Tashan Oakley-Boothe

Tashan Dinnachi L. Oakley-Boothe /ˌoʊkli ˈbuːð/ (born 14 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One side, Blackpool.

Tashan Oakley-Boothe
Personal information
Full name Tashan Dinnachi L. Oakley-Boothe[1][2]
Date of birth (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 30
Youth career
2016–2020 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2020–2023 Stoke City 18 (0)
2022–2023 → Lincoln City (loan) 16 (0)
2023– Blackpool 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 England U16 9 (0)
2016–2017 England U17 19 (0)
2017 England U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:27, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Oakley-Boothe was born in Lambeth and attended Canonbury Primary School and Highbury Grove School.[4][5] He joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy team on 1 July 2017, and was called up to senior team by Mauricio Pochettino for a pre-season tour.[6] On 22 July 2017, Oakley-Boothe made his first senior appearance for Tottenham against Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 International Champions Cup pre-season match.[7]

He made his first-team debut for Tottenham in a 1–0 win against Barnsley in the EFL Cup on 19 September 2017, replacing Dele Alli in added time.[8] Oakley-Boothe remained with Spurs' under-23 side in 2018–19 and 2019–20.[9] During this time he played in the EFL Trophy, in which he scored his first senior goal, in a 1–1 draw with Colchester United.[10]

He rejected a new contract offer from Spurs in January 2020.[11]

Stoke City

Oakley-Boothe joined Stoke City on 31 January 2020 signing a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12] He made his debut for Stoke on 7 March 2020 in a 5–1 victory against Hull City, a match in which he provided the assist for Nick Powell for Stoke's fifth goal.[13][14] He made his first start for the club the final day of the season on 22 July 2020, in a 4–1 win against Nottingham Forest.[15] In the 2020–21 campaign, he suffered a season-ending back injury at the start of April.[16] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2022–23 season.[17]

Lincoln City (loan)

On 27 June 2022, Oakley-Boothe joined EFL League One side Lincoln City on a season-long loan.[18][19] He made his Lincoln debut on the opening day of the season, against Exeter City..[20] He made 25 appearances for Lincoln in 2022–23, helping the side finish eleventh.[21]

Blackpool

Oakley-Boothe joined Blackpool on 16 August 2023, following a successful trial.[22]

International career

Oakley-Booth was born in England and is of Jamaican descent.[23] In May 2017, he was part of the England national under-17 football team which reached the final of the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, playing five games.[24] On 16 May 2017, he suffered a head injury, in the under-17s' semi-final game against Turkey national under-17 football team, which caused a lengthy stoppage and ruled him out of the final.[25]

He was also part of the England team that competed in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. On 28 October 2017, he played in the final and helped the team beat Spain 5–2 and win the FIFA U-17 World Cup.[26][27]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18[28] Premier League 0000100010
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2018–19[29] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
2019–20[30] ————3[lower-alpha 1]131
Total ———6161
Stoke City 2019–20[30] EFL Championship 200000—20
2020–21[31] EFL Championship 1600050—210
2021–22[32] EFL Championship 000000—00
2022–23[21] EFL Championship 000000—00
Total 1800050—230
Lincoln City (loan) 2022–23[21] EFL League One 16010305[lower-alpha 1]0250
Career total 3401090111551
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

England U17

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. Tashan Oakley-Boothe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. "2017 Under-17 World Cup squad lists" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. "Tottenham: Is Tashan Oakley-Boothe the next breakthrough academy graduate?". REALSPORT. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. "Tottenham Hotspur duo Tashan Oakley-Boothe and Timothy 'TJ' Eyoma will stay grounded after under-17 World Cup success". Ham&High. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. "Moussa Sissoko not in Tottenham Hotspur squad for ICC". ESPN. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  7. "Paris Saint-Germain vs. Tottenham Hotspur - Football Match Summary - July 22, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  8. "Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  9. "The forgotten men of Tottenham Hotspur and how the U21s are mirroring Pochettino's first team". Football London. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  10. "Colchester 1–1 Tottenham U21". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. "Exclusive: Tottenham rising star rejects new deal". Football Insider. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  12. "Stoke City transfer update: Club announce signing of Tottenham ace". Stoke Sentinel. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  13. "Stoke 5–1 Hull". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  14. "Verdict as ex-Spurs starlet makes Stoke City debut after Joe Allen injury". Stoke Sentinel. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  15. "Nottingham Forest 1–4 Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  16. "Ex-Spurs prospect suffers back fracture at Stoke City". Stoke Sentinel. April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  17. "Stoke City: Phil Jagielka, Morgan Fox & Nick Powell among seven released". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  18. "Imps sign exciting youngster Oakley-Boothe". Lincoln City F.C. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  19. "Tashan Oakley-Boothe: Lincoln sign Stoke midfielder as Mike Garrity becomes assistant boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  20. "Lincoln City player ratings as the Imps are held against newly promoted Exeter". LincolnshireLive. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  21. "Games played by Tashan Oakley-Boothe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. "Tashan Oakley-Boothe: Blackpool sign midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  23. "Tashan Oakley-Boothe". worldfootball.net.
  24. "Under-17 - Tashan Oakley-Boothe – UEFA.com". UEFA. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  25. "England U17 and Tottenham star Tashan Oakley-Boothe taken to hospital after sickening clash against Turkey". Mirror. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  26. Beirne, Kevin (28 October 2017). "Who is Tashan Oakley-Boothe? The Spurs wonderkid who won the U17 World Cup with England". Football.london.
  27. "England win U17 World Cup: 'We are heading where we want to go' - Cooper". BBC Sport. 28 October 2017.
  28. "Games played by Tashan Oakley-Boothe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  29. "Games played by Tashan Oakley-Boothe in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  30. "Games played by Tashan Oakley-Boothe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  31. "Games played by Tashan Oakley-Boothe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  32. "Games played by Tashan Oakley-Boothe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  33. Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners - where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  34. "Spain 2–2 England". UEFA. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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