1. Alexander Mark David Oxlade-Chamberlain was born on 15 August 1993 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super Lig club Besiktas.
29 Facts About Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain earned 35 caps for the England national team between 2012 and 2019.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was called up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has made 35 appearances for the national team, the latest in 2019, scoring seven goals.
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Alexander Mark David Oxlade-Chamberlain was born on 15 August 1993 in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is the son of former Stoke City, Portsmouth and England international player Mark Chamberlain.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's uncle, Neville Chamberlain, was a professional footballer, as is his younger brother, Christian.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain attended the independent St John's College in Southsea, Portsmouth.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain played rugby union as a scrum half or full back and nearly chose that sport over football when he was offered a trial at London Irish.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain played cricket as a wicketkeeper, bowler and opening batsman with south east Hampshire.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was offered trials as a wicketkeeper batsman with Hampshire, but declined because it conflicted with his youth footballing duties.
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In February 2017, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was confirmed to be dating singer Perrie Edwards of the girl group Little Mix.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joined the Southampton Academy at the age of seven.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain appeared as an 82nd-minute substitute for Jason Puncheon on 8 May 2010 in the final match of the season against Southend United.
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On 20 August 2010, shortly after his 17th birthday, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain signed his first professional contract lasting for three years.
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On 8 August 2011, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain signed for Premier League club Arsenal.
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On 19 December 2012, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain missed the last few weeks of the season, including the 2014 FA Cup final, after picking up a groin injury.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was an unused substitute for the 2019 Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur.
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Exactly two weeks later, on 21 December, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain started for Liverpool in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup final against Flamengo, playing 75 minutes until he was forced off due to an injury after "falling awkwardly on his ankle"; Klopp later confirmed how Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will miss the remaining two games of 2019, as he sustained "damage to his ankle ligament".
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered a knee injury on 21 August 2020, during a pre-season camp in Austria.
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On 17 May 2023, Liverpool announced that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain would leave the club at the end of the season upon the expiry of his contract.
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On 14 August 2023, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain signed for Super Lig club Besiktas on a three-year contract.
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On 21 December 2023 in the match against Alanyaspor, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was injured and suffered a tear in his posterior thigh muscle and was expected to be out of action for four months.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was left out of their Europa League squad for the group stages.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was called up to the England under-18 squad for the match against Poland which took place on 16 November 2010 at Adams Park.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was called up to the England Under-19 squad to face Germany on 8 February 2011, but on 2 February he was promoted into the England under-21 team for a friendly match away to Italy on 8 February.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain made his first start for the Under-21s against Azerbaijan on 1 September 2011 and claimed two assists during the game.
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On 16 May 2012, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was called up to the 23-man senior England squad for UEFA Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine.