Joseph Delpesh O'Cearuill (born 9 February 1987) is a retired footballer who played as a defender. His previous clubs have included Barnet and St. Patrick's Athletic, and he has been capped by the Republic of Ireland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Delpesh O'Cearuill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 2005–2006 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Barnet | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | St Patrick's Athletic | 15 | (0) |
| 2009 | Harlow Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Boreham Wood | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Bishop's Stortford | 15 | (1) |
| 2011 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Haringey Borough | 28[2] | (2) |
| 2013 | Enfield Town | ||
| 2013–2015 | Haringey Borough | ||
| 2015 | Heybridge Swifts | 3[3] | (0) |
| 2015 | Dover Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Staines Town | 29 | (0) |
| 2016 | Haringey Borough | 9[4] | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 1 June 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:03, 3 July 2011 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBorn in Edmonton, London, O'Cearuill started his career at Leyton Orient, playing 27 youth team games in the 2004–05 season,[5] before being released in August 2005.[6]
He joined Watford as a youth player for the 2005–06 season, but was released in the summer of 2006.[7] He was signed by Premier League team Arsenal in July on a professional contract, having impressed after playing in their reserve team towards the end of the season.[8] He was an unused substitute for the Arsenal first team on 24 October 2006; a League Cup third round match against West Bromwich Albion.[9]
He moved to Barnet in August 2007 and made a total of 18 senior appearances for them.[7]
In January 2008 O'Cearuill joined St Patrick's Athletic.[10] He made his competitive debut for St Patrick's on 7 March 2008, in a League of Ireland match against Sligo Rovers.[11] O'Cearuill made a total of 3 UEFA Cup appearances with St. Pats. He left the club in January 2009.[12]
He signed for Harlow Town on 17 September 2009,[13] before signing for Boreham Wood on 27 October.[14]
He signed for Conference National team Forest Green Rovers on 6 November.[15]
In September 2010, Joe signed for Bishop's Stortford.[16][17]
In November 2011 he was playing for Tooting and Mitcham United.[18]
In August 2012 he signed for Haringey Borough,[19] before joining Isthmian League Premier Division side Enfield Town in January 2013.[20]
International career
editAlthough born in England he was called up the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the first time in May 2007 for an end of season tour to the United States,[21] making his senior debut as a substitute against Ecuador on 22 May 2007 at Giants Stadium.[22] O'Cearuill then started the subsequent tour game against Bolivia at the Gillette Stadium.[23]
Club career statistics
editThis table is incomplete.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[A] | League Cup | Europe[B] | Other[C] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2006–07[7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brighton (loan) | 2006–07[7] | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Barnet | 2007–08[7] | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2008 | 15[24] | 0 | 5[25][26] | 0 | 0[27] | 0 | 3[28] | 0 | 2[29] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | ? | 0 | ? | 0 |
| Career totals | 51 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
Notes
edit- ^A Cup statistics relate to the FA Cup for English teams and for the FAI Cup for St Patrick's
- ^B European stats listed under 2008 St Patrick's season relate to 2008–09 UEFA Cup
- ^C The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy unless stated. For his time at St Patrick's it relates to the 2008 Setanta Sports Cup.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ^ "Joe O'cearuill Profile". Aylesbury United FC. 9 February 1987. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Heybridge Swifts | Appearances | O'Cearuill Joseph | 2014-2015 | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "Haringey Borough | Appearances | Joseph O'Cearuill | 2016-2017 | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "Youth Team Schedule & Standings". Leyton Orient F.C. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. (source does not indicate the stats relate to 2004/05)
- ^ "Players out 2005/06". Transfers. Leyton Orient F.C. Archived from the original on 16 December 2005.
- ^ a b c d e "Joe O'Cearuill". Soccerbase. CenturyComm. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ Adams, Tom (14 July 2006). "Wenger snaps up young guns". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "West Brom 0-2 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Defender O'Cearuill leaves Barnet". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008.
- ^ "St Patrick's Athletic 3 – Sligo Rovers 1". St Patrick's FC. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "O'CEARUILL LEAVES ST PAT'S". St Patrick's FC Site. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ Rimmer, David (17 September 2009). "Harlow boss swoops for Republic of Ireland defender". Harlow Star. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Three in – one out at Wood". Non League Daily. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Forest Green snap up O'Cearuill". BBC Sport. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Joe signs for the blue brazil Archived 1 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Joe O'Cearuill Player Profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ "Tooting & Mitcham United 1 Hastings United 2". Hastings United FC. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ "Haringey Borough sign former Orient, Barnet and Arsenal defender". Hampstead & Highgate Express. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Enfield Town have signed former Leyton Orient and Barnet striker Scott McGleish and defender Joe O'Cearuill". Enfield Independent. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Staunton Announces Squad for USA Friendlies". Football Association of Ireland.
- ^ Ireland v Ecuador 22 May 2007 – match report and line-ups at soccerscene.ie
- ^ "Ireland play out a 1–1 draw against Bolivia in Boston". Football Association of Ireland. 26 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "League Results". Match Results. St Patrick's FC. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Fai Cup Results". Match Results. St Patrick's FC. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Sporting Fingal 3–3 St Patrick's Athletic". FAI Cup. RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "League Cup Results". Match Results. St Patrick's FC. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ 2008/09 UEFA Cup 2nd Qual Rnd line-ups v Elfsborg, and links to other rounds – UEFA Archived 18 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Setanta Cup Results". Match Results. St Patrick's FC. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
External links
edit- Joe O'Cearuill at Soccerbase
- Joe O'Cearuill at National-Football-Teams.com
