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 22
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 64 (4)
International career
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U19
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:45, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

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

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Club career

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]

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]

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]

International career

O'Connor was called up to the Republic of Ireland U19 squad in February 2017. [16] He made his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Portugal. [17]

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. [18] [19]

Career statistics

As of 20 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U21s 2016–17 EFL Trophy [20] ———3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2017–18 EFL Trophy [21] ———0000
2018–19 EFL Trophy [22] ———3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2019–20 EFL Trophy [23] ———0000
2020–21 EFL Trophy [24] ———1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total———7070
Southampton 2019–20 [23] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21 [24] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Gillingham (loan) 2019–20 [23] League One 28130001 [lower-alpha 1] 0321
Gillingham (loan) 2020–21 [24] League One340100000350
Burton Albion 2021–22 [25] League One185101010215
Wrexham 2021–22 National League 7000002090
2022–23 National League244520010304
2023–24 [26] League Two 330311010381
Total644831040775
Career total144101332013017213
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Wrexham

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References

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  5. ↑ "Gillingham sign Southampton's Thomas O'Connor and Hearts' Olly Lee on loan". BBC Sport. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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  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.
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  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.
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  17. ↑ "Portugal 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland | 2017 – Under 19 Friendlies". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "Armenia 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland | 2021 – U21 Mens". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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  22. ↑ "Games played by Thomas O'Connor in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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