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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Oliver Steven Edward Sail [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 13 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
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* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Auckland City | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2023 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2023 | Wellington Phoenix | 79 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Perth Glory | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2015 | New Zealand U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | New Zealand | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2024 |
Oliver Steven Edward "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.
In 2013, Sail joined Auckland City [2] 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. [3]
Sail joined Wellington Phoenix to be part of their new reserves team playing in the ASB Premiership. [4]
On 3 March 2017, Sail signed his first senior contract, penning a two-year deal with Wellington Phoenix. [5]
On 25 March 2018, Sail made his A-League debut against Brisbane Roar in a 2–2 draw. [6]
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. [7] [8] 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. [8]
On 3 March 2023, Sail confirmed that he would be leaving Wellington Phoenix at the end of the 2022-23 A-League season. [9]
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. [10]
Though Sail was picked for the New Zealand U-17 team in 2013, he didn't get on the pitch. [11] [12] 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. [12]
In 2014, Sail was called up to New Zealand's senior squad for two friendlies against China and Thailand, [13] but he was unused in both matches. [14]
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