Oliver "Oli" Sail is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for A-League club Perth Glory and the New Zealand national football team.
 Sail playing for Wellington Phoenix in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Oliver Sail | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Perth Glory | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Auckland City | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2023 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2023 | Wellington Phoenix | 79 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Perth Glory | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | New Zealand U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | New Zealand | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAuckland City
editIn 2013, Sail joined Auckland City[1] but wouldn't debut until the following year in the semi-final of the 2013–14 ASB Premiership, when he replaced Tamati Williams in Auckland City's 4–1 victory over its classic rival Waitakere United.[2]
Wellington Phoenix
editSail joined Wellington Phoenix to be part of their new reserves team playing in the ASB Premiership.[3]
On 3 March 2017, Sail signed his first senior contract, penning a two-year deal with Wellington Phoenix.[4]
On 25 March 2018, Sail made his A-League debut against Brisbane Roar in a 2–2 draw.[5]
Sail had a wait of 663 days between games before he saw another start for the Phoenix after not playing at all during the 2019-2020 season, getting the start in a 2–2 draw against Western Sydney Wanderers.[6][7] He then went on to record successive clean sheets against the Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory as well as man of the match honours, helping a resurgent Phoenix claim back-to-back victories for the first time in a year.[7]
On 3 March 2023, Sail confirmed that he would be leaving Wellington Phoenix at the end of the 2022-23 A-League season.[8]
Perth Glory
edit6 days after Sail's impending departure from Wellington was made public, it was announced that Sail would join Perth Glory for the 2023-24 season as he signed a three-year contract.[9]
International career
editU-20
editThough Sail was picked for the New Zealand U-17 team in 2013, he didn't get on the pitch.[10][11] He was then picked for the New Zealand U-20 team for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup played in New Zealand, making his debut in the 0–0 draw against Ukraine. He then started again in the 4–0 loss to the United States three days later.[11]
Senior
editIn 2014, Sail was called up to New Zealand's senior squad for two friendlies against China and Thailand,[12] but he was unused in both matches.[13]
Career statistics
editHonours
edit- New Zealand
References
edit- ^ Oliver Sail at Soccerway
- ^ "Auckland City v Waitakere United 4-1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Football: Sail signs Phoenix contract". The New Zealand Herald. 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Phoenix sign young keeper to senior deal". Football Federation Australia. 3 March 2017.
- ^ Hyslop, Liam (25 March 2018). "Wellington Phoenix's luck remains out in entertaining draw against Brisbane Roar". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip. "Depleted Wellington Phoenix dig deep to draw with Western Sydney Wanderers". Stuff. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ a b Rollo, Phillip. "Oli Sail grateful for chance to redeem himself after 663-day wait between games". Stuff. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix exodus: Oli Sail, Clayton Lewis and Steven Ugarkovic to leave next season". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax Media. 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Glory swoop to bring Sail on board". Perth Glory FC. 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Young All Whites squad named for World Cup". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax Media. 30 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Oliver Sail FIFA profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Sail stunned by All Whites call". Auckland Football Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "All Whites upset by Thailand". New Zealand Football. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
External links
edit- Oliver Sail at Soccerway
- Oliver Sail profile on Wellington Phoenix website.
- Oliver Sail – FIFA competition record (archived)