Pearse O'Brien

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Pearse O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Pearse O'Brien
Date of birth (2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Providence Friars
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2020 Oakwood SC
2020–2021 Real Salt Lake
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Providence Friars 17 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Real Monarchs 2 (0)
2022–2023 Hartford Athletic 1 (0)
International career‡
2020 Republic of Ireland U15 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:05, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:42, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Pearse O'Brien (born 26 October 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Providence College. Born in the United States, he represented Ireland at youth level.

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Club career

Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, O'Brien began his career with U.S. Soccer Development Academy side Oakwood Soccer Club in 2016. [1] While training with the Ireland youth sides, O'Brien attracted interest from both Scottish club Celtic and English club Fulham. [2] After rising the ranks at Oakwood, O'Brien decided to join the youth setup at Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake, joining the club's under-19 side. [3]

On 15 May 2021, O'Brien made his professional debut for Real Salt Lake's USL Championship affiliate Real Monarchs against LA Galaxy II, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute during the 2–0 defeat. [4]

In February 2022, O'Brien joined Hartford Athletic on an academy contract. [5]

International career

O'Brien is eligible to represent the United States and the Republic of Ireland, through birth and heritage, respectively. [3] On 18 January 2020, O'Brien made his debut for the Republic of Ireland under-15 against the Australia under-17s. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 May 2021 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Monarchs 2021 USL Championship 20——20
Career total20000020

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References

  1. ↑ "Pearse O'Brien". U.S. Soccer Development Academy .
  2. ↑ Meyer, Taran (13 January 2021). "Pearse O'Brien Selects RSL Academy to Chase Professional Dream". Real Salt Lake . Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 Sigal, Jonathan (25 November 2020). "Pearse O'Brien joins Real Salt Lake U-19 team, departs Oakwood". New England Soccer Journal. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Real Monarchs 0–2 LA Galaxy II". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Signs West Hartford Native Pearse O'Brien to USL Academy Contract". Hartford Athletic. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Impressive Ireland U15s overcome Australia U17s". TheJournal.ie . 18 January 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Pearse O'Brien at Soccerway
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