Oliver Sail

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Oliver Sail
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Sail playing for Wellington Phoenix in 2022
Personal information
Full name Oliver Sail
Date of birth (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Auckland City 1 (0)
2014–2023 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 52 (0)
2014–2023 Wellington Phoenix 79 (0)
2023– Perth Glory 17 (0)
International career‡
2015 New Zealand U20 2 (0)
2022– New Zealand 9 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
OFC Nations Cup
Winner 2024 Fiji/Vanuatu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2024

Oliver "Oli" Sail is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for A-League club Perth Glory and the New Zealand national football team.

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Club career

Auckland City

In 2013, Sail joined Auckland City [1] but wouldn't debut until the following year in the semi-final of the 2013–14 ASB Premiership, when he replaced Tamati Williams in Auckland City's 4–1 victory over its classic rival Waitakere United. [2]

Wellington Phoenix

Sail joined Wellington Phoenix to be part of their new reserves team playing in the ASB Premiership. [3]

On 3 March 2017, Sail signed his first senior contract, penning a two-year deal with Wellington Phoenix. [4]

On 25 March 2018, Sail made his A-League debut against Brisbane Roar in a 2–2 draw. [5]

Sail had a wait of 663 days between games before he saw another start for the Phoenix after not playing at all during the 2019-2020 season, getting the start in a 2–2 draw against Western Sydney Wanderers. [6] [7] He then went on to record successive clean sheets against the Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory as well as man of the match honours, helping a resurgent Phoenix claim back-to-back victories for the first time in a year. [7]

On 3 March 2023, Sail confirmed that he would be leaving Wellington Phoenix at the end of the 2022-23 A-League season. [8]

Perth Glory

6 days after Sail's impending departure from Wellington was made public, it was announced that Sail would join Perth Glory for the 2023-24 season as he signed a three-year contract. [9]

International career

U-20

Though Sail was picked for the New Zealand U-17 team in 2013, he didn't get on the pitch. [10] [11] He was then picked for the New Zealand U-20 team for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup played in New Zealand, making his debut in the 0–0 draw against Ukraine. He then started again in the 4–0 loss to the United States three days later. [11]

Senior

In 2014, Sail was called up to New Zealand's senior squad for two friendlies against China and Thailand, [12] but he was unused in both matches. [13]

Honours

New Zealand

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References

  1. ↑ Oliver Sail at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Auckland City v Waitakere United 4-1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Football: Sail signs Phoenix contract". The New Zealand Herald . 24 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Phoenix sign young keeper to senior deal". Football Federation Australia. 3 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Hyslop, Liam (25 March 2018). "Wellington Phoenix's luck remains out in entertaining draw against Brisbane Roar". Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Rollo, Phillip. "Depleted Wellington Phoenix dig deep to draw with Western Sydney Wanderers". Stuff . Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. 1 2 Rollo, Phillip. "Oli Sail grateful for chance to redeem himself after 663-day wait between games". Stuff . Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix exodus: Oli Sail, Clayton Lewis and Steven Ugarkovic to leave next season". Stuff.co.nz . Fairfax Media. 3 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Glory swoop to bring Sail on board". Perth Glory FC . 9 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Young All Whites squad named for World Cup". Stuff.co.nz . Fairfax Media. 30 September 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Oliver Sail FIFA profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Sail stunned by All Whites call". Auckland Football Federation . Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "All Whites upset by Thailand". New Zealand Football. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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