Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Patrick O'Connor [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 May 1995||
Place of birth | Enniscorthy, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
St Patrick's Athletic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Waterford | 43 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Cork City | 69 | (3) |
2017–2020 | Preston North End | 8 | (0) |
2018 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2018 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2019 | → Cork City (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2020 | → Waterford (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2020 | Cork City | 13 | (0) |
2021 | Shelbourne | 25 | (1) |
2022 | Cork City | 28 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:26, 2 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:14, 19 October 2017 (UTC) |
Kevin Patrick O'Connor (born 7 May 1995) is an Irish footballer who plays as a full-back.
Born in 1995, O'Connor began his career with Waterford United in 2013. In his second season with the club, he scored twice, once in a 3–1 victory against Wexford and another goal in a 1–1 draw against Galway. After trialling with English Championship club Bournemouth, he signed for League of Ireland club Cork City on 28 April 2015. [3] On 31 August 2015, he scored his debut goal for the club in a 3–1 victory over St Patrick's Athletic. [4] On 22 July 2016, he scored the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over Swedish club Häcken in the UEFA Europa League. He volleyed a free kick of Greg Bolger, which entered the goal following a deflection from Häcken defender Emil Wahlstrom. [5] On 6 December 2016, he renewed his contract with the club for the 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division season. [6]
On 30 June 2017, O'Connor signed for English Championship club Preston North End on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [7] On 8 August, he made his debut for the club, featuring in a 3–2 defeat against League Two club Accrington Stanley in the EFL Cup. [8] He made his league debut in a 2–0 defeat against Aston Villa in November. [9] He received praise of club manager Alex Neil for his performance. [10]
In 2018, O'Connor had a loan spell at Fleetwood Town, making five first team appearances. In August 2018, he was signed on loan by Crewe Alexandra until January 2019, [11] making his Crewe debut in a 3-0 home win over Macclesfield Town. [12]
Cork City manager John Caulfield has described O'Connor as a "strong, quick, left-footed" player. [3] O'Connor has said that although he is a full back, he prefers playing as an attacking full-back. [13]
O'Connor won €1,000,000 in the Irish National Lottery's 2017 Christmas Millionaire Raffle, with a ticket bought as a Christmas present by his uncle. [14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Waterford | 2013 [15] | LOI First Division | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2014 [15] | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
Cork City | 2015 [15] | LOI Premier Division | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
2016 [15] | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
2017 [15] | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Preston North End | 2017–18 [15] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2017–18 [15] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2018–19 [16] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Cork City (loan) | 2019 [15] | LOI Premier Division | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 23 | 2 |
Waterford (loan) | 2020 [15] | LOI Premier Division | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
Waterford Total | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 4 | ||||
Cork City | 2020 [15] | LOI Premier Division | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Shelbourne | 2021 [15] | LOI First Division | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
Cork City | 2022 [15] | LOI First Division | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
Cork City Total | 128 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 158 | 8 | ||
Career total | 218 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 240 | 13 |
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