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Matthew Oakley

He is an English football player. He plays as a midfielder.

Matthew Oakley, (born 17 August 1977 in Peterborough, England), is an English football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Derby County in the FA Premier League, but spent most of his career with Southampton. He is currently the Derby County team captain.
Matthew Oakley showed tremendous promise as a teenager and many tipped him to be a full England international, but it didn’t work out that way. Although he has won four under-21 caps, he was never consistent enough to be called up into the full England squad.
He joined the club through the youth training scheme, and made his debut (v. Everton (away)) on 6 May 1995, whilst still a trainee.
The midfielder possesses fine vision and is an astute link between midfield and attack with a gritty edge to his game. When he gets forward he possesses a strong shot from distance, but rarely gets on the scoresheet as his holding role prevents him getting forward as often as he would like. Those strikes that do find the net tend to be something special. Two of them against Saints' rivals Portsmouth in the F.A. Cup and another against Hull City.
On 4 August 2006, Oakley signed for Derby County and was automatically named team captain sharing the arm band with Michael Johnson. His first action as a Derby player came as an unused substitute against his old side when they clashed for the club's first game of the season.
Oakley's first goal for Derby came in the first away win of the season against Hull City. His lashed half volley sent Derby on their way to a 2-1 win. He also scored the winner in the home match against West Bromwich Albion. His thunderous 30 yard strike capped off a fine comeback by the Rams. And following his trend in scoring sublime goals, Matt scored a 16 yard half volley into the top of the net proving to be the winner in a 2-1 win. After this result, Oakley praised the seven-and-a-half-thousand fans who travelled to Barnsley to watch the 2-1 win saying the fans were 'fantastic'.He went on to captain the side to play-off success confirming their return to the Premiership with a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.

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17 August 1977
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