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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
AOC2021
Personal information
Date of Birth

15 August 1993

Place of Birth

Portsmouth, England

Height

1.80 m (5'11")

Position

Midfielder

Liverpool statistics
Squad no.

21 (2017-2019)
15 (2019-2023)

Years

2017-2023

Appearances

146

Goals

18

Assists

13

Alexander Mark David "Alex" Oxlade-Chamberlain (born 15 August 1993) is an English international footballer who played as a midfielder for Liverpool until 2023, having arrived from rivals Arsenal for £35,000,000 in 2017. Chamberlain’s Liverpool career was mainly defined by injury troubles, suffering numerous problems that kept him out for prolonged periods. He did however, produce some big moments in his time at the club, and was a key member of the 2019-20 title winning side.

Liverpool career[]

Reports of Liverpool first being interested in Chamberlain first began to come through just before the end of the 2016-17 season. In that season Liverpool were at a time left with no actual wingers, due to Sadio Mane's international commitments, as well as a lack of depth in midfield. Due to Chamberlain's versatility and high work rate, it made sense that Jurgen Klopp would make an effort to bring him to Anfield.

On 28 August 2017, Chamberlain handed in a transfer request to Arsenal, with a £40,000,000 offer from Chelsea being accepted later that day. The next day however, Chamberlain turned down Chelsea's offer, instead saying that he would only like to move to Liverpool. On 30 August it was reported that Liverpool had an offer of £35,000,000 accepted, and that the winger was to have a medical later that day.

On 31 August 2017, it was confirmed that Chamberlain had signed for Liverpool on a six-year deal, with reported wages of around £120,000 per week. Manager Jurgen Klopp said "“He may still be young but he has a lot of experience in the Premier League, Champions League and for his country. Already he is a very, very good player and I think he has the mentality and desire to get even better - and that excites me."

Chamberlain made his debut on 9 September, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 5-0 defeat to Man City. He then came on from the bench in the Reds’ next two games, before finally starting on 19 September 2017, a 2-0 League Cup defeat to Leicester.

On 17 October 2017, Chamberlain scored his first goal for the club, coming on as a substitute to finish Liverpool's sixth in an eventual 7-0 Champions League win away to Maribor. On 4 November 2017, Chamberlain finally made his first Premier League start, a 4-1 win away to West Ham. Chamberlain put in a very impressive performance, and scored Liverpool's third of the game.

On 5 January 2018, Chamberlain put in an impressive performance in the Merseyside Derby, and late on assisted Virgil van Dijk’s debut winner with a fine corner. Just over a week later, Chamberlain continued his recent good form, opening the scoring in a 4-3 win over Man City with a well placed strike from the edge of the area. He also assisted Roberto Firmino’s goal, which gave the Reds the lead for the second time.

After being in and out of the team over the past month, on 4 April, Chamberlain scored his fifth goal of the season, smashing in Liverpool’s second in a 3-0 Champions League win over Manchester City with a ferocious effort from 25 yards. Three weeks later, he started in the semi-final first leg, a 5-2 win over Roma. Early on in the game however, he went into a challenge and picked up an injury, forcing him to be substituted after just 15 minutes. It was later revealed that he had suffered damage to multiple ligaments in his knee, set to keep him out for most of the following season.

Having gone 367 days without making a single appearance, Chamberlain finally made his return to action on 26 April 2019, coming on as a substitute in a 5-0 win over Huddersfield. He continued to be eased back in with another substitute appearance on the final day, a 2-0 win over Wolves.

During pre-season, Chamberlain took the number 15 shirt ahead of the 2019-20 campaign, recently vacated by Daniel Sturridge. He made his first appearance of the season in the Community Shield, coming off the bench and scoring his penalty in a shootout defeat to Manchester City.

On 14 August 2019, Oxlade-Chamberlain made his first start in almost sixteen months, playing the first half of the UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea, which the Reds won on a penalty shootout. Three days later, the Englishman made his first League start of the campaign, starting in central midfield in a 2-1 win away to Southampton.

On 15 September 2019, Oxlade-Chamberlain made his 50th appearance for Liverpool, starting in a 3-1 win over Newcastle. This was also his first Anfield start in almost seventeen months. Over the next few weeks, he continued to pop in and out of the starting XI, not impressing enough to claim a regular starting place.

After almost a month without starting, Oxlade-Chamberlain made his first Champions League appearance since his injury, starting in a 4-1 win away to Genk. The midfielder grabbed a brace, opening the scoring early with a deflected strike from the edge of the box, before firing in a spectacular strike with the outside of his foot. A week later, Chamberlain started against his former club for the first time, and scored a fine volley in a 5-5 draw, before the Reds progressed on penalties. On 5 November 2019, he continued his great run of form, netting the winner against Genk in the Champions League, with a fine left-footed finish.

On 7 December 2019, Chamberlain scored his first Premier League goal in almost two years, opening the scoring in a 3-0 win away to Bournemouth. On 29 January, he grabbed his second of the campaign, finishing off a smooth counter-attack to net Liverpool’s second in a 2-0 win at West Ham. Three days later, Chamberlain scored his second in as many games, firing in an impressive opener in a 4-0 win over Southampton.

The midfielder continued to feature throughout the campaign, and finished the season with 43 appearances in all competitions. He also received a Premier League winners’ medal, featuring 32 of the Reds’ 38 league games.

The 2020-21 season began in disappointment for Chamberlain, with an injury picked up in July ruling him out for the first half of the campaign. He made his first appearance of the season on 19 December 2020, coming on as a substitute away to Crystal Palace, and assisting a fine Mohamed Salah strike in a 7-0 victory.

Despite this triumphant return, Chamberlain managed just 17 appearances throughout the campaign, picking a solitary goal, the third in a 3-0 win away to Burnley.

The 2021-22 season saw mixed fortunes for the midfielder. The first half of the campaign saw him heavily involved, starting on the opening day in a 3-0 win over Norwich. Chamberlain put in some fine performances, including starring in midfield as Liverpool put his former side, Arsenal, to the sword in a 4-0 victory.

Om 22 December 2021, Chamberlain started in The EFL Cup quarter-final at home to Leicester. The midfielder put in a fine performance, scoring the Reds’ first in a 3-3 draw, before netting in the penalty shootout victory. In January, Chamberlain deputised for Mohamed Salah, who was playing in the African Cup of Nations for Egypt. The Englishman, scored in back-to-back victories, with his strikes helping Liverpool to prevail over Brentford and Crystal Palace.

After this however, Chamberlain fell out of favour in the first-team, and managed to make just three appearances after January. Despite this, he did receive winners’ medals for the clubs’ triumphs in the EFL Cup and FA Cup, appearing on the bench for the former’s final.

The summer of 2022 saw Chamberlain linked with a move away from the club, with him seeing limited game time and only having a year left on his contract. Despite this, injury saw the midfielder ruled out for the opening months of the campaign, with a move away never transpiring.

On 22 October 2022, Chamberlain made his first appearance of the season, coming on as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest. The Englishman was mainly restricted to substitute appearances throughout the campaign, but made a run of starts in attack over the festive period, due to a number of injuries up front. These starts came with a single goal, heading in a consolation in a 3-1 defeat at Brentford. This proved to be his final goal for the club.

After this however, Chamberlain found himself out of the team again, making just four more appearances in the rest of the campaign. He made his final appearance for the club on 1 April 2023, coming on as a late substitute in a 4-1 defeat at Manchester City, the same ground he had made his Liverpool debut at almost six years prior.

On 17 May 2023, it was announced that Chamberlain was to leave the club at the end of the season, upon the expiration of his contract. On 1 July 2023, he was released.

Chamberlain made 146 appearances in his six seasons at the club, scoring 18 goals and picking up 13 assists. In his time at the club, he earned winners’ medals in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Club World Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Super Cup.


Honours[]

Liverpool[]

  • Premier League: 1 (2019-20)
  • UEFA Champions League: 1 (2019)
  • FA Cup: 1 (2022)
  • FIFA Club World Cup: 1 (2019)
  • EFL Cup: 1 (2022)
  • UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2019)

Individual[]

  • Liverpool Goal of the Season: 1 (2017-18: vs Manchester City, 4 April 2018)
  • Standard Chartered Player of the Month: 1 (October 2019)

Stats[]

Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2017-18 32 3 2 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 42 5
2018-19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2019-20 30 4 2 0 2 1 6 3 3 0 43 8
2020-21 13 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 1
2021-22 17 2 2 0 4 1 6 0 0 0 29 3
2022-23 9 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13 1
Total 103 11 8 0 9 2 23 5 3 0 146 18
Season Apps Goals Assists G+A
2017-18 42 5 8 13
2018-19 2 0 0 0
2019-20 43 8 2 10
2020-21 17 1 1 2
2021-22 29 3 2 5
2022-23 13 1 0 1
Total 146 18 13 31

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