Personal information | |||
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Full name | Devin Gerard O'Hea | ||
Date of birth | February 5, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pacific FC | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lynn Valley Fusion | |||
Mountain United FC | |||
2014–2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
2016–2018 | Mountain United FC | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2023 | Simon Fraser Red Leafs | 46 | (15) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | TSS FC Rovers | 17 | (6) |
2024 | Flint City Bucks | 2 | (1) |
2024– | Pacific FC | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Canada U17 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 28, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 17, 2016 |
Devin Gerard O'Hea (born February 5, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League.
O'Hea began playing youth soccer at age four with the Lynn Valley Fusion. [1] He later played with Mountain United FC, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy in 2014. [2] In 2016, he departed the Whitecaps program to return home to attend Argyle Secondary School, as he wished to play other sports (basketball and Canadian football) in addition to soccer. [3] He then re-joined Mountain United FC for soccer. [3] In 2017, he played with Team British Columbia at the 2017 Canada Summer Games. [4]
In 2018, he began attending Simon Fraser University, being offer athletic scholarships for soccer and football, choosing to play American football for the football team. [5] As a freshman, he played wide receiver, he finished third on the team in receiving yards, catching 36 passes for 484 yards and a touchdown. [5]
In 2019, he switched to represent the men's soccer team. [5] After dealing with a back injury from his time playing football, which limited his playing time over his first two seasons, [6] he scored his firs t foal on September 1, 2022, in a match against the Sonoma State Seawolves. [7] He led the team in scoring in 2022 and was named a GNAC First Team All-Star. [6] At the end of the 2023 season, he was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year and a GNAC First Team All-Star. [8] [9] [10] He was also named to the Division II All West-Region First Teams. [11] [12]
From 2022 to 2024, he played with the TSS FC Rovers in League1 British Columbia, scoring six goals in 19 games across all competitions. [13]
In June 2024, he joined the Flint City Bucks in USL League Two. He scored his first goal for Flint on June 29 against Kalamazoo FC. [14]
In July 2024, he signed a contract with Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League for the remainder of the 2024 season with an option for 2025. [15] [16]
In February 2016, O'Hea was called up to the Canada U17 for the first time for a training camp, subsequently being called for a second camp in April. [1] He made one appearance in a friendly against the United States U17 on April 17, 2016. [17]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
TSS FC Rovers | 2022 | League1 British Columbia | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2024 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
Total | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | ||
Flint City Bucks | 2024 [19] | USL League Two | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | |
Pacific FC | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 |
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