Thomas O'Connor (footballer)

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Thomas O'Connor
Personal information
Full name Thomas James O'Connor [1]
Date of birth (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Kilkenny, Ireland
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 6
Youth career
2015–2019 Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Southampton 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Gillingham (loan) 28 (1)
2020–2021 → Gillingham (loan) 34 (0)
2021–2022 Burton Albion 18 (5)
2022– Wrexham 90 (4)
International career
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U19
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:10, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

Thomas James O'Connor (born 21 April 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for EFL League One club Wrexham.

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Club career

Southampton

Born in Kilkenny, [3] O'Connor first joined the Southampton academy in 2015. He was contracted to the club until June 2021 having signed a two-year contract extension in January 2019. [4]

On 29 August 2019 O'Connor signed for League One side Gillingham on loan until January 2020. [5] [6] He made his debut for the club two days later in a 5–0 league win over Bolton Wanderers. [7] His first league goal for the club was an 83rd-minute equaliser against Bristol Rovers on 17 September 2019. [8]

On 31 December 2019 his loan with the club was extended until the end of the 2019–20 season. [9] He returned to Southampton at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, having made 32 appearances for the Kent side in all competitions. [10] On 29 September 2020 he re-signed for Gillingham on loan for the 2020–21 season. [11]

Burton Albion

On 23 June 2021 it was announced that he would sign a two-year deal for League One side Burton Albion following the expiry of his Southampton contract. [12]

Wrexham

He moved to Wrexham of the National League for an undisclosed fee in January 2022, [13] [14] making his debut for the Welsh side in a 1–0 away league defeat to Torquay United. [15] On 9 July 2024 he signed a three-year extension until 2027. [16]

International career

O'Connor was called up to the Republic of Ireland U19 squad in February 2017. [17] He made his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Portugal. [18]

He was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad in November 2019, making his debut in a 0–1 win over Armenia in a 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier. [19] [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U21s 2016–17 EFL Trophy [21] ———3 [a] 030
2017–18 EFL Trophy [22] ———0000
2018–19 EFL Trophy [23] ———3 [a] 030
2019–20 EFL Trophy [24] ———0000
2020–21 EFL Trophy [25] ———1 [a] 010
Total———7070
Southampton 2019–20 [24] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21 [25] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Gillingham (loan) 2019–20 [24] League One 28130001 [a] 0321
Gillingham (loan) 2020–21 [25] League One340100000350
Burton Albion 2021–22 [26] League One185101010215
Wrexham 2021–22 National League 7000002090
2022–23 National League244520010304
2023–24 [27] League Two 340311010391
2024–25 [28] League One250100030290
Total9049310701075
Career total170101432016020213
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Wrexham

References

  1. ↑ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Thomas O'Connor at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Burton Albion to sign Tom O'Connor once Southampton contract expires". Burton Albion FC. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "O'Connor extends contract until 2021". Southampton FC. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Gillingham sign Southampton's Thomas O'Connor and Hearts' Olly Lee on loan". BBC Sport. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Gills sign Thomas O'Connor on loan from Southampton". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Gillingham 5–0 Bolton: Reprieved Wanderers ship five again in first game since being saved". 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 1–1 Gillingham". 17 September 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "O'Connor extends Gillingham loan". Southampton FC. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Connor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Tommy O'Connor back at Gills". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Burton sign ex-Saints defender O'Connor" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "Signed – Tom O'Connor signs from Burton Albion". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Tom O'Connor: Burton Albion midfielder joins Wrexham". BBC Sport. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "REPORT | Torquay United 1-0 Wrexham". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Wrexham midfielder Tom O'Connor signs new three-year deal". BBC Sport. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Republic of Ireland call for O'Connor". Southampton FC. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  18. ↑ "Portugal 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland | 2017 – Under 19 Friendlies". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  19. ↑ "Gillingham's Southampton loanee defender Tom O'Connor earns first international call-up for Republic of Ireland under-21s". Kent Online. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  20. ↑ "Armenia 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland | 2021 – U21 Mens". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Connor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Connor in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Connor in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  24. 1 2 3 "Games played by Thomas O'Connor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  25. 1 2 3 "Games played by Thomas O'Connor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Connor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Connor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Connor in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  29. ↑ "END-OF-SEASON GALLERY | Relive the Red Dragons' memorable season". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk.
  30. ↑ "Mullin the hero as Wrexham win to earn promotion". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  31. ↑ Aled Williams (22 May 2022). "Bromley beat Wrexham to lift FA Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2023.


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