Dexter Blackstock

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Dexter Blackstock, (born May 20 1986 in Oxford, England), is an English footballer who currently plays for Southampton in the Football League Championship. He is normally a centre-forward.

Initially from Oxford United F.C., he came through the Oxford youth system and was then signed by Southampton, who had to pay United compensation of £275,000 as a result. Due to an injury crisis he was brought into the Southampton first team, where he scored a hat-trick against Colchester United in the Carling Cup, in 2004. He then scored in the local derby against Portsmouth in Southampton's 2 - 1 win, thus establishing himself in the squad. Blackstock is only 20 years old and promises to be a talent for the future.

He has been sent on loan twice; to Plymouth Argyle in February 2005 for a month, scoring 4 goals in 14 appearances, and toDerby County in October 2005, scoring 3 goals in 9 appearances. He was recalled from Derby on 22nd December 2005 after the appointment of George Burley as Southampton manager.

Blackstock has featured regularly under Burley. On February 18th 2006 he played in goal for the final ten minutes of the FA Cup fifth round tie against Newcastle. An injury to Bartosz Bialkowski and with Southampton having used all three substitutes, meant that Blackstock had to take over.

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