Connor O'Brien (footballer)

Connor O'Brien

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Accrington, England
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Accrington Stanley
Number	38
Youth career
2013–2022	Accrington Stanley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Accrington Stanley	26	(0)
2022–2023	→ Radcliffe (loan)	20	(2)
International career^‡
2024–	Republic of Ireland U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 28 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Connor O'Brien (born 12 July 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley.

Club career

O'Brien first joined the youth set-up at Accrington Stanley at the age of eight, and went on to captain the under-18s to the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup in 2021–22. He signed his first one-year professional contract in June 2022.^[1] On 3 December 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Radcliffe on a one-month loan.^[2] He scored on his debut later that day, in a 2–2 draw at Matlock Town.^[3] He played a total of seven games for Radcliffe.^[3] He made his first-team debut in the English Football League with Accrington after coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Rosaire Longelo in a 1–1 draw at Port Vale on 7 February 2023.^[4] On 13 February 2023, Radcliffe extended his loan by a further 2 months.^[5]

On 10 May 2024, O'Brien extended his contract at Accrington Stanley by two years.^[6]

International career

He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 side on 7 June 2024, in a 3–2 win away to Croatia U21 in a friendly.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 February 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Accrington Stanley	2022–23[8]	EFL League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Radcliffe (loan)	2022–23[3]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Career total			8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1

References

1. Pearson, Luke (29 June 2022). "NEW CONTRACT: Connor signs first pro deal". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
2. Pearson, Luke (3 December 2022). "DEPARTURE: O'Brien joins Radcliffe on loan". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
3. "Radcliffe | Appearances | Connor O'Brien | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
4. "Port Vale v Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
5. "Radcliffe F.C." 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
6. "Connor O'Brien: Accington defender signs new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
7. https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-u21-croatia-u21-2-3-ireland-u21/
8. "Games played by Connor O'Brien in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.