Christian Benjamin Oxlade-Chamberlain (born 24 June 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for club

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Club career

Portsmouth

Born in

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, Oxlade-Chamberlain progressed through

's youth categories. He signed a two-year scholarship contract on 4 July 2014. Oxlade-Chamberlain made his professional debut on 1 September 2015, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 0–2

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away defeat against

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. He spent the rest of the year in the Academy finishing the season with 30 appearances and 3 goals. In January 2016, he was loaned for a month to Wimborne Town in the

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Division One South & West. On 25 April 2016, Oxlade-Chamberlain was offered a one-year professional contract with academy manager Mark Kelly stating "Christian's a bit of a late developer, as he's younger than the rest of the lads in that age group. He's come on a lot this year and is developing physically – he's a powerful lad and we're seeing more consistent displays from him." In August 2016 he was loaned in by

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, manager of

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, again in the eighth tier. Two months later he was loaned to Eastbourne Borough in the

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, who extended his services to the end of the season. Poole Town, also of the sixth tier, brought in Oxlade-Chamberlain and Pompey teammate Jez Bedford for a month in August 2017. Later that season, he had two loan spells at Oxford City in the same league, both being curtailed by injury crises at his parent club, though he did not make any further appearances for them.

Notts County

On 18 July 2018, Oxlade-Chamberlain completed a transfer to League Two club

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, signing a two-year contract, with effect from 1 August. He made his debut on 4 September in an EFL Trophy 2–1 loss at

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, playing the full 90 minutes in

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's first match as manager. Four days later he played for the first time in a professional league in a 5–1 loss at

, in which he gave away a penalty for handball. He did not play again until New Year's Day when he came on at half time for

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and was sent off at the end of a 2–0 loss.

Non League

After the Magpies' relegation to the

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, Oxlade-Chamberlain played only the season opening 1–0 loss to

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before leaving for Ilkeston Town of the

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Division One South East on a month's loan on 29 November 2019. He was released by the Magpies in June 2020. On 19 September 2020, he joined Gosport Borough of the

. Oxlade-Chamberlain signed for

side,

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on 11 August 2021. On 4 November 2022, King's Lynn Town announced they had signed Oxlade-Chamberlain after he had left Aldershot Town on 1 July 2022. He made his first appearance for the club in a 1–0

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win against League Two side

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, being subbed on in the 82nd minute. On 27 June 2023, Oxlade-Chamberlain penned a two year deal with

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On 9 August 2024, he joined

on a three-month loan deal. On 6 July 2025, Oxlade-Chamberlain returned to Truro City on a two-year deal having helped the club to promotion to the National League.

Personal life

Oxlade-Chamberlain's paternal grandparents emigrated to England from Jamaica. His elder brother,

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, is also a footballer who plays for

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, and has played for

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and

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, and represented

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at international level. Their father

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represented Portsmouth and England in the 1980s and 1990s, while their uncle Neville was also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

Truro City *

: 2024–25 Individual *

Team of the Season: 2024–25

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oxlade-Chamberlain, Christian 1998 births Living people Footballers from Portsmouth English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Portsmouth F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Wimborne Town F.C. players Salisbury F.C. players Eastbourne Borough F.C. players Poole Town F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players Gosport Borough F.C. players Ilkeston Town F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players King's Lynn Town F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Truro City F.C. players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players English Football League players English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Black British sportsmen C 21st-century English sportsmen