Tommi O'Reilly

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Tommi O'Reilly
Personal information
Full name Tommi Dylan Brooklyn O'Reilly
Date of birth (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 58
Youth career
2010–2023 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Aston Villa 0 (0)
2024 → Real Unión (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:51 (UTC) 7 May 2024

Tommi Dylan Brooklyn O'Reilly (born 15 December 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa. [1]

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Early life

O'Reilly joined the Aston Villa academy at the age of seven years-old. He is a fan of the club and attended the club's successful Wembley Stadium trip for the 2019 EFL Championship play-off final against Derby County on the terraces. [2]

Career

O'Reilly was part of the Aston Villa side which won the 2021 FA Youth Cup. [3] He signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa in March 2022. [4]

During the 2021-22 season he was called up to first-team training by manager Steven Gerrard, [5] and featured in friendly matches for the club. [6] That season, he was included in Villa match-day squads and named as a substitute for matches in the Premier League without making his debut. [7] He made his debut in the EFL Trophy against AFC Wimbledon in August 2022. [8] The following season he captained the Aston Villa side in the competition. [9]

On 14 December 2023, O'Reilly made his first team debut in a 1–1 UEFA Europa Conference League draw away at Zrinjski Mostar. [10] On 19 January 2024, O'Reilly signed a new contract with Aston Villa. [11]

On 1 February 2024, O'Reilly signed for Primera Federación club Real Unión, a sister club of Aston Villa managed by former Aston Villa U21 manager Iñigo Idiakez, on loan until the end of the season. [12] O'Reilly made his debut from the bench in a 0–0 draw against Lugo on 3 February. [13]

International career

Born in England, O'Reilly is of Irish descent. He was called up to a training camp for the Ireland U19s in August 2021. [14]

Style of play

A diminutive but skillful midfielder, he has been nicknamed "Philly" or "Fodes" by his Aston Villa academy youth teammates because of a perceived similarity to Phil Foden in his playing style. He has also been nicknamed "Tommi Wilshere", after Jack Wilshere, in his time at Villa. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2022–23 Premier League 000000—3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2023–24 0000001 [lower-alpha 2] 03 [lower-alpha 1] 040
Total000000106070
Real Unión (loan) 2023–24 Primera Federación 20———0020
Career total200000106090
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Aston Villa U18

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References

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  2. ↑ Bliss, Greg (8 March 2023). "Aston Villa youngster Tommi O'Reilly added to FIFA 22 as rating and potential confirmed". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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  4. ↑ "Midfielder O'Reilly signs professional contract". BBC Sport. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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  10. ↑ UEFA.com. "Zrinjski-Aston Villa Live | UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  11. ↑ "Tommi O'Reilly pens new contract". Aston Villa Football Club. 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  12. ↑ "Josh Feeney y Tommi O´Reilly refuerzan la plantilla del Real Unión". Real Unión Club (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  13. ↑ "El Lugo no pasa del empate ante el Real Unión y se aleja de la cabeza (0-0)". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  14. ↑ "U19 | Mohan hosts U19 training camp in UK | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
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