Matthew Oakley
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Matthew Oakley | |
| Date of birth | August 17, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Peterborough, England | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Leicester City | |
| Number | 26 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-2006 2006-2008 2008- |
Southampton Derby County Leicester City |
262 (14) 56 (9) 20 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| England U21 | 4 (0) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Matthew Oakley, (born August 17, 1977 in Peterborough, England), is an English football player currently playing for Leicester City.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Southampton
Oakley joined the club through the youth training scheme, and made his debut at Everton on 6 May 1995, whilst still a trainee.
The midfielder possesses fine vision and is an astute link between midfield and attack with a gritty edge to his game. When he gets forward, he possesses a strong shot from distance, but rarely gets on the scoresheet as his holding role prevents him getting forward as often as he would like. Those strikes that do find the net tend to be something special. Two of them against Saints' rivals Portsmouth in the FA Cup and another against Hull City.
[edit] Derby County
On August 4, 2006, Oakley signed for Derby County and was automatically named team captain sharing the arm band with Michael Johnson. His first action as a Derby player came as an unused substitute against his old side when they clashed for the club's first game of the season.
Oakley's first goal for Derby came in the first away win of the season against Hull City. His lashed half volley sent Derby on their way to a 2-1 win. He also scored the winner in the home match against West Bromwich Albion. His thunderous 30 yard strike capped off a fine comeback by the Rams. And following his trend in scoring sublime goals, Matt scored a 16 yard half volley into the top of the net proving to be the winner in a 2-1 win. He went on to captain the side to play-off success confirming their return to the Premiership with a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
[edit] Leicester City
Oakley moved to Leicester City on January 11, 2008 for a fee of £500,000.[1] He made his league debut in an M69 Derby on January 12, in which Leicester won 2-0.[2] Oakley's first season at Leicester ended in relegation to League One.
[edit] International career
Oakley showed tremendous promise as a teenager and many tipped him for the England squad. Although he has four caps for the England U21, he was never considered consistent enough to be called up to the main squad.
[edit] Honours
- Southampton
- Derby County
- Play-off Final Winner
- Championship: 2007
[edit] Other Interests
Matthew Oakley has always had a passion for wines and in 1999[3], after meeting sommelier Barry Skarin (who has worked as Head Sommelier for Marco Pierre White and Michael Caine) in a pub decided to join their passion for wine together and form the wine (including fine and rare wines) company Nebuchadnezzar Wines.
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| Preceded by N/A |
Derby County F.C. Captain 2006-2008 |
Succeeded by Robbie Savage |
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