Max O'Leary

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Max O'Leary
Personal information
Full name Max Edward O'Leary [1]
Date of birth (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Bath, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 1
Youth career
2006–2015 Bristol City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013– Bristol City 129 (0)
2016 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 → Bath City (loan) 37 (0)
2017–2018 → Solihull Moors (loan) 6 (0)
2018 → Solihull Moors (loan) 17 (0)
2019–2020 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:46, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Max Edward O'Leary (born 10 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Bristol City.

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Early life

Born in Bath, Somerset, O'Leary attended Beechen Cliff School alongside fellow Bristol City academy graduate Zak Vyner. [3]

Club career

He began his career with Bristol City and was first included in a matchday squad on 22 October 2013, remaining an unused substitute in a 2–1 home loss to Brentford. [4]

On 9 January 2016, O'Leary was on the bench in a Bristol City squad with only six substitutes due to squad depletion. He came on at half time in the 2–2 draw away to West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup third round, replacing the injured Frank Fielding. [5]

O'Leary joined National League side Kidderminster Harriers on 18 March 2016, on loan until the end of the season. [6] He was recalled a month later when Fielding was ruled out with injury for the rest of the season. [7]

On 26 August 2016, O'Leary joined National League South side Bath City on loan until 31 January 2017. [8] His spell at his hometown club was extended to the end of the season. [9]

O'Leary joined National League side Solihull Moors on loan on 24 November 2017, until the following 6 January, [10] but was recalled on 1 January 2018 due to Fielding being suspended. [11] O'Leary eventually rejoined Solihull on loan until the end of the season, once Fielding had returned from his suspension. [12]

In July 2018, O'Leary signed a new three-year deal with the option of a fourth at Bristol City. [13] On 17 October, manager Lee Johnson announced O'Leary would make his full league debut in the following weekend fixture away at Brentford. [14] He kept a clean sheet in the 1–0 win at Griffin Park on 20 October. [15]

On 5 July 2019, O'Leary signed for League One side Shrewsbury Town on a one-year loan. [16] In 2023, O' Leary further committed his future at Bristol City by signing a three-year deal. Also in 2023, Max O' Leary was rewarded with the Number 1 shirt at his boyhood club. Since then Max O' Leary has gone on to further develop becoming one of the clubs most consistent and reliable players known for his calming presence.

International career

On 25 May 2019, O'Leary was called up to the Republic of Ireland national team for the first time to replace the injured Mark Travers, ahead of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Denmark and Gibraltar, qualifying through a Kerry-born grandfather. [17] On 24 March 2022, he was called into the squad for their friendly matches against Belgium and Lithuania following injuries to Gavin Bazunu and Mark Travers and again in June because of injuries to Gavin Bazunu and James Talbot. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2015–16 [19] Championship 002000—20
2016–17 [20] Championship000000—00
2017–18 [21] Championship000000—00
2018–19 [22] Championship1500010—160
2019–20 [23] Championship00———00
2020–21 [24] Championship302020—70
2021–22 [25] Championship901010—110
2022–23 [26] Championship3304000—370
2023–24 [27] Championship4604020—520
2024–25 [28] Championship2300000—230
Total129013060—1480
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)2015–16 [19] National League 5000—0050
Bath City (loan)2016–17 [29] National League South 37000—1 [a] 0380
Solihull Moors (loan)2017–18 [21] National League23000—2 [a] 0250
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2019–20 [23] League One 30030001 [b] 0340
Career total224016060402500
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

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References

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  2. ↑ "Max O'Leary - Goalkeeper - First Team - Shrewsbury Town". Shrewsbury Town F.C. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Beechen Cliff School Easter Newsletter 2013" . Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bristol City 1–2 Brentford". BBC Sport. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Max O'Leary: Bristol City goalkeeper joins Kidderminster Harriers on loan". BBC Sport. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Frank Fielding: Bristol City goalkeeper ruled out for rest of season". BBC Sport. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "O'Leary joins Bath on loan". Bristol City FC. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "O'Leary Stays & is Joined by Striker". Non-League. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "O'LEARY AND ATKINSON ARRIVE AT MOORS". Solihull Moors F.C. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Steele replaces suspended Fielding". Bristol City F.C. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Max O'Leary and Kwame Thomas extend Solihull Moors loan deals". BBC Sport. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  13. ↑ Lewis, Ed (20 July 2018). "O'Leary extends his stay in BS3". Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "O'Leary set for league debut at Brentford". Bristol City F.C. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Brentford 0–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "O'LEARY SET FOR SHREWSBURY LOAN SWITCH". Bristol City F.C. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "Two goalkeepers link up with Ireland squad". Football Association of Ireland. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  18. ↑ "Bristol City keeper Max O'Leary called into Ireland squad | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
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  20. ↑ "Games played by Max O'Leary in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Max O'Leary in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Max O'Leary in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Max O'Leary in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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