Matt Oakley
Oakley in 2009
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| Full name | Matthew Oakley | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Exeter City | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Southampton | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 1994–2006 | Southampton | 261 | (14) | ||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Derby County | 56 | (9) | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Leicester City | 137 | (10) | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | → Exeter City (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2012– | Exeter City | 153 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||
| 1997 | England U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:53, 23 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Matthew "Matt" Oakley (born 17 August 1977) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Exeter City in League Two.
His previous club was then Championship side Leicester City where he was the team captain from 2008 to 2011. He had previously played for Southampton and Derby County.
Oakley played for Southampton for over a decade, including their defeat to Arsenal in the 2003 FA Cup Final. However, a proneness to injury cost him nearly two years of football, and he left the club after being offered only a one-year contract. At Derby County, he captained the club to promotion via the Championship play-offs in 2007. After one-and-a-half years at Pride Park, Oakley signed for Leicester City, but could not prevent their relegation to League One. He enjoyed an injury-free season when he captained the team to promotion as league winners at the first attempt.
Born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Oakley joined Southampton's youth training scheme, and made his debut at Everton at the age of 17 on 6 May 1995, whilst still a trainee. He turned professional soon afterwards. His skilful displays for Southampton were star studded that he would watch video clips of himself in action. He played for Southampton in the 2003 FA Cup final against Arsenal, finishing runners-up as they lost 1–0.
He became a regular first team player in the 1996–97 season, when he scored three goals in 28 games as the Saints avoided relegation in 16th place. He would remain a regular player for most of the next decade.
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