Full name Stefan Trevor Oakes Years Team Date joined 2013 Height 1.80 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Stefan Oakes | |
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Date of birth (1978-09-06) 6 September 1978 (age 37) Current team Oadby Town F.C. (Midfielder) Awards Football League Award for Goal of the Year | ||
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Stefan Trevor Oakes (born 6 September 1978) is an English former professional footballer, who notably represented Leicester City in the Premier League during a career which began in 1998 and ended in 2013.
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- Leicester City
- Walsall
- Notts County
- Wycombe Wanderers
- Lincoln City
- Tamworth
- Move to FC New York
- Return to England
- Personal life
- Honours
- References
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Leicester City
Oakes was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. A left-footed midfielder, he began his career at Leicester City. Given his debut as a substitute in a 2-4 defeat to Chelsea at Filbert Street at the age of 19, he represented Leicester in the 2000 League Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Oakes was released by manager Micky Adams on 4 March 2003.
Walsall
Following his release by Leicester, Oakes opted to join Colin Lee's Walsall.
Notts County
He then moved to Notts County but, despite being a regular starter and fans' favourite at the club, he rejected the offer of a new contract in the summer of 2005 and moved to their League Two rivals, Wycombe Wanderers.
Wycombe Wanderers
Oakes spent three seasons with Wycombe, making a total of 96 appearances in League Two and scoring five goals, before moving to Lincoln City.
Lincoln City
On 9 June 2008, Oakes agreed to join Lincoln City on a two-year contract, after declining a new contract offer at Wycombe Wanderers.
On 29 May 2009, following the signing of Richard Butcher, Oakes was told that he was free to leave Lincoln City by Imps' boss Peter Jackson. He departed Sincil Bank on 30 March 2010 after agreeing to cancel his contract with the club.
Tamworth
Following his release from Lincoln City, Oakes undertook pre-season trials with both Mansfield Town and Halesowen Town before signing for Conference National side Tamworth on 11 August 2010.
Move to F.C. New York
On 20 December 2010, it was announced that Oakes was leaving Tamworth to pursue a playing and coaching career in the United States at New York based club, F.C. New York.
Return to England
On 5 January 2013 it was announced that Oakes had signed for United Counties League side Oadby Town .
He left Oadby in April 2013, to resume his coaching career in the United States.
Personal life
Oakes' brother Scott was also a professional footballer. Their father Trevor Oakes was a guitarist in the band Showaddywaddy.