Donay O'Brien-Brady

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Donay O'Brien-Brady
Personal information
Full name Donay Kaylin O'Brien-Brady [1]
Date of birth (2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Peterborough United
Number 35
Youth career
Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur
2020–2022 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2023Hyde United (loan) 3 (0)
2023– Peterborough United 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:39, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Donay Kaylin O'Brien-Brady (born 15 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Peterborough United.

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Career

O'Brien-Brady spent time in the youth systems at Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur before he joined the Academy at Huddersfield Town in the summer of 2020, where he was assigned an IDP (Individual Development Plan) to improve his dribbling and shooting on the move. [2] Primarily utilised as a winger, he was also played at left-back to help with his development. [3] He signed a one-year contract extension with the club option of a second year in June 2022. [4] On 15 January 2023, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Hyde United on a one-month loan. [5]

Following a three-week trial, O'Brien-Brady signed a two-year deal with Peterborough United on 3 August 2023, with manager Darren Ferguson remarking that he would be involved in the senior squad. [6] [7] He made his first-team debut at London Road on 31 October 2023, when he came on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Joel Randall in a 3–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur U21 in the group stages of the EFL Trophy. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2022–23 [9] EFL Championship 0000000000
Hyde United (loan) 2022–23 [10] Northern Premier League
Premier Division
3000000030
Peterborough United 2023–24 [9] EFL League One 0000002 [a] 020
2024–25 [11] 10100102 [a] 0131
Career total131001040181
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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