Andy O'Brien

Andy O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Andrew James O'Brien
Date of birth (1979-06-29) 29 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
0000–1994 Leeds United
1994–1996 Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Bradford City 133 (3)
2001–2005 Newcastle United 120 (6)
2005–2007 Portsmouth 32 (0)
2007–2011 Bolton Wanderers 74 (1)
2010–2011 → Leeds United (loan) 11 (1)
2011–2012 Leeds United 23 (1)
2012–2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 50 (0)
Total 443 (12)
National team
England U18 1 (0)
1999 Republic of Ireland U21 8 (0)
2001–2006 Republic of Ireland 26 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Andrew James O'Brien (born 29 June 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in England, he won 26 caps for Republic of Ireland between 2001 and 2006 and was a member of Ireland's 2002 World Cup squad. He retired from international duty in 2006.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bradford City 1996–97[2] First Division 22 2 3 0 0 0 — 25 2
1997–98[3] First Division 26 0 1 0 0 0 — 27 0
1998–99[4] First Division 30 0 1 0 3 0 — 34 0
1999–2000[5] Premier League 36 1 2 0 2 0 — 40 1
2000–01[6] Premier League 18 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 23 0
Total 132 3 8 0 5 0 4 0 149 3
Newcastle United 2000–01[6] Premier League 9 1 0 0 0 0 — 9 1
2001–02[7] Premier League 34 2 5 1 4 0 1 0 44 3
2002–03[8] Premier League 26 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 39 0
2003–04[9] Premier League 28 1 1 0 0 0 13 0 42 1
2004–05[10] Premier League 23 2 3 0 1 0 11 0 38 2
Total 120 6 10 1 5 0 37 0 172 7
Portsmouth 2005–06[11] Premier League 29 0 2 0 1 0 — 32 0
2006–07[12] Premier League 3 0 0 0 2 0 — 5 0
Total 32 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 37 0
Bolton Wanderers 2007–08[13] Premier League 32 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 42 0
2008–09[14] Premier League 34 1 1 0 1 0 — 36 1
2009–10[15] Premier League 6 0 3 0 0 0 — 9 0
2010–11[16] Premier League 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
Total 74 1 5 0 3 0 8 0 90 1
Leeds United (loan) 2010–11[16] Championship 11 1 0 0 0 0 — 11 1
Leeds United Championship 19 1 2 0 0 0 — 21 1
2011–12[17] Championship 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
Total 34 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 38 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 2012[18] Major League Soccer 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2013[18] Major League Soccer 16 0 4 0 — — 20 0
2014[18] Major League Soccer 27 0 0 0 — — 27 0
Total 52 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 56 0
Career total 409 10 29 1 29 0 36 0 503 11
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup and Voyageurs Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup
  3. ↑ Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[19]
National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland 2001 3 0
2002 2 0
2003 3 0
2004 9 0
2005 5 1
2006 4 0
Total 26 1

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

Bradford City

  • Promotion: Division One (Championship) runners up 1998–99

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew O'Brien". www.bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Andy O'Brien at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Andy O'Brien". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  20. ↑ Sharrock, Gordon (14 May 2008). "Andy's our readers top man". The Bolton News. Retrieved 22 November 2016.