Thomas O'Brien (footballer)

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Thomas O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Thomas Alexander O'Brien
Date of birth (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Arbroath
Number 5
Youth career
Dunfermline
2003–2008 Cowdenbeath
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2015 Cowdenbeath 114 (2)
2009 → Rosyth (loan)
2010 → Kelty Hearts (loan)
2015–2017 Forfar Athletic 60 (7)
2017– Arbroath 180 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:03, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Thomas O'Brien (born 7 August 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Championship side Arbroath as a central defender.

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Career

O'Brien began his footballing career at Dunfermline Athletic's Academy, but moved to Cowdenbeath in 2003. He signed professional terms in 2007, and after loan spells with Rosyth and Kelty Hearts, [1] he made his first team debut on 7 August 2010, in a 2–0 home loss against Ross County. [2] O'Brien scored his first professional goal on 1 October 2011, in a 1–1 away draw against Arbroath. [3]

At the end of the 2014–15 season, O'Brien signed a two-year contract with Scottish League One side Forfar Athletic. [4] He spent two seasons with Forfar, and was named in the 2016–17 PFA Scotland League Two Team of the Year after helping his club return to League One. [5]

O'Brien subsequently signed a two-year deal with Angus rivals Arbroath on 1 June 2017. [6]

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cowdenbeath 2010–11 [7] [8] Scottish First Division 13000103 [lower-alpha 1] 0170
2011–12 [9] [8] Scottish Second Division 161100000171
2012–13 [10] [8] Scottish First Division30010104 [lower-alpha 2] 0360
2013–14 [11] Scottish Championship 24110105 [lower-alpha 3] 3314
2014–15 [12] Scottish Championship31010101 [lower-alpha 2] 0340
Total114240401331355
Forfar Athletic 2015–16 [13] Scottish League One 26030102 [lower-alpha 2] 0320
2016–17 [14] Scottish League Two 34710316 [lower-alpha 4] 0448
Total607404180768
Arbroath 2017–18 [15] Scottish League One33320403 [lower-alpha 5] 0423
2018–19 [16] Scottish League One32210313 [lower-alpha 2] 1394
2019–20 [17] Scottish Championship25040402 [lower-alpha 2] 0350
2020–21 [18] Scottish Championship262104200314
2021–22 [19] Scottish Championship35330213 [lower-alpha 6] 0434
2022–23 [20] Scottish Championship29220401 [lower-alpha 2] 1363
2023–24 [21] Scottish Championship0000000000
Total1801213021412222618
Career total3542121029532543731
  1. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish First Division play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances and three goals in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  4. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs
  5. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  6. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Club

Cowdenbeath
Arbroath

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Size matters insists Kelty Hearts boss; Dunfermline Press, 4 March 2010
  2. ↑ Cowdenbeath 0–2 Ross County; BBC Sport, 7 August 2010
  3. ↑ Arbroath 1–1 Cowdenbeath; SPFL, 1 October 2011
  4. ↑ "Tom O'Brien joins the 'Loons'". Forfar Athletic F.C. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Liam Lindsay with Celtic & Dons players in Premiership team of the year". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Thomas O'Brien and Danny Denholm". Arbroath F.C. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Thomas O'Brien at Soccerway
  9. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "SPFL Awards". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "Scottish PFA League 1 Team of the Year". Arbroath F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  24. ↑ @PFAScotland (5 May 2019). "And the League 1 Team of the Year 2019 is...congratulations to all the players #PFAS #ToY" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 August 2019– via Twitter.
  25. ↑ "PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year". Arbroath FC. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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