CLINTON Nosakhare has joined a growing contingent of former Oxford United youngsters at Thame United.

The centre back was released by the U’s at the end of last season and started Saturday’s 1-0 win over Ardley United.

Nosakhare is the third United youth product to join Thame this summer, following Adam Smith and Jack Gardner to the ASM Stadium.

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It meant there were five former U’s youngsters in the starting line-up against Ardley, with long-serving defender David Lynn and former trainee Dan West also involved.

Nosakhare’s only senior appearance for United came in a 4-1 defeat at Cambridge United in last season’s Papa John’s Trophy.

Neither Smith nor Gardner played a competitive first-team game for the U’s, with the latter returning to the club as an academy foundation phase coach earlier this year.