Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Alex Oxlade -Chamberlain (2012 )

Alexander "Alex" Mark David Oxlade -Chamberlain [ tʃɛimbɘlɪn ] (* August 15 1993 in Portsmouth ) is an English footballer who is currently with the English first division club FC Arsenal under contract.

Career

Association

The already since his seventh year playing in their own youth academy Oxlade- Chamberlain made ​​his debut on 2 March 2010 at age 16 for the first team of FC Southampton. Opponent in the third league game was Huddersfield Town, who were defeated 5-0. Overall, he played two league games in the season 2009/10. Due to a deduction of ten points missed Southampton the play-off ranks and thus promotion to the Football League Championship.

At the beginning of the season 2010/11 he succeeded in the first round of the League Cup in 2010/11 against AFC Bournemouth his first goal in the professional sector. On 20 August 2010 the 17 -year-old signed a three-year contract in Southampton. In the course of the season, Oxlade -Chamberlain (34 Spiele/10 goals) earned a place in the starting line- and was chosen as the award for his good performances in the PFA Team of the Year of League One. The Southampton FC ended the Football League One 2010/11 as runners-up behind Brighton & Hove Albion, thus achieving promotion to the second division.

For the 2011/12 season changed Oxlade-Chamberlain at the age of 17 years for Arsenal.

National

After he had been acting for the U -18 and U-19 national teams, Oxlade -Chamberlain was appointed in the game against Italy on February 2, first time in 2011 by Stuart Pearce in the cadre of U-21 national team. Through its Substitutes in the 60th minute for Henri Lansbury marked his debut, which was lost after a hit by Federico Macheda 0:1. In May 2012, Oxlade -Chamberlain was appointed Roy Hodgson in the squad the England team for the 2012 European Championship and came in the pre-season friendly against Norway on his first international cap.