Connor O'Brien (footballer)

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Connor O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Connor David O'Brien [1]
Date of birth (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Accrington, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 38
Youth career
2013–2022 Accrington Stanley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Accrington Stanley 51 (0)
2022–2023 → Radcliffe (loan) 20 (2)
2023 → Farsley Celtic (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2024– Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 24 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:20, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Connor David O'Brien (born 12 July 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley.

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Club career

O'Brien first joined the youth set-up at Accrington Stanley at the age of eight, and went on to captain the under-18s to the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup in 2021–22. He signed his first one-year professional contract in June 2022. [3] On 3 December 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Radcliffe on a one-month loan. [4] He scored on his debut later that day, in a 2–2 draw at Matlock Town. [5] He played a total of seven games for Radcliffe. [5] He made his first-team debut in the English Football League with Accrington after coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Rosaire Longelo in a 1–1 draw at Port Vale on 7 February 2023. [6] On 13 February 2023, Radcliffe extended his loan by a further 2 months. [7]

On 10 May 2024, O'Brien extended his contract at Accrington Stanley by two years. [8]

International career

O'Brien qualifies for the Republic of Ireland through his father, who hails from Drogheda. [9] He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 side on 7 June 2024, in a 3–2 win away to Croatia U21 in a friendly. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Accrington Stanley 2022–23 [11] EFL League One 1000000010
Radcliffe (loan) 2022–23 [5] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		7100000071
Career total8100000081

    References

    1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 17th May 2025" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
    2. ↑ https://www.whoscored.com/players/464126/show/connor-o-brien
    3. ↑ Pearson, Luke (29 June 2022). "NEW CONTRACT: Connor signs first pro deal". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    4. ↑ Pearson, Luke (3 December 2022). "DEPARTURE: O'Brien joins Radcliffe on loan". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    5. 1 2 3 "Radcliffe | Appearances | Connor O'Brien | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    6. ↑ "Port Vale v Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    7. ↑ "Radcliffe F.C." 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
    8. ↑ "Connor O'Brien: Accington defender signs new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
    9. ↑ "Connor O'Brien on 'dream year', the U21s and facing Liverpool". FAI.ie. 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
    10. ↑ https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-u21-croatia-u21-2-3-ireland-u21/
    11. ↑ "Games played by Connor O'Brien in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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