Aiden O'Brien

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Aiden O'Brien
Aiden O'Brien Millwall Vs Swindon Town (22230471236) (cropped).jpg
O'Brien with Millwall in 2015
Personal information
Full name Aiden Anthony O'Brien [1]
Date of birth (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Shrewsbury Town
Number 21
Youth career
2009–2011 Millwall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2020 Millwall 188 (34)
2012 → Staines Town (loan) 2 (0)
2012 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 7 (0)
2013 → Crawley Town (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2014 → Aldershot Town (loan) 5 (3)
2014 → Torquay United (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2022 Sunderland 45 (5)
2022 Portsmouth 17 (5)
2022– Shrewsbury Town 16 (0)
2023 → Gillingham (loan) 14 (2)
2023–2024 → Sutton United (loan) 17 (1)
International career‡
2009–2010 Republic of Ireland U17 5 (3)
2012 Republic of Ireland U19 2 (1)
2013–2014 Republic of Ireland U21 10 (5)
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:54, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

Aiden Anthony O'Brien (born 4 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Shrewsbury Town. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland national team.

Contents

Career

Millwall

Born in Islington, London, [4] O'Brien started his career in the youth system at Millwall and signed his first professional contract in 2010 on his 17th birthday. [5] He made his debut for the club in the League Cup third round 5–0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, coming on as a substitute for Dany N'Guessan. [6] On 1 January 2012, O'Brien signed for Conference South side Staines Town on a one-month loan. [7]

A month later, O'Brien signed for Conference Premier side Hayes and Yeading on a one-month loan and immediately found himself playing games. [8]

In May 2014, O'Brien agreed a new two-year deal with Millwall with the 20-year-old being highly regarded by Millwall manager Ian Holloway. [9]

O'Brien made his first appearance of the 2014–15 season coming on as a substitute for Richard Chaplow against Southampton in the League Cup. The game finished 2–0 to Southampton. [10] A month later, in September 2014, he made his first league appearance for Millwall in a 3–1 defeat to Birmingham City. O'Brien spoke of his delight of fulfilling a lifelong ambition when he made his league debut for Millwall and has dedicated the achievement to his father. [11] [12]

At the end of the 2017–18 season, his contract was extended by Millwall after the club exercised an option. [13] He left Millwall at the end of 2019–2020 season, after his contract expired. [14]

Sunderland

On 30 July 2020, O’Brien signed for Sunderland, on a two-year deal. [15] On 8 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Sunderland in an EFL Trophy tie against Aston Villa U21s. [16]

On 24 August 2021, O'Brien scored a hat-trick against Blackpool in the second round of the EFL Cup. His third goal came in the first minute of stoppage time to secure a dramatic 3–2 victory, earning him the "Player of the Round" award. [17] [18]

Portsmouth

On 31 January 2022, O'Brien joined EFL League One side Portsmouth on a free transfer. [19] He scored his first goal for the club against Doncaster Rovers on 12 February 2022. [20]

Shrewsbury

Despite being offered a new contract by Portsmouth, [21] O'Brien opted to sign a two-year deal with fellow EFL League One side Shrewsbury Town. [22]

Gillingham (loan)

O'Brien warming up before a Gillingham match in 2023 AOBrienGills.jpg
O'Brien warming up before a Gillingham match in 2023

On the last day of the January 2023 transfer window O'Brien signed for EFL League Two side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. [23]

Sutton United (loan)

On 1 August 2023, O'Brien signed for League Two club Sutton United on loan until January 2024. [24]

International career

On 6 February 2013, O'Brien scored on his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21s against Netherlands in a 3–0 win at Tallaght Stadium. [25] O'Brien then scored his first competitive goal and his third goal for Ireland in 4–1 away win against the Faroe Islands. [26] On 15 November 2013, O'Brien scored another two goals against the Faroe Islands in a 5–2 win at The Showgrounds. [27]

O'Brien scored five times for the U21s, placing him two goals off Robbie Brady's all time goal scoring record of seven.

In September 2017, O'Brien was called up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Wales. [28]

On 11 September 2018, O'Brien scored his first senior international goal for Ireland on his debut in a friendly against Poland in Wrocław which finished 1–1. [29] The goal would later be named as the 2018 FAI International Goal of the Year. [30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2011–12 [31] Championship 000010—10
2012–13 [32] Championship000000—00
2013–14 [33] Championship000000—00
2014–15 [34] Championship1920010—202
2015–16 [35] League One 431021008 [lower-alpha 1] 25313
2016–17 [36] League One431361216 [lower-alpha 2] 05715
2017–18 [37] Championship3041210—326
2018–19 [38] Championship3524131—424
2019–20 [39] Championship1831021—214
Total1883414510314222644
Staines Town (loan) 2011–12 [40] Conference South 20——1 [lower-alpha 3] 030
Hates & Yeading United (loan)2011–12 [31] Conference Premier 70———70
Crawley Town (loan) 2012–13 [32] League One90———90
Aldershot Town (loan) 2013–14 [33] Conference Premier53——4 [lower-alpha 3] 497
Torquay United (loan) 2013–14 [33] League Two 30———30
Sunderland 2020–21 [41] League One32410107 [lower-alpha 4] 2416
2021–22 [42] League One71003410115
Total3951044825211
Portsmouth 2021–22 [43] League One175000000175
Shrewsbury Town 2022–23 [44] League One6010001080
Gillingham (loan) 2022–23 League Two142000000142
Sutton United (loan) 2023–24 League Two171203110232
Career total3024718517829836668
  1. ↑ Six appearances and two goals in Football League Trophy, two in League One play-offs
  2. ↑ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, three in League One play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Six appearances and two goals in the EFL Trophy, one appearance in the League One play-offs

International

Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each O'Brien goal.
List of international goals scored by Aiden O'Brien [45]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 September 2018 Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, PolandFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–01–1 Friendly

Honours

Millwall

Sunderland

Individual

See also

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  11. ↑ "Millwall 1–3 Birmingham". 30 September 2014.
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