Darren Oldaker

Darren Oldaker
Personal information
Full name Darren Joseph Norman Oldaker[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2015 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Gillingham 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2017 (UTC).

Darren Joseph Norman Oldaker (born 4 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One side Gillingham.

Playing career

Oldaker began his career in the Queens Park Rangers youth team, but was ready to quit the game when Dennis Wise recommended him to Gillingham.[3] He had a trial at the club and was soon signed onto scholarship forms.[3] He signed professional forms in May 2016.[4] He made his League One debut on 20 August 2016, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Emmanuel Osadebe in a 5–0 defeat to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park.[5] He scored on his first start for the "Gills" ten days later, in a 2–1 defeat to Luton Town in an EFL Trophy match at Priestfield Stadium.[6]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2016–17[7]League One 5000102[lower-alpha 1]2[lower-alpha 1]82
Career total 5000102282
  1. 1 2 Appearance/s and goal/s in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Darren Oldaker". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 Cawdell, Luke (10 June 2016). "Former England and Chelsea star Dennis Wise helped bring Darren Oldaker to Gillingham". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Oldaker signs first professional contract". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Scunthorpe United 5-0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Cawdell, Luke (30 August 2016). "Gillingham 1 Luton Town 2 – Checkatrade Trophy match report". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Darren Oldaker in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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