Marcel Oakley

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Marcel Oakley
Personal information
Full name Marcel Errol Emmanuel Oakley[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 19)[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 52
Youth career
20??–2021 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Birmingham City 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:15, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Marcel Errol Emmanuel Oakley (born 30 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Birmingham City.

Life and career[]

Oakley was born in Birmingham,[4] where he attended Ninestiles School in the Acocks Green district.[5] He took up a two-year scholarship with Birmingham City's academy in July 2019.[6] According to the then academy manager Kristjaan Speakman, Oakley "has the flexibility to play centre-back or right-back and is a very robust defender who excels in one v one duels in either position. His athletic qualities are improving and in possession as a right back he has the physical and technical qualities to join play in high areas of the pitch."[6] He made his debut for Birmingham's under-23 team in February 2020, playing the whole of a 1–0 win against Derby County U23,[7] and was a member of the team that finished as runners-up in the 2020–21 Professional Development League Northern Section,[8] but did not play in the final against Sheffield United U23 which secured the overall title.[9]

Oakley was one of five second-year scholars offered their first professional contract in 2021,[10] and one of four who accepted.[8] He played in first-team pre-season friendlies – against Barrow, he "was an outlet down the right hand side behind Odin Bailey and mopped things up at the back, making a couple of important blocks in the process"[11] – and was given squad number 52 for the 2021–22 season.[12]

Oakley made his senior debut on 10 August, starting at right back in Birmingham's EFL Cup first-round match at home to Colchester United of League Two. After 75 minutes, he scored the only goal of the match: he "was fed down the right hand side and he proceeded to lash the ball home into the far corner, via a nick from a defender."[13] His first Football League appearance came on 6 November when, with five senior defenders unavailable through injury and himself only recently returned to fitness, he started at right wing-back in a 2–1 defeat at home to Reading in the Championship. According to manager Lee Bowyer, "He was excellent. First half up and down, up and down and putting tackles, he's only a little lad, but he doesn't care, he just fights."[14] He started again on 23 November in a goalless draw away to Coventry City, but suffered a foot injury that was to keep him out until the following February.[15]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 12 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Birmingham City 2021–22[16] Championship 2 0 0 0 2 1 — 4 1
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 1 — 4 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. 23 June 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Marcel Oakley". Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Marcel Oakley". worldfootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Squads – English Football League Championship 2021/2022: Birmingham City". FootballSquads. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Year 11 Football Success" (PDF). Newsletter. Ninestiles, An Academy. October 2018. p. 7. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Revealed: Blues' new scholars for 2019/20". Birmingham City F.C. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Report: Blues Under-23s 1 Derby County Under-23s 0". Birmingham City F.C. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Blues quartet sign pro deals". Birmingham City F.C. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ Dick, Brian (24 May 2021). "Blues U23s vs Sheff Utd U23s player ratings: Man City trainee sparkles as George blunts Blades". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Birmingham City: Jon Toral and Dan Crowley among 13 players released". BBC Sport. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  11. ^ Chapman, Joseph (21 July 2021). "Birmingham City & Lee Bowyer have transfer priority as Matija Sarkic call looms". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  12. ^ "2021/22 squad numbers confirmed". Birmingham City F.C. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  13. ^ Chapman, Joseph (10 August 2021). "Marcel Oakley fires Birmingham City & Lee Bowyer into EFL Cup second round". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  14. ^ Dick, Brian (7 November 2021). "'Different animal' – Lee Bowyer promises Birmingham City investigation". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  15. ^ Dick, Brian (3 February 2022). "Birmingham City given much-needed defensive boost". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Games played by Marcel Oakley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

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