarship contract on 4 July 2014.
Oxlade-Chamberlain made his professional debut on 1 September 2015, coming on as a substitute for Adam McGurk in a 0–2 Football League Trophy away defeat against Exeter City.{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/exeter-city-2-pompey-0-in-johnstones-paint-trophy-at-st-james-park-2663844.aspx|title=Exeter 2 Pompey 0|publisher=Portsmouth FC|date=1 September 2015|accessdate=2 September 2015}} He spent the rest of the year in the Academy finishing the season with 30 appearances and 3 goals. In January 2016, he was loaned for a month to Wimborne Town in the Southern Football League Division One South & West.{{cite news |last1=Payne |first1=Ned |title=Non-league: Wimborne Town sign brother of Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/14208485.Non_league__Wimborne_sign_brother_of_Arsenal_star_Alex_Oxlade_Chamberlain/ |accessdate=15 February 2019 |work=Bournemouth Echo |date=15 January 2016}}
On 25 April 2016, Oxlade-Chamberlain was offered a one-year professional contract with academy manager Mark Kelly stating "Christian's a bit of a late developer, as he's younger than the rest of the lads in that age group. He's come on a lot this year and is developing physically – he's a powerful lad and we're seeing more consistent displays from him."{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/deals-for-calvin-davies-alex-bass-christian-oxlade-chamberlain-3079958.aspx|title=Trio offered Professional contracts|publisher=Portsmouth FC|date=25 April 2016|accessdate=28 April 2016}}
In August 2016 he was loaned in by Steve Claridge, manager of Salisbury, again in the eighth tier.{{cite web|url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/salisbury-swoop-for-new-trio-48907/|title=Salisbury swoop for new trio|publisher=Pitch Hero Non League|date=5 August 2016|accessdate=5 August 2016}} Two months later he was loaned to Eastbourne Borough in the National League South, who extended his services to the end of the season.{{cite news |title=Oxlade-Chamberlain To Stay At Eastbourne Borough |url=http://www.eastbournebuzz.co.uk/eastbourne-news.php?eastbourne-news-reports=2508&&Oxlade-Chamberlain-To-Stay-At-Eastbourne-Borough |accessdate=15 February 2019 |publisher=Eastbourne Buzz |date=24 December 2016}}
Poole Town, also of the sixth tier, brought in Oxlade-Chamberlain and Pompey teammate Jez Bedford for a month in August 2017.{{cite news |title=Poole Town plunder Pompey for rising stars Oxlade-Chamberlain and Bedford |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15455771.poole-town-plunder-pompey-for-rising-stars-oxlade-chamberlain-and-bedford/ |accessdate=15 February 2019 |work=Bournemouth Echo |date=5 August 2017}} Later that season, he had two loan spells at Oxford City in the same league, both being curtailed by injury crises at his parent club, though he did not make any further appearances for them.{{cite news |title=Pompey recall youngster from his loan spell |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/pompey-recall-youngster-from-his-loan-spell-1-8411774 |accessdate=15 February 2019 |work=The News |date=12 March 2018}}
=Notts County=
On 18 July 2018, Oxlade-Chamberlain completed a transfer to League Two club Notts County, signing a two-year contract, with effect from 1 August.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44879530|title=Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain: Notts County sign Portsmouth midfielder|date=2018-07-18|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2018-07-19|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/notts-county/transfer-talk/news/notts-seal-oxlade-chamberlain-signing_330928.html|title=Notts County complete Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain signing|work=Sports Mole|access-date=2018-07-19|language=en-GB}} He made his debut on 4 September in an EFL Trophy 2–1 loss at Grimsby Town, playing the full 90 minutes in Harry Kewell's first match as manager.{{cite news |title=Grimsby 2-1 Notts |url=https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2018/september/match-report-for-grimsby-town-vs-notts-county-on-04-sep-182/ |accessdate=15 February 2019 |publisher=Notts County |date=4 September 2018}} Four days later he played for the first time in a professional league in a 5–1 loss at Exeter City, in which he gave away a penalty for handball.{{cite news |last1=Curtis |first1=Leigh |title=Harry Kewell sent to stands as Notts County fall to 5-1 defeat at Exeter City |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/match-reports/harry-kewell-sent-stands-notts-1984260 |accessdate=15 February 2019 |work=Nottingham Post |date=8 September 2018}} He did not play again until New Year's Day when he came on at half time for Matt Tootle at Oldham Athletic and was sent off at the end of a 2–0 loss.{{cite news |last1=Curtis |first1=Leigh |title=Notts County player ratings: Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain wastes a big chance to impress |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/notts-county-player-ratings-christian-2378602 |accessdate=15 February 2019 |work=Nottingham Post |date=1 January 2019}}
=Non League=
After the Magpies' relegation to the National League, Oxlade-Chamberlain played only the season opening 1–0 loss to Eastleigh before leaving for Ilkeston Town of the Northern Premier League Division One South East on a month's loan on 29 November 2019.{{cite news |last1=Curtis |first1=Leigh |title=Notts County defender Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain seals move to Ilkeston Town |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/notts-county-defender-christian-oxlade-3593479 |accessdate=19 December 2019 |work=Nottingham Post |date=29 November 2019}} He was released by the Magpies in June 2020.[https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2020/august/retained-list-040820/ Retained list]
On 19 September 2020, he joined Gosport Borough of the Southern Football League.[https://www.gosportboroughfc.co.uk/news/three-new-signings-for-boro-2569881.html THREE NEW SIGNINGS FOR BORO]{{Cite web|url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/christian-oxlade-chamberlain|title = Christian Oxlade Profile | Aylesbury United FC}}
Oxlade-Chamberlain signed for National League side, Aldershot Town on 11 August 2021.{{cite web|title=NEW SIGNING: SHOTS SIGN OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN!|url=https://www.theshots.co.uk/new-signing-shots-sign-oxlade-chamberlain/|date=11 August 2021|access-date=11 August 2021}}
On 4 November 2022, King's Lynn Town announced they had signed Oxlade-Chamberlain after he had left Aldershot Town on 1 July 2022. He made his first appearance for the club in a 1–0 FA Cup win against League Two side Doncaster Rovers, being subbed on in the 82nd minute.{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Reg |title=Lynn strengthen squad ahead of Doncaster cup tie|url=https://www.kltown.co.uk/2022/11/04/lynn-strengthen-squad-ahead-of-doncaster-cup-tie/|date=4 November 2022|access-date=5 November 2022}}{{cite news|title=Doncaster 0–1 King's Lynn Town|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63461259|access-date=5 November 2022}}
On 27 June 2023, Oxlade-Chamberlain penned a two year deal with Kidderminster Harriers F.C. On 9 August 2024, he joined Truro City on a three-month loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://trurocity.co.uk/2024/08/christian-oxlade-chamberlain-joins-city-on-loan/|title=Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain Joins City on Loan|website=trurocity.co.uk|date=8 August 2024|accessdate=9 August 2024}}
Personal life
Oxlade-Chamberlain's paternal grandparents emigrated to England from Jamaica.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/alex-oxlade-chamberlains-path-to-the-top-eased-by-fathers-brave-fight-8190411.html|title=Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's path to the top eased by father's brave|website=Independent.co.uk|date=29 September 2012|publisher=}} His elder brother, Alex, is also a footballer who currently plays for Beşiktaş J.K., and has played for Arsenal and Liverpool, and represented England at international level.{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/the-oxlade-chamberlain-family-member-who-didn-t-get-away-from-pompey-1-3971782|title=The Oxlade-Chamberlain family member who didn't get away from Pompey|publisher=Portsmouth News|date=21 June 2012|accessdate=2 September 2015}} Their father Mark represented Portsmouth and England in the 1980s and 1990s, while their uncle Neville was also a professional footballer.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Peter |title=The new Stoke City star who took five minutes to give Arsenal the jitters |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-mark-chamberlain-arsenal-894067 |accessdate=19 December 2019 |work=Stoke Sentinel |date=28 August 2019}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 26 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4" valign="center"|Portsmouth
|2015–16{{Soccerbase season|87875|2015|accessdate=25 April 2025}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17{{Soccerbase season|87875|2016|accessdate=25 April 2025}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18{{Soccerbase season|87875|2017|accessdate=25 April 2025}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Wimborne Town (loan)
|2015–16{{cite web|url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/christian-oxlade-chamberlain/22625|title=Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain - Player Profile|website=aylesburyunitedarchive.com|access-date=25 April 2025}} |Southern League Division One South & West |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Salisbury (loan)
|Southern League Division One South & West |5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Eastbourne Borough (loan)
|2016–17{{Soccerway|christian-oxlade-chamberlain/417421}} |24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Poole Town (loan)
|National League South |6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Oxford City (loan)
|National League South |20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Oxfordshire Senior Cup}} | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Notts County
|2018–19{{Soccerbase season|87875|2018|accessdate=25 April 2025}} |EFL League Two |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ilkeston Town (loan)
|2019–20{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/ilkeston-town/appearances/2019-2020/christian-oxlade-chamberlain/810712|title=Ilkeston – Appearances – Christian Oxlade Chamberlain|website=footballwebpages.co.uk|access-date=25 April 2025}} |Northern Premier League Division One South East |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gosport Borough
|Southern League Premier Division South |7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearances in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Aldershot Town
|National League |40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| King's Lynn Town
|32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Kidderminster Harriers
|National League |26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|1 appearances in Worcestershire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Truro City (loan)
|National League South |45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!213 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 236 | 13 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
Truro City
Individual
- National League South Team of the Season: 2024–25{{cite news |url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/national-league-south-team-of-the-season-announced-83657 |title=National League South Team Of The Season Announced |first=Sam |last=Elliott |website=Vanarama National League |date=23 May 2025 |access-date=23 May 2025}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|christian-oxlade-chamberlain/417421}}
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{2024–25 National League South Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oxlade-Chamberlain, Christian}}
Category:Footballers from Portsmouth
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:Notts County F.C. players
Category:Wimborne Town F.C. players
Category:Salisbury F.C. players
Category:Eastbourne Borough F.C. players
Category:Poole Town F.C. players
Category:Oxford City F.C. players
Category:Gosport Borough F.C. players
Category:Ilkeston Town F.C. players
Category:Aldershot Town F.C. players
Category:King's Lynn Town F.C. players
Category:Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
Category:Truro City F.C. players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:English Football League players
Category:English people of Jamaican descent
Category:Sportspeople of Jamaican descent