Darragh O'Connor

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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.
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wexford 2019 [4] League of Ireland First Division 200000000200
Leicester City 2019–20 [17] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21 [18] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Leicester City U23 2019–20 [17] ———2 [a] 020
2020–21 [18] ———4 [a] 040
Total0000006060
Motherwell 2021–22 [19] Scottish Premiership 100040—50
Queen of the South (loan) 2021–22 [19] Scottish Championship 151000020171
Greenock Morton 2022–23 [11] Scottish Championship 0000000000
Career total361004080481
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 Darragh O'Connor at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 Fallon, John (9 July 2021). "Motherwell sign Irish defender Darragh O'Connor". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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