Tashan Oakley-Boothe

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Tashan Oakley-Boothe
Personal information
Full name Tashan Dinnachi Oakley-Boothe [1]
Date of birth (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dunfermline Athletic
Number 35
Youth career
2016–2020 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2020–2023 Stoke City 18 (0)
2022–2023 → Lincoln City (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2024 Blackpool 3 (0)
2024–2025 Estrela da Amadora 2 (0)
2025– Dunfermline Athletic 1 (0)
International career
2015–2016 England U16 9 (0)
2016–2017 England U17 19 (0)
2017 England U18 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2017
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Tashan Dinnachi Oakley-Boothe (born 14 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic.

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Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Oakley-Boothe was born in Lambeth and attended Canonbury Primary School and Highbury Grove School. [3] [4] 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. [5] 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. [6]

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. [7] Oakley-Boothe remained with Spurs' under-23 side in 2018–19 and 2019–20. [8] 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. [9]

He rejected a new contract offer from Spurs in January 2020. [10]

Stoke City

Oakley-Boothe joined Stoke City on 31 January 2020 signing a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [11] 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. [12] [13] 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. [14] In the 2020–21 campaign, he suffered a season-ending back injury at the start of April. [15] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2022–23 season. [16]

Lincoln City (loan)

On 27 June 2022, Oakley-Boothe joined EFL League One side Lincoln City on a season-long loan. [17] [18] He made his Lincoln debut on the opening day of the season, against Exeter City. [19] He made 25 appearances for Lincoln in 2022–23, helping the side finish eleventh. [20]

Blackpool

Oakley-Boothe joined Blackpool on 16 August 2023, following a successful trial. [21]

Estrela da Amadora

On 31 January 2024, Oakley-Boothe moved to Portugal, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora. [22]

Dunfermline Athletic

In February 2025, Oakley-Boothe signed for Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on a short term deal until the end of the season. [23] He made his debut for the club from the bench in a goalless draw against Livingston.

International career

Oakley-Boothe was born in England and is of Jamaican descent. [24] 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. [25] 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. [26]

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. [27] [28]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18 [29] Premier League 0000100010
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2018–19 [30] ————3 [a] 030
2019–20 [31] ————3 [a] 131
Total———6161
Stoke City 2019–20 [31] EFL Championship 200000—20
2020–21 [32] EFL Championship1600050—210
2021–22 [33] EFL Championship000000—00
2022–23 [20] EFL Championship000000—00
Total1800050—230
Lincoln City (loan) 2022–23 [20] EFL League One 16010305 [a] 0250
Career total3401090111551
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

England U17

References

  1. ↑ "Player Details: Tashan Oakley-Boothe" . English National Football Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "2017 Under-17 World Cup squad lists" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tottenham: Is Tashan Oakley-Boothe the next breakthrough academy graduate?". REALSPORT. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Moussa Sissoko not in Tottenham Hotspur squad for ICC". ESPN. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Paris Saint-Germain vs. Tottenham Hotspur - Football Match Summary - July 22, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Colchester 1–1 Tottenham U21". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Exclusive: Tottenham rising star rejects new deal". Football Insider. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Stoke City transfer update: Club announce signing of Tottenham ace". Stoke Sentinel. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "Stoke 5–1 Hull". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Verdict as ex-Spurs starlet makes Stoke City debut after Joe Allen injury". Stoke Sentinel. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Nottingham Forest 1–4 Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Ex-Spurs prospect suffers back fracture at Stoke City". Stoke Sentinel. April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Stoke City: Phil Jagielka, Morgan Fox & Nick Powell among seven released". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Imps sign exciting youngster Oakley-Boothe". Lincoln City F.C. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Tashan Oakley-Boothe: Lincoln sign Stoke midfielder as Mike Garrity becomes assistant boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  19. ↑ "Lincoln City player ratings as the Imps are held against newly promoted Exeter". LincolnshireLive. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  20. 1 2 3 "Games played by Tashan Oakley-Boothe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. ↑ "Tashan Oakley-Boothe: Blackpool sign midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  22. ↑ Reis, Rafael Batista (31 January 2024). "Mercado (oficial): Oakley-Boothe, reforço surpresa para o Estrela até 2026" [Market (official): Oakley-Boothe, surprise reinforcement for Estrela until 2026]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  23. ↑ "Tashan Oakley-Boothe joins Dunfermline Athletic". Dunfermline Athletic. Archived from the original on 13 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "Tashan Oakley-Boothe". worldfootball.net.
  25. ↑ "Under-17 - Tashan Oakley-Boothe – UEFA.com". UEFA. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  26. ↑ "England U17 and Tottenham star Tashan Oakley-Boothe taken to hospital after sickening clash against Turkey". Mirror. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  27. ↑ Beirne, Kevin (28 October 2017). "Who is Tashan Oakley-Boothe? The Spurs wonderkid who won the U17 World Cup with England". Football.london.
  28. ↑ "England win U17 World Cup: 'We are heading where we want to go' - Cooper". BBC Sport. 28 October 2017.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Tashan Oakley-Boothe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Tashan Oakley-Boothe in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Tashan Oakley-Boothe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Tashan Oakley-Boothe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Tashan Oakley-Boothe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  34. ↑ Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners - where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  35. ↑ "Spain 2–2 England". UEFA. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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