Kevin O'Toole (soccer)

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Kevin O'Toole
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O'Toole with New York City FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Kevin William Nathaniel O'Toole [1]
Date of birth (1998-12-14) December 14, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Montclair, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 New York City FC
Number 22
Youth career
2015–2016 New York Red Bulls
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Princeton Tigers 58 (15)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 New York Red Bulls II 22 (1)
2018–2021 New York Red Bulls U-23 21 (0)
2022– New York City FC 57 (1)
2022– New York City FC II 10 (0)
International career‡
2025– Republic of Ireland 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 15, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of November 6, 2025

Kevin William Nathaniel O'Toole (born December 14, 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club New York City FC. Born in The United States of America, he represents the Republic of Ireland national team.

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Career

O'Toole is a member of the New York Red Bulls Academy. During the 2015/16 season he appeared in 2 matches for the U-17/18 team. He also appeared for United Soccer League side New York Red Bulls II in 2016, signing on an amateur contract.

O'Toole made his debut for the New York Red Bulls II in the summer of 2016 at the age of 17. He scored his first professional goal on July 23 in a 3–2 loss to Charleston Battery. [3] On October 23, 2016, O'Toole helped the club to a 5–1 victory over Swope Park Rangers in the 2016 USL Cup Final, appearing as a starter in the cup final. [4]

O'Toole was selected by New York City FC with the 34th overall pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. [5] On March 7, 2022, O'Toole officially signed with New York City FC. [6]

Personal life

O'Toole's Sister Jillian plays for League of Ireland Women's Premier Division club Treaty United.

He is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland due to his Dublin-born Grandfather - he has said he ''would be proud'' to represent Ireland internationally. [7] He received his first call up to the Senior Irish Men's National team on 6 November 2025 from head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures against Portugal and Hungary. [8] [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 November 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls II 2016 USL 12130———151
2017 10000———100
Total22130———251
New York Red Bulls U-23 2018 PDL 12020———140
2019 USL2 6000———60
Total18020———201
New York City FC 2022 MLS 303010001080
2023 210—10—10230
2024 30140——20361
Total54170200040671
New York City FC II 2022 MLS Next Pro 100————100
2023 60————10
Total110————110
Career total10521202000401232

    Honors

    New York City FC

    New York Red Bulls II

    References

    1. ↑ "Two Hundred Seventy-Fifth Commencement Exercises" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 9. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
    2. ↑ "Kevin O'Toole". New York City FC. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
    3. ↑ "USL Match Recap: NYRB II Falls, 3-2 to Charleston". NewYorkRedBulls.com.
    4. ↑ "Allen's Hat Trick Leads Red Bulls II to USL Cup". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
    5. ↑ "New York City FC Drafts Three Players In 2022 MLS SuperDraft". NYCFC.com. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
    6. ↑ "New York City Football Club Signs 2022 SuperDraft Pick Kevin O'Toole". NYCFC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
    7. ↑ Boyle, Fionnuala (February 28, 2024). "New York City FC star would 'proudly' represent Ireland on international stage". Irish Star.
    8. ↑ Fallon, John (November 6, 2025). "US-born Kevin O'Toole the bolter in Ireland squad for final World Cup qualifiers". Irish Examiner.
    9. ↑ Barry, Stephen (November 6, 2025). "New York City defender Kevin O'Toole gets shock call-up to 25-man Ireland squad". The 42.
    10. ↑ Kevin O'Toole at Soccerway
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