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Christian Oxner
Canadian soccer player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christian Oxner (born July 29, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player.
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Club career
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Early career
Oxner was born in Halifax and grew up in the suburb of Clayton Park.[1] Oxner began playing soccer with the U6 programme of local club Halifax Dunbrack.[2]
Western Halifax
While attending Saint Mary's University, Oxner played for local Nova Scotia Soccer League amateur side Western Halifax FC during the summer.[3] In 2016, he won his first provincial championship with Western Halifax and competed at his first national championships that fall.[4]
In 2017, Oxner won a second provincial title in a row Western Halifax and went on to win the Challenge Trophy that year.[4] Oxner kept a clean sheet in the final against FC Winnipeg Lions as Western Halifax won 1–0, becoming the first Nova Scotia club to win the competition since in 2001.[5] In 2018, Oxner helped Western Halifax to a third consecutive Nova Scotian title.[4]
HFX Wanderers
On November 12, 2018, Oxner was drafted in the third round, nineteenth overall, in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft by local club HFX Wanderers.[6] On February 20, 2019 Oxner signed his first professional contract with Wanderers, becoming the second-ever Nova Scotian to sign for the club.[7] He made his professional debut in a Canadian Championship match against Vaughan Azzurri on May 16.[8] On May 25, 2019 he made his league debut against Cavalry FC.[8] After starting the season as a back-up to veteran Trinidad and Tobago international Jan-Michael Williams, Oxner slowly earned himself the spot as Wanderers' starting keeper and went on to make eighteen league appearances that season.[8] On November 5, 2019 Oxner re-signed with Halifax for the 2020 season.[9] In the 2020 season, Oxner would be named a finalist for the league's best goalkeeper.[10] In November 2020, Oxner would re-sign with the Wanderers for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, with a club option for the 2023 season.[11] In December 2022 HFX announced they had declined Oxner's 2023 option, ending his time with the club.[12]
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Career statistics
Club
- As of October 9, 2022[13]
Honours
Western Halifax
- Nova Scotia Soccer League: 2016, 2017, 2018
- Challenge Trophy: 2017
HFX Wanderers
- Canadian Premier League
- Runners-up: 2020
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