Christopher James Hackett (born 1 March 1983) is an English retired footballer who currently works as under-18s coach at Oxford United. Club career Oxford United Born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, Hackett started his career with home-town club Oxford United, where he progressed through the club's youth system and reserve side. His appearances for Oxford United's SE Counties League youth team earned Hackett a place among the club's first-year trainees, beginning in July 1999. His performances for the youth team led to a first-team call up by manager Denis Smith. Hackett made his debut as a 77th-minute substitute in a 2–0 loss against Wigan Athletic on 8 April 2000. He made a further substitute appearance in the last match of the season. In 2000–01, Hackett featured more frequently in the first team and received more playing time. On 16 December 2000, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 win over Northampton Town. After the match, his performance was praised by manager Dave Kemp, who said: "Chris was a breath of fresh air on the wing. He's a bright talent for this club. It was a great individual goal but a great team goal as well, because there had been some good passing before that. I'm delighted with the performance." Shortly afterwards, Hackett was offered a five-year contract. His performances attracted interest from larger clubs such as Coventry City, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Middlesbrough. Hackett's second goal came on 10 February 2001, in a 2–1 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers. In his following match, he was sent off after elbowing Chris Armstrong, in a 3–1 loss to Bury. He later played in different positions before being sidelined with a hernia injury that kept him out for the rest of the season. By the end of the 2000–01 season, Hackett had made eighteen appearances and scored twice in all competitions. Hackett returned from injury and featured in the reserve side at the start of the following season. His first appearance in the first team was on 16 October 2001 when he came on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Northampton Town. Hackett was returned to the reserve side but soon regained his first-team place. He earned praise from manager Ian Atkins, who said: "The only one that you can say has really been listening over the last few weeks is Chrissy Hackett. He came on Tuesday night