Tashan Dinnachi Oakley-Boothe (born 14 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Oakley-Boothe was born in

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and attended Canonbury Primary School and

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. He joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy team on 1 July 2017, and was called up to senior team by

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for a pre-season tour. On 22 July 2017, Oakley-Boothe made his first senior appearance for Tottenham against

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pre-season match. He made his first-team debut for Tottenham in a 1–0 win against

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in the

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on 19 September 2017, replacing

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in added time. Oakley-Boothe remained with Spurs' under-23 side in 2018–19 and 2019–20. During this time he played in the

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, in which he scored his first senior goal, in a 1–1 draw with

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. He rejected a new contract offer from Spurs in January 2020.

Stoke City

Oakley-Boothe joined

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on 31 January 2020 signing a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for Stoke on 7 March 2020 in a 5–1 victory against

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, a match in which he provided the assist for

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for Stoke's fifth goal. He made his first start for the club the final day of the season on 22 July 2020, in a 4–1 win against

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. In the

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campaign, he suffered a season-ending back injury at the start of April. He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2022–23 season.

Lincoln City (loan)

On 27 June 2022, Oakley-Boothe joined

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side Lincoln City on a season-long loan. He made his Lincoln debut on the opening day of the season, against

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. He made 25 appearances for Lincoln in

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, helping the side finish eleventh.

Blackpool

Oakley-Boothe joined

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on 16 August 2023, following a successful trial.

Estrela da Amadora

On 31 January 2024, Oakley-Boothe moved to Portugal, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with

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club

Estrela da Amadora Club Football Estrela Amadora SAD (), sometimes just Estrela da Amadora, is a Portuguese professional sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon. The team is currently competing in the Primeira Liga, after winnin ...

Dunfermline Athletic

In February 2025, Oakley-Boothe signed for

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side

on a short term deal until the end of the season. He made his debut for the club from the bench in a goalless draw against Livingston.

International career

Oakley-Boothe was born in England and is of Jamaican descent. In May 2017, he was part of the

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which reached the final of the

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, playing five games. On 16 May 2017, he suffered a head injury, in the under-17s' semi-final game against

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, which caused a lengthy stoppage and ruled him out of the final. He was also part of the England team that competed in the

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 17th FIFA U-17 World Cup, a biennial international association football, football tournament contested by men's under-17 national teams. Organised by FIFA, the tournament took place in India from 6 to 28 Octo ...

in India. On 28 October 2017, he played in the final and helped the team beat Spain 5–2 and win the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Career statistics

Honours

England U17 *

winner *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

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England profile
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