Oakley Cannonier

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Oakley Cannonier
Personal information
Full name Oakley William Cannonier[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 19)[2]
Place of birth Leeds, England[2]
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 87
Youth career
2011–2015 Leeds United
2015– Liverpool
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019
England U15
 1 (0)
2019 England U16 1 (0)
2022 England U18 2 (1)
2022– England U19 2 (2)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2022

Oakley William Cannonier (born 6 May 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays for Liverpool Under-21s.[3]

Early life

Cannonier was born in Leeds, Yorkshire.[4] Despite early trials with Manchester City, he joined Leeds United as an under-9.[5][6]

A Liverpool supporter from an early age, as he was a fan of Fernando Torres, he joined the Liverpool academy in Kirkby, aged 11,[6][7] where he soon started playing above his age group.[4]

Club career

Headlines as a ball boy

Cannonier first made headlines on 7 May 2019, following his performance as one of the ball boys for Liverpool's 4–0 win over

final.[9]

A top scorer with the youth teams

Cannonier started playing in the U18 Premier League in 2020, already scoring his first goal in November that year, in a league game against its former team, Leeds United;[10] however, he saw his season prematurely ended because of a hamstring injury, ruling him out of that year's FA Youth Cup final.[6] He signed his first professional contract for Liverpool in the off-season.[10]

The

Manchester United in August 2021.[6] On 9 April 2022, he scored four goals for the youth team, as they beat his former Leeds team 10–3.[12] By the end of the season, he had also trained with Jürgen Klopp's first-team squad.[13]

Cannonier scored a total of 34 goals in all competitions, including 28 in the U18 Premier League,[14] making him the competition's top scorer as Liverpool finished second in the North group, just behind league winners Manchester City.[15] Having also played a key role in the knock-out stage of the Youth League[11] and made his EFL Trophy debut,[6] the striker ended the season with a new long-term contract in Liverpool.[16]

Early in the 2022–23 season, Cannonier scored the winner against

Napoli and a hat-trick against Ajax in the UEFA Youth League,[11] as well as registering a brace against Wolverhampton Wanderers for the Under-23s in Premier League 2.[17]

International career

Cannonier is a youth international for England since 2019, as he discovered the under-16s that summer.[6]

After the

Sweden.[18] Later that year, he was called up to the England under-19s, scoring a brace on his first start for the team, a 6–0 victory over Georgia in qualifying for the 2023 European Under-19 Championships.[19][20]

Style of play

An

number 10, but evolved as a striker while keeping his ability to provide assists.[7][11]

References

  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Oakley Cannonier". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ Oakley Cannonier at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Hughes, Simon (9 May 2019). "The ball boy who helped Liverpool complete a Champions League miracle". The Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b Pearce, James (15 March 2022). "Oakley Cannonier: Liverpool's teenage striker matching Mohamed Salah goal for goal this season". The Athletic. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Jones, Neil (14 October 2021). "Oakley Cannonier: Liverpool's ballboy hero emerging as an academy goal machine". Goal. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b Price, Glenn (28 January 2022). "Meet the Academy: Oakley Cannonier, the famous ball boy with a point to prove". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  8. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  9. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  10. ^ a b Kelly, Andy (7 July 2021). "Oakley Cannonier signs first pro contract with LFC". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d e Doyle, Ian (18 September 2022). "Liverpool to use teenage goal machine in Europe as striker plan detailed". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  12. ^ Darwin, Stephen (9 April 2022). "Liverpool U18s beat Leeds 10-3 as Cannonier - ballboy who assisted famous Alexander-Arnold 'corner taken quickly' Barcelona goal - scores four". Goal. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  13. ^ Clarke, Lee (5 May 2022). "Liverpool gem Oakley Cannonier spotted in training with senior ranks". Rousing The Kop. NewsNow. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  14. ^ Shaw, Chris (31 May 2022). "Liverpool's top scorers in 2021-22". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Under-18 PL season review: Top strikes, stops and action". Premier League. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Oakley Cannonier signs new long-term contract with LFC". Liverpool FC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  17. ^ Gorst, Paul (8 October 2022). "Liverpool youngster fires superb hat-trick as strikers run riot against Wolves". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  18. ^ Birss, Ned (25 March 2022). "Goals from Isaac Mabaya and Divin Mubama help England MU18s defeat Sweden". The Football Association. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  19. ^ Smith, Frank (24 September 2022). "England MU19s beat Georgia 6-0 and progress to the elite round of EURO qualifying". The Football Association. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  20. ^ Pye, David (25 September 2022). "Success for trio in Under-19s clashes". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

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