Darragh O'Connor

Darragh O'Connor (born 5 August 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Queen of the South, on loan from Motherwell.

Darragh O'Connor
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
Queen of the South
(on loan from Motherwell)
Number 2
Youth career
Cloughbawn
Waterford
Shamrock Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Wexford 20 (0)
2019–2021 Leicester City 0 (0)
2021– Motherwell 1 (0)
2022Queen of the South (loan) 15 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Early and personal life

O'Connor was born in Croydon, England, 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]

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2022
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wexford 2019[4] League of Ireland First Division 200000000200
Leicester City 2019–20[11] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[12] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Leicester City U23 2019–20[11] 2[lower-alpha 1]020
2020–21[12] 4[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 0000006060
Motherwell 2021–22[13] Scottish Premiership 1000400050
Queen of the South (loan) 2021–22[13] Scottish Championship 151000020171
Career total 361004080481
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. "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. Darragh O'Connor at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. Fallon, John (9 July 2021). "Motherwell sign Irish defender Darragh O'Connor". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. Casey, Gavan. "Former Wexford FC man O'Connor leaves Leicester for Motherwell". The42.
  7. Cooper, Anthony. "Darragh O'Connor completes move to Leicester City". wexfordfc.ie.
  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. "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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