Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | County Cork, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2018–2019 | Cork City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Cork City | 9 | (0) |
2021 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 30 | (3) |
2023– | Lyon | 17 | (3) |
International career | |||
2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:56, 9 March 2024 (UTC) |
Jake O'Brien (born 15 May 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Ligue 1 club Lyon.
Born in County Cork, [1] O'Brien grew up in Youghal, [2] and in his youth also boxed and played hurling, winning national championships in both at Under-14s level. [3]
O'Brien played for Cork City before moving on loan to English club Crystal Palace in February 2021, [4] with the move made permanent in August 2021. [5] [6] [3] He appeared for the Under-23 team at Palace, including in the EFL Trophy. [7] He moved on loan to Swindon Town in January 2022, [7] playing a total of 21 games.
In August 2022, O'Brien was loaned to Belgian club RWD Molenbeek, along with teammate Luke Plange, for the 2022–23 season. [8] RWD Molenbeek qualified for the 2022-23 Challenger Pro League promotion play-offs in his first season with the club, holding a one-point lead over Beveren with two games remaining. [9] O'Brien won the first trophy of his career as Molenbeek clinched the division. [10]
In August 2023 he signed for French club Lyon, [11] making his Ligue 1 debut on 1 October 2023. [12] In doing so he became the first Irishman since Tony Cascarino in 2000 to play in Ligue 1. [13]
He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level, [1] making 11 appearances between 2021 and 2022. [14] His first call up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad came in March 2024, ahead of their friendly games against Belgium and Switzerland. [15]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cork City | 2019 [16] | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020 [16] | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
2021 [16] | LOI First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Crystal Palace (loan) | 2020–21 [17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Crystal Palace U21 | 2021–22 [18] | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Crystal Palace | 2021–22 [18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2022–23 [19] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Swindon Town (loan) | 2021–22 [18] | League Two | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 2022–23 [1] | Challenger Pro League | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
Lyon | 2023–24 [1] | Ligue 1 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
Career total | 75 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 6 |
R.W.D. Molenbeek
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