Alexander Mark David Oxlade-Chamberlain (born 15 August 1993) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. After rising to prominence with

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during the 2010–11 season aged 17, Oxlade-Chamberlain signed for Arsenal in August 2011. Scoring twice in his first three matches for the club, Oxlade-Chamberlain became the youngest English goalscorer in

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history and also claimed a regular place in the England under-21 team. Over his six seasons at the Emirates Stadium, he played 198 games and scored 20 goals, winning the

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three times. He signed for Liverpool in August 2017, winning the UEFA Champions League in

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and the Premier League in

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. Oxlade-Chamberlain made his debut for the England national team on 26 May 2012 in a 1–0 win against

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in a friendly. Following this, he received a surprise call-up to the England squad for

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and became the second youngest player ever to represent England in the European Championships behind

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, later to be overtaken by

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as well. He was also called up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He has made a total of 35 appearances for the national side, the latest in 2019, scoring seven goals.

Early and personal life

Born in

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, Hampshire, Oxlade-Chamberlain is the son of former Stoke City,

and England international player Mark Chamberlain. His uncle, Neville Chamberlain, was also a professional footballer, as is his younger brother, Christian. Oxlade-Chamberlain attended the independent St John's College in

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, Portsmouth. He grew up as an Arsenal supporter. He played

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as a scrum half or full back and nearly chose that sport over football when he was offered a trial at

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. He also played

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as a wicketkeeper, bowler and opening batsman with south east Hampshire. He was offered trials as a wicketkeeper batsman with

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, but declined because it conflicted with his youth footballing duties. In February 2017, Oxlade-Chamberlain was confirmed to be dating singer

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of the girl group Little Mix. In August 2021, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Edwards had their first child together, a son. In June 2022, the couple announced their engagement.

Club career

Southampton

Oxlade-Chamberlain joined the Southampton Academy at the age of seven. On 2 March 2010, he made his first-team debut for Southampton, at 16 years 199 days, coming off the bench in a 5–0 victory over

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and became the club's second youngest ever appearance maker behind

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. Oxlade-Chamberlain appeared as an 82nd-minute substitute for

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on 8 May 2010 in the final match of the season against

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. At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Oxlade-Chamberlain made his first competitive start on 10 August against AFC Bournemouth in the first round of the

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. During the match, he scored the second goal of Southampton's 2–0 victory, his first senior goal. On 20 August 2010, shortly after his 17th birthday, Oxlade-Chamberlain signed his first professional contract lasting for three years. His first league start came in a 2–0 defeat at home to

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on 4 September 2010. His first league goal came in a 2–1 victory over

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on 23 October 2010, which proved to be the match winner. He scored two more goals and also got an assist in a 4–0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge on 2 November 2010, when he was voted Man of the Match in a league match for the first time. Oxlade-Chamberlain finished the season with nine goals as Southampton were promoted to the

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; he was named in the PFA League One Team of the Year for the 2010–11 season. He was subsequently the subject of transfer speculation and in June his father, Mark Chamberlain, stated he was eager for his son to join Arsenal "as soon as possible" to "continue his development".

Arsenal

2011–12 season

On 8 August 2011, Oxlade-Chamberlain signed for

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club Arsenal. Although neither club involved revealed details of the contractual arrangements, press sources indicated that the fee was a £12 million initial payment which could rise to £15 million with "add-ons". On 28 August 2011, he made his Arsenal debut in the 8–2 defeat away to Manchester United, as a 62nd-minute substitute for

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, thus becoming the 150th player to represent Arsenal in the Premier League. On 20 September 2011, he scored his first goal for Arsenal in the 58th minute of a

match against

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, with a drive from 25 yards. Arsenal won 3–1. On 28 September 2011, Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the opening goal in the eighth minute of his

debut against Greek team

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, running diagonally onto an Alex Song long pass and past several defenders before finishing into the corner of the goal. In so doing, he became the youngest Englishman to score in the Champions League, surpassing teammate Theo Walcott's record. Oxlade-Chamberlain started his first Premier League match for Arsenal in a 2–1 defeat to Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on 22 January 2012, contributing an assist to a

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goal. Arsène Wenger replaced him with Andrey Arshavin in the 78th minute, with the score at 1–1. Not only did Arsenal fans boo the decision to take Oxlade-Chamberlain off, Van Persie also remonstrated with the manager. On 4 February 2012, Oxlade-Chamberlain celebrated his first two Premier League goals in a home match against

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which finished in a 7–1 victory to Arsenal. Following this match, Wenger praised Oxlade-Chamberlain for his fast development. After the second leg of the Champions League second round against

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, Oxlade-Chamberlain earned many plaudits for his impressive run of form, and for his display against strong European opposition; he was described by Marco van Basten as a "gem", while then-Arsenal captain Robin van Persie stated Oxlade-Chamberlain was the future of both Arsenal and England. At the end of his first season in the

, Oxlade-Chamberlain was nominated for

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; he was the youngest player on the shortlist and he eventually lost out to

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, three years his senior.

2012–13 season

Oxlade-Chamberlain scored his first goal of the 2012–13 season from 25 yards out in a 6–1 home victory over

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in the

. On 19 December 2012, it was announced that Oxlade-Chamberlain, along with teammates

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and

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, signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal. Oxlade-Chamberlain scored his only Premier League goal of the 2012–13 season in a 7–3 home win against Newcastle United.

2013–14 season

On the opening day of the 2013–14 season, Oxlade-Chamberlain assisted

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's goal in a 3–1 defeat at home to Aston Villa, however he came off injured and it was later revealed he would be out for between six weeks and three months, missing England's remaining World Cup qualifiers against

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and

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. Despite not playing for Arsenal since picking up the injury, Oxlade-Chamberlain was still nominated for the Golden Boy Award 2013 in recognition of his performances earlier in the year for England and Arsenal. On 2 February, Oxlade-Chamberlain scored his first two goals of the season in Arsenal's 2–0 win over

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. Oxlade-Chamberlain missed the last few weeks of the season, including the 2014 FA Cup Final, after picking up a groin injury.

2014–15 season

Oxlade-Chamberlain began the season by winning the

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with Arsenal beating Manchester City 3–0 at

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. On 27 September, he scored in the

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in a 1–1 draw against Tottenham. On 4 November, he scored to put Arsenal 3–0 up against

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in the UEFA Champions League, although the match eventually finished 3–3. He also scored in the round of 16 match against

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in February. Two matches later, he was injured in a 2–1 win against Manchester United in the

and had to be withdrawn just after half-time. It was later confirmed that he would be out for three to four weeks due to the hamstring injury. On 30 May 2015, Oxlade-Chamberlain came on as a substitute in the

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and set up Olivier Giroud to make it 4–0; the final score against Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium.

2015–16 season

On 2 August 2015, Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Chelsea in the Community Shield. His only league goal that season came away to Bournemouth, the first goal he scored for Arsenal in a league match away from home. On 23 February 2016, he suffered a serious knee injury in a 2–0 home defeat by

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in the Champions League, which was initially expected to prevent him playing for up to eight weeks. A further injury in May during training prevented his return for the rest of the season, including the summer

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tournament.

2016–17 season

Oxlade-Chamberlain started on the bench for Arsenal's opening day defeat to

, however Oxlade-Chamberlain replaced the injured

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to score Arsenal's second goal in a 3–4 defeat. Oxlade-Chamberlain also created an assist for Olivier Giroud's last minute equaliser at Old Trafford as Arsenal sealed a 1–1 draw with Manchester United. Oxlade-Chamberlain also scored a goal against

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and created an assist for a goal from

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in Arsenal's first away match at the

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, where they won 5–1. He scored three times in Arsenal's

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campaign where they reached the quarter-finals of the tournament. On 23 April, Oxlade-Chamberlain won the man of the Match Award in the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City, having provided an assist for

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to score an equaliser. This was his second match in a new wing-back role. He also provided assists for both goals in a 2–0 win in the home fixture against Manchester United on 7 May.

Liverpool

2017–18 season

On 31 August 2017, Oxlade-Chamberlain signed a five-year contract with Arsenal's Premier League rivals Liverpool for a £35 million fee. On 9 September 2017, Oxlade-Chamberlain made his debut for Liverpool, coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 loss to Manchester City. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 October, coming off the bench to score in a 7–0 Champions League win over Maribor, a result which was the joint-largest ever away win in the competition, and the largest away win by an English club. On 4 November 2017, he scored his first league goal for Liverpool in a 4–1 victory over West Ham. On 14 January 2018, he scored the first goal in his side's 4–3 victory over Manchester City, ending their unbeaten run in the Premier League that season. On 25 April 2018, Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered a serious injury to his knee in the 15th minute of the Champions League semi-final first leg 5–2 victory against Roma, which prevented him playing further during the season, or participating in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

2018–19 season

On 18 July, Liverpool confirmed that Oxlade-Chamberlain would miss the majority of the 2018–19 season, with Klopp stating: "It feels like now is an appropriate time to tell people that for Ox this coming season will be about focusing on recovery and rehab". On 28 December, Klopp stated that Oxlade-Chamberlain's rehabilitation was going "ahead of schedule" and that "if he makes further steps like he did in the last few weeks then he can play Premier League football this season, which is nice to know". On 26 April 2019, 366 days after his injury, Oxlade-Chamberlain made his return as a substitute in Liverpool's 5–0 league win over

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. He was an unused substitute for the

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against Tottenham Hotspur.

2019–20 season

On 22 August, Oxlade-Chamberlain signed an extension to his contract until 2024. Back to fitness following the extensive rehabilitation, in late October and early November, Oxlade-Chamberlain scored three Champions League goals in the space of two weeks against

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, as well as a long-range effort against former club Arsenal in the

on 30 October. He scored his first league goal of the season the following month, slotting home a ball from

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to provide the first in a 3–0 away win over Bournemouth, on 7 December. Exactly two weeks later, on 21 December, Oxlade-Chamberlain started for Liverpool in the FIFA Club World Cup final against

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, playing 75 minutes until he was forced off due to an injury after "falling awkwardly on his ankle"; Klopp later confirmed how Oxlade-Chamberlain will miss the remaining two games of 2019, as he sustained "damage to his ankle ligament". Oxlade-Chamberlain would later score the fifth goal in Liverpool's 5–3 win over Chelsea on 22 July, their final home game of the season.

2020–21 season

Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered a knee injury on 21 August, during a pre-season camp in Austria. On 19 May, Oxlade-Chamberlain scored his first goal of the season coming off the bench in 3–0 away win over

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International career

Youth teams

Oxlade-Chamberlain was called up to the England Under-18 squad for the match against Poland which took place on 16 November 2010 at Adams Park. England won the match 3–0 and Oxlade-Chamberlain played the first 45 minutes before he was substituted.

Under-21 team

He was called up to the England Under-19 squad to face

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on 8 February 2011, but on 2 February he was promoted into the England under-21 team for a friendly match away to

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on 8 February. In the match, he came on as a 60th-minute substitute, replacing

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. England lost the match 1–0 with the Italians scoring from a penalty two minutes from time. Oxlade-Chamberlain made his first start for the Under-21s against

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on 1 September 2011 and claimed two assists during the game. He also made a brief appearance against

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on 5 September, coming on in the second half to claim three assists (including winning a penalty) to push England from a 1–0 deficit to a 4–1 comeback victory. A month later, he scored a

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against

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as England won 3–0 in

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. On 10 November 2011, Oxlade-Chamberlain played in 5–0 win for the under-21s against Iceland, to remain top of Group 8. On 29 February 2012, he netted a late penalty as England made certain of at least a play-off spot for the

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with a 4–0 victory over

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Senior team

Euro 2012

On 16 May 2012, Oxlade-Chamberlain was called up to the 23-man senior England squad for

, to be held in Poland and Ukraine. He made his debut for the senior England team on 26 May 2012 in a 1–0 win against

in a warm-up match, coming on as a substitute for

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in the second half. He made his first senior start for England on 2 June playing 66 minutes before being replaced by Theo Walcott in a 1–0 win against

at Wembley Stadium, another warm-up match, and England's final match before the tournament. On 11 June, he made his major international tournament debut when he started in England's opening match of the Euro 2012 tournament against

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World Cup 2014 qualifiers

On 12 October 2012, Oxlade-Chamberlain scored his first senior international goal, in a 5–0 victory over

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. He scored again in the return match against San Marino on 22 March 2013, which England won 8–0. On 2 June 2013, he scored against

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in the official opening of the refurbished Maracanã Stadium, with the match finishing 2–2. He came on as a second-half substitute and scored with a half-volley to bring the score to 1–1. On 16 May 2018, due to injury he was left out of

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's 23-man England squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Oxlade-Chamberlain goal''

Honours

Southampton * Football League One runner-up:

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Arsenal *

: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17 * FA Community Shield:

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, 2015,

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Liverpool *

: 2019–20 * EFL Cup: 2021–22 *

: 2018–19, runner-up: 2021–22 *

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* FIFA Club World Cup:

Individual * PFA Team of the Year: 2010–11 League One * Liverpool Goal of the Season: 2017–18

References

External links

Profile
at the Liverpool F.C. website
Profile
at the Football Association website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alex 1993 births Living people Footballers from Portsmouth English footballers Association football midfielders Southampton F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players FA Cup Final players UEFA Champions League winning players England youth international footballers England under-21 international footballers England international footballers UEFA Euro 2012 players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Black British sportspeople English people of Jamaican descent People educated at St John's College, Portsmouth