Christian Oxner

Early career

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]

Western Halifax

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.^[4] 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.^[4]

HFX Wanderers

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.^[8] 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.^[8] 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

As of October 9, 2022^[13]