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Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain

Experienced headCeltic · 33 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameAlexander Mark David Oxlade-Chamberlain
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age33
Date of birth15 Aug 1993
BirthplacePortsmouth
Height180 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubCeltic
Central midfielder
2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
141
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Celtic.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain is a 33-year-old central midfielder at Celtic, rated 10.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Oxlade-Chamberlain.

On the season, Oxlade-Chamberlain graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 0 assists and 2.329 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 6). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 33 Oxlade-Chamberlain is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downRemarkably consistent
10.8
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
8.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
12.4%
Minutes
limited game time
2.33
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Celtic finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

9
Apps
2.33
Def. / 90
8
Tackles
2
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.42 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 12.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles8
Interceptions2
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.