Darragh O'Connor (born 5 August 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for York City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | York City | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cloughbawn | |||
| Waterford | |||
| Shamrock Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Wexford | 20 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Motherwell | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Greenock Morton | 53 | (3) |
| 2024– | York City | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:39, 4 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
editO'Connor was born in Croydon, England to Irish parents and moved to Clonroche, County Wexford, Ireland in 2005.[2][3] Some media have incorrectly reported him to have been born in Wexford.[1][4][5]
Career
editO'Connor spent his early career with Cloughbawn, Waterford, Shamrock Rovers, and Wexford,[1][6] before signing for Leicester City in 2019.[7][8] O'Connor moved to Scottish Premiership club Motherwell in July 2021.[5][6][9]
On 28 January 2022, O'Connor signed on loan for Dumfries club Queen of the South until the end of the 2021–22 season.[10] He made a total of 17 appearances for the club in all competitions during his loan spell, scoring once.[11]
On 25 May 2022, it was announced that O'Connor had signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton, signing on a permanent basis on a one-year contract.[12] The contract was extended in February 2023 until summer of 2024.[13]
On 25 June 2024, National League club York City announced that they had signed O'Connor upon the expiry of his contract at Greenock Morton.[14][15]
Career statistics
edit- As of 25 May 2022.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wexford | 2019[4] | League of Ireland First Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Leicester City | 2019–20[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leicester City U23 | 2019–20[16] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[17] | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Motherwell | 2021–22[18] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Queen of the South (loan) | 2021–22[18] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Greenock Morton | 2022–23[11] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Darragh O'Connor: From Playing Next To Sheep To Becoming A Fox". Pundit Arena. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Darragh O'Connor signs". Motherwell. 13 July 2021.
- ^ O'Connor, Darragh [@DarraghOConnor1] (24 August 2021). "Hi Marcus, I was born in Croydon, London. Moved home to Clonroche in 2005" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Darragh O'Connor at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b Fallon, John (9 July 2021). "Motherwell sign Irish defender Darragh O'Connor". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b Casey, Gavan (13 July 2021). "Former Wexford FC man O'Connor leaves Leicester for Motherwell". The42.
- ^ Cooper, Anthony. "Darragh O'Connor completes move to Leicester City". wexfordfc.ie. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Irish Youngster O'Connor Joins Development Squad". www.lcfc.com.
- ^ "Defender O'Connor joins Motherwell". BBC Sport.
- ^ "QosFC: Darragh O'Connor".
- ^ a b "Republic of Ireland – D. O'Connor – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Darragh O'Connor Signs Pre-Contract Agreement". 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Darragh O'Connor signs extension until Summer 2024". Greenock Morton FC. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Darragh O'Connor departs Greenock Morton". 25 June 2024.
- ^ "York City sign defender Darragh O'Connor". 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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