Darren Oldaker

Darren Joseph Norman Oldaker (born 4 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Welling United.

Darren Oldaker
Personal information
Full name Darren Joseph Norman Oldaker[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999[2]
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Welling United
Youth career
0000–2015 Queens Park Rangers
2015–2016 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Gillingham 21 (0)
2018 → Hythe Town (loan) 11 (5)
2019 Billericay Town 2 (1)
2019 Westfield 2 (0)
2020–2021 Hythe Town 4 (0)
2021– Welling United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:23, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Playing career

Oldaker began his career in the Queens Park Rangers youth team, but was ready to quit the game when Dennis Wise recommended him to Gillingham.[3] He had a trial at the club and was soon signed onto scholarship forms.[3] He signed professional forms in May 2016.[4] He made his League One debut on 20 August 2016, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Emmanuel Osadebe in a 5–0 defeat to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park.[5] He scored on his first start for the "Gills" ten days later, in a 2–1 defeat to Luton Town in an EFL Trophy match at Priestfield Stadium.[6]

In February 2017 he signed on loan for Isthmian League South Division team Hythe Town, making his debut for the side in a 2–1 victory over Herne Bay on 6 February 2017.[7]

On 21 August 2019, it was announced that Oldaker had left Gillingham after the club, along with the player, decided to terminate his contract by mutual consent.[8]

The following month, Oldaker signed on non-contract terms for National League South side Billericay Town.[9] After just three appearances for Billericay and two for Westfield,[10] he signed for former club Hythe Town on 24 January 2020.[11]

On 5 February 2021, Oldaker signed for National League South side Welling United.[12]

Career statistics
As of 10 March 2018.
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2015–16[13] League One 0000000000
2016–17[13] League One 5000102[lower-alpha 1]282
2017–18[13] League One 3000104[lower-alpha 1]282
Total 80002064164
Hythe Town (loan) 2017–18[14] Isthmian League Division One South 54——0054
Career total 134002064218
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. "Darren Oldaker". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. Cawdell, Luke (10 June 2016). "Former England and Chelsea star Dennis Wise helped bring Darren Oldaker to Gillingham". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. "Oldaker signs first professional contract". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. "Scunthorpe United 5-0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. Cawdell, Luke (30 August 2016). "Gillingham 1 Luton Town 2 – Checkatrade Trophy match report". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. "DJ signs for Hythe". Kent Online. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  8. "Darren Oldaker leaves Gillingham FC". Gillingham FC. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  9. "Former Gillingham midfielder Darren Oldaker signs for non-league Billericay Town". Kent Oneline. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  10. "Darren Oldaker". Westfield F.C. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  11. Panting, Matthew (24 January 2020). "Former Gillingham and Billericay midfielder Darren Oldaker joins Hythe Town". Kent Online. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  12. "Former Gills youngster joins". Welling United FC. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  13. "D. Oldaker". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  14. "Appearances - Darren Oldaker". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.