Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oliver Michael Rathbone[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 10 October 1996||
Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder[3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2021 | Rochdale | 152 | (12) |
2021–2024 | Rotherham United | 112 | (7) |
2024- | Wrexham | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:06 9 August 2024 (UTC) |
Oliver Michael Rathbone (born 10 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Wrexham.[4][5]
Rathbone started in the youth ranks of Manchester United. On 21 February 2015, Rathbone scored a 40-yard winner in an U18s game against Derby County.[6] The goal won Manchester United's Goal of the Month award.[7] After failing to make the breakthrough at Manchester United, Rathbone was released in June 2016.
On 24 June, Rathbone agreed to join EFL League One side Rochdale, signing a one-year contract.[8][9] He made his competitive debut on 4 October in the EFL Trophy against Notts County. Days later, Rathbone made his first league appearance in a win over Southend United.[4] Rathbone netted his first goal over Walsall in November.[4][10]
After two goals in thirty-three appearances in his debut season, Rathbone signed a new contract with the club until June 2019 on 18 August 2017.[11] His 100th match for Rochdale arrived on 9 March 2019 during a victory versus Shrewsbury Town.[4] He was offered a new contract by Rochdale at the end of the 2018–19 season.[12] On 24 June, Rathbone signed a new three-year deal to keep him under contract until the summer of 2022.[13][14]
On 4 August 2021, Rathbone signed a three-year contract with Rotherham United for an undisclosed fee.[15] He made his debut in the first game of the 2021–22 season against Plymouth Argyle on 7 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute.[16] He scored his first goal for the club on 25 September 2021, against Crewe.[17] He left the club to sign for Wrexham on 9 August 2024.
He is the son of former footballer Mick Rathbone.[9]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rochdale | 2016–17 | League One | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 2 |
2017–18 | League One | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
2018–19 | League One | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3[a] | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
2019–20 | League One | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
2020–21 | League One | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
Total | 152 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 183 | 15 | ||
Rotherham United | 2021–22 | League One | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 52 | 2 |
2022–23 | Championship | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 41 | 5 | ||
2023–24 | Championship | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
Total | 112 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 128 | 8 | ||
Career total | 264 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 311 | 23 |
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