Kevin O'Connor (footballer, born 1995)

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Kevin O'Connor
Personal information
Full name Kevin Patrick O'Connor [1]
Date of birth (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Enniscorthy, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Left back
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Naples
Youth career
St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2025– FC Naples 0 (0)
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 for FC Naples in the USL League One.

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Club career

Republic of Ireland

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]

England

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]

United States

On 13 December 2024, it was announced that O'Connor would join third-tier US side FC Naples ahead of their inaugural season in the USL League One in 2025. [13]

Style of play

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. [14]

Personal

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. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 21 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Waterford 2013 [16] LOI First Division 2110010——221
2014 [16] 2220010——231
Cork City 2015 [16] LOI Premier Division 21130102 [a] 0—271
2016 [16] 28130206 [a] 1—392
2017 [16] 20100004 [a] 01 [b] 0251
Preston North End 2017–18 [16] Championship 800010——90
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2017–18 [16] League One 400000—1 [c] 050
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2018–19 [17] League Two 601000—30100
Cork City (loan) 2019 [16] LOI Premier Division 18110101 [a] 02 [d] 1232
Waterford (loan) 2020 [16] LOI Premier Division 41————41
Waterford Total4740020——494
Cork City 2020 [16] LOI Premier Division 13020——00150
Shelbourne 2021 [16] LOI First Division 25110———261
Cork City 2022 [16] LOI First Division 28220——00302
Cork City Total128610040131311588
Career total21811120701317124013
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in President of Ireland's Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Cup
  4. ↑ 1 appearance, 1 goal in President of Ireland's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup

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  2. 1 2 "Kevin O'Connor". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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  4. ↑ "Cork overcome Pat's to increase pressure on Dundalk". The42.ie. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Here's the volley that sealed another famous European victory for Cork City". The42.ie. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Kevin O'Connor signs new Cork City deal". Goal.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Preston North End Agree To Sign Cork City's Kevin O'Connor". Preston North End F.C. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "O'Connor makes Preston debut as he lines out alongside fellow Irishmen". The42.ie. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "O'Connor: 'It's Great To Get The Opportunity". Preston North End F.C. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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  12. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. BBC. Press Association. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  13. ↑ Staff, USLLeagueOne com (13 December 2024). "FC Naples add Irish fullback Kevin O'Connor to inaugural roster". USL League One.
  14. ↑ "O'Connor Delighted With 'Massive Opportunity'". Preston North End F.C. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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