Darragh O'Connor

Darragh O'Connor

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s)	Central defender
Team information
Current team	Falkirk (on loan from York City)
Number	24
Youth career
	Cloughbawn
	Waterford
	Shamrock Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Wexford	20	(0)
2019–2021	Leicester City	0	(0)
2021–2022	Motherwell	1	(0)
2022	→ Queen of the South (loan)	15	(1)
2022–2024	Greenock Morton	53	(3)
2024–	York City	4	(0)
2025–	→ Falkirk (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:58, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

Darragh O'Connor (born 5 August 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Falkirk on loan from National League club York City.

Early and personal life

O'Connor was born in Croydon, England to Irish parents and moved to Clonroche, County Wexford, Ireland in 2005. ^{[2] [3]} Some media have incorrectly reported him to have been born in Wexford. ^{[1] [4] [5]}

Career

O'Connor spent his early career with Cloughbawn, Waterford, Shamrock Rovers, and Wexford, ^{[1] [6]} before signing for Leicester City in 2019. ^{[7] [8]} O'Connor moved to Scottish Premiership club Motherwell in July 2021. ^{[5] [6] [9]}

On 28 January 2022, O'Connor signed on loan for Dumfries club Queen of the South until the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[10] He made a total of 17 appearances for the club in all competitions during his loan spell, scoring once. ^[11]

On 25 May 2022, it was announced that O'Connor had signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton, signing on a permanent basis on a one-year contract. ^[12] The contract was extended in February 2023 until summer of 2024. ^[13]

On 25 June 2024, National League club York City announced that they had signed O'Connor upon the expiry of his contract at Greenock Morton. ^{[14] [15]} In January 2025, he joined Falkirk on loan for the remainder of the season. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of 25 May 2022.

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wexford	2019 [4]	League of Ireland First Division	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Leicester City	2019–20 [17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [18]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leicester City U23	2019–20 [17]	—			—		—		2 [a]	0	2	0
	2020–21 [18]	—			—		—		4 [a]	0	4	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6	0
Motherwell	2021–22 [19]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	4	0	—		5	0
Queen of the South (loan)	2021–22 [19]	Scottish Championship	15	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	17	1
Greenock Morton	2022–23 [11]	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			36	1	0	0	4	0	8	0	48	1

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

References

1. "Darragh O'Connor: From Playing Next To Sheep To Becoming A Fox". Pundit Arena. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
2. "Darragh O'Connor signs". Motherwell. 13 July 2021.
3. O'Connor, Darragh [@DarraghOConnor1] (24 August 2021). "Hi Marcus, I was born in Croydon, London. Moved home to Clonroche in 2005" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. Darragh O'Connor at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
5. Fallon, John (9 July 2021). "Motherwell sign Irish defender Darragh O'Connor". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
6. Casey, Gavan (13 July 2021). "Former Wexford FC man O'Connor leaves Leicester for Motherwell". The42.
7. Cooper, Anthony. "Darragh O'Connor completes move to Leicester City". wexfordfc.ie. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
8. "Irish Youngster O'Connor Joins Development Squad". www.lcfc.com.
9. "Defender O'Connor joins Motherwell". BBC Sport.
10. "QosFC: Darragh O'Connor".
11. "Republic of Ireland – D. O'Connor – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
12. "Darragh O'Connor Signs Pre-Contract Agreement". 25 May 2022.
13. "Darragh O'Connor signs extension until Summer 2024". Greenock Morton FC. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
14. "Darragh O'Connor departs Greenock Morton". 25 June 2024.
15. "York City sign defender Darragh O'Connor". 25 June 2024.
16. "DARRAGH O'CONNOR SIGNS LOAN DEAL". www.falkirkfc.co.uk. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
17. "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
18. "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
19. "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.