Oliver Laxton
{{Short description|Hong Kong footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Oliver Laxton
|image =
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|fullname = Oliver Benjamin Laxton
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|29|df=y}}
|birth_place = Hong Kong
|height = 1.81 m
|currentclub =
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|position = Defensive midfielder
Right-back
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2017–2018 |clubs1 = HKFC |caps1 = 29 |goals1 = 8
|years2 = 2019–2021 |clubs2 = Eastern |caps2 = 6 |goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2019–2020 |clubs3 = → Sham Shui Po (loan) |caps3 = 10 |goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2021–2022 |clubs4 = HKFC |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2021
|nationalteam1 = Hong Kong U-23
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 2 September 2022
|nationalteam-update = 23 October 2021
}}
Oliver Benjamin Laxton ({{zh|t=奧利華}}; born 29 June 1999) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer of English descent who played as a defensive midfielder.
International career
Having lived in Hong Kong for many years, Laxton had acquired a HKSAR passport in 2020 that made him become eligible to represent the national team. He was selected for Hong Kong U-23 for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification qualifiers where he made his debut against Cambodia U-23.
Career statistics
=Club=
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||||
| HKFC
|29 | 8 | 1{{efn|name=HKFAC|Appearances in the Hong Kong FA Cup}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | |
| rowspan="3"|Eastern
|rowspan="2"|Premier League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=SC|Appearances in the Sapling Cup}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=AFC|Appearances in the AFC Cup}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| colspan=2 | Total
!6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Sham Shui Po (loan)
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| HKFC
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=3 | Career total
!45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 |
;Notes
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References
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Category:Hong Kong people of English descent
Category:Hong Kong men's footballers
Category:Hong Kong men's youth international footballers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Hong Kong First Division League players
Category:Hong Kong Premier League players
Category:Hong Kong FC (football) players
Category:Eastern Sports Club footballers
Category:Sham Shui Po SA players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:Naturalised footballers of Hong Kong
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