| Christian Oxner | |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Halifax Dunbrack |
| Collegeyears1: | 2014–2018 |
| College1: | Saint Mary's Huskies |
| Collegecaps1: | 33 |
| Collegegoals1: | 0 |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | HFX Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 60 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | October 9, 2022 |
Christian Oxner (born July 29, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player.
Oxner was born in Halifax and grew up in the suburb of Clayton Park.[1] Oxner began playing soccer with the U6 programme of local club Halifax Dunbrack.[2]
While attending Saint Mary's University, Oxner played for local Nova Scotia Soccer League amateur side Western Halifax FC during the summer.[3] In 2016, he won his first provincial championship with Western Halifax and competed at his first national championships that fall.[4]
In 2017, Oxner won a second provincial title in a row Western Halifax and went on to win the Challenge Trophy that year. Oxner kept a clean sheet in the final against FC Winnipeg Lions as Western Halifax won 1–0, becoming the first Nova Scotia club to win the competition since in 2001.[5] In 2018, Oxner helped Western Halifax to a third consecutive Nova Scotian title.
On November 12, 2018, Oxner was drafted in the third round, nineteenth overall, in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft by local club HFX Wanderers.[6] On February 20, 2019 Oxner signed his first professional contract with Wanderers, becoming the second-ever Nova Scotian to sign for the club.[7] He made his professional debut in a Canadian Championship match against Vaughan Azzurri on May 16.[8] On May 25, 2019 he made his league debut against Cavalry FC. After starting the season as a back-up to veteran Trinidad and Tobago international Jan-Michael Williams, Oxner slowly earned himself the spot as Wanderers' starting keeper and went on to make eighteen league appearances that season. On November 5, 2019 Oxner re-signed with Halifax for the 2020 season.[9] In the 2020 season, Oxner would be named a finalist for the league's best goalkeeper.[10] In November 2020, Oxner would re-sign with the Wanderers for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, with a club option for the 2023 season.[11] In December 2022 HFX announced they had declined Oxner's 2023 option, ending his time with the club.[12]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| HFX Wanderers FC | CPL | 2019 | 18 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 0 | |||
Western Halifax
2017HFX Wanderers