Midfielder to stay on for another season
Exeter City are delighted to announce that midfielder Matt Oakley has signed a new deal to remain at Exeter City for the forthcoming season.Oakley, now 37, is a senior figure in the Grecians’ dressing room and will embark on his fourth full campaign since joining on a permanent deal in 2012. He had been on loan at St James Park for a brief period in the previous season from Leicester City.
With 638 career appearances to his name to date – many of which came in the Premier League with Southampton and Derby County – Matt has more games under his belt than any other player in the squad. 48 of those appearances came in Exeter City colours last season, meaning he missed just a single game in the entire campaign and took up positions in both defence and midfield.
Matt was a regular captain of the team on the pitch during the latter half of the season, and played the entire 90 minutes on 43 occasions.
Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale said: “Matt played more minutes than anyone else last season – for someone of his age to be able to play over 90 per cent of all the minutes in a season is quite an achievement.
“It is a long season and there will be a time when there is a dip in energy – but on the whole last season he was exceptional and he brings a lot of experience and knowledge. I want to get every last drop out of him that I can!
“Here’s hoping that he can have another similar season again. Whether he plays as many games or not, time will tell.”
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