Oliver Rathbone
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Oliver Rathbone is a midfielder playing for Rochdale.
| Oliver Rathbone | |||||||||||||
| Full Name | Oliver Michael Rathbone | ||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | 10 October 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Age | 29 years | ||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Blackburn, England | ||||||||||||
| Position | Centre midfield | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||
| Current club | Rochdale | ||||||||||||
| Previous club/s | Manchester United | ||||||||||||
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Youth career
Oliver is a central midfielder who went onto the U17 Academy Educational Scholarship scheme as an Under-18 player. Whilst technically sound, his small stature meant he spent much of the 2013/14 season playing with the Manchester United Under-16 side, making only two appearances from the bench for the Under-18 side. In 2014/15 he played more games for the Under-18 side but only as a squad player. He did however score a few vital goals including an outstanding long range effort away to Derby County.
In 2015/16, Oliver had to wait until February 2016 to make his Under-21 debut in a game away at Blackpool. He was released by the club at the end of the season and signed for Rochdale.
International
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Under-18 | Under-21 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | ||
| Manchester United | 2013-14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014-15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2014-15 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
