Connor O'Brien (footballer)

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Connor O'Brien
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Accrington, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 38
Youth career
2013–2022 Accrington Stanley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Accrington Stanley 26 (0)
2022–2023 → Radcliffe (loan) 20 (2)
International career‡
2024– Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Connor 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. [1] On 3 December 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Radcliffe on a one-month loan. [2] He scored on his debut later that day, in a 2–2 draw at Matlock Town. [3] He played a total of seven games for Radcliffe. [3] 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. [4] On 13 February 2023, Radcliffe extended his loan by a further 2 months. [5]

On 10 May 2024, O'Brien extended his contract at Accrington Stanley by two years. [6]

International career

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. [7]

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 [8] EFL League One 1000000010
Radcliffe (loan) 2022–23 [3] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		7100000071
Career total8100000081

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    References

    1. ↑ Pearson, Luke (29 June 2022). "NEW CONTRACT: Connor signs first pro deal". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    2. ↑ Pearson, Luke (3 December 2022). "DEPARTURE: O'Brien joins Radcliffe on loan". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    3. 1 2 3 "Radcliffe | Appearances | Connor O'Brien | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    4. ↑ "Port Vale v Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    5. ↑ "Radcliffe F.C." 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
    6. ↑ "Connor O'Brien: Accington defender signs new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
    7. ↑ https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-u21-croatia-u21-2-3-ireland-u21/
    8. ↑ "Games played by Connor O'Brien in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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