Darragh O'Connor

Darragh O'Connor
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25)
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)

Darragh O'Connor (born 5 August 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for York City.

Early and personal life

O'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

O'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

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
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Darragh O'Connor: From Playing Next To Sheep To Becoming A Fox". Pundit Arena. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Darragh O'Connor signs". Motherwell. 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ O'Connor, Darragh [@DarraghOConnor1] (24 August 2021). "Hi Marcus, I was born in Croydon, London. Moved home to Clonroche in 2005" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b Darragh O'Connor at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Fallon, John (9 July 2021). "Motherwell sign Irish defender Darragh O'Connor". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b Casey, Gavan (13 July 2021). "Former Wexford FC man O'Connor leaves Leicester for Motherwell". The42.
  7. ^ Cooper, Anthony. "Darragh O'Connor completes move to Leicester City". wexfordfc.ie. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Irish Youngster O'Connor Joins Development Squad". www.lcfc.com.
  9. ^ "Defender O'Connor joins Motherwell". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ "QosFC: Darragh O'Connor".
  11. ^ a b "Republic of Ireland – D. O'Connor – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Darragh O'Connor Signs Pre-Contract Agreement". 25 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Darragh O'Connor signs extension until Summer 2024". Greenock Morton FC. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Darragh O'Connor departs Greenock Morton". 25 June 2024.
  15. ^ "York City sign defender Darragh O'Connor". 25 June 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.


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