Aaron Maurice O'Driscoll (born 4 April 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Shelbourne.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aaron Maurice O'Driscoll[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Shelbourne | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2014 | Cherry Orchard | ||
| 2014–2016 | Manchester City | ||
| 2016–2020 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Mansfield Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Longford Town (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| 2022– | Shelbourne | 24 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| Republic of Ireland U19 | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:12, 3 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:03, 2 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
Born in Dublin,[3] O'Driscoll played youth football for Cherry Orchard before signing for Manchester City's academy in 2014.[4][5] He was released by Manchester City after two seasons at the club, having suffered an injury in his second.[5] He signed a professional contract with Southampton in July 2016.[4][5] He appeared nine times for the club's under-21 side in the EFL Trophy before being released in summer 2020.[6][3]
He signed a two-year contract with League Two side Mansfield Town following a trial period with the club.[7][6][8] He made his debut for the club on 29 August 2020 in a 4–0 EFL Trophy defeat away to Preston North End.[3] On 26 February 2021, Aaron joined Longford Town on loan until the end of November.[9] He made his debut for the club on 20 March 2021 in a 2–0 home win over Derry City.[3] In a difficult season for the team which ended with Longford's relegation from the League of Ireland Premier Division, O'Driscoll played every game and was a standout performer being awarded the supporters player of the year award.
On 13 January 2022, O'Driscoll signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Shelbourne.[10]
O'Driscoll made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland at under-17 level.[3] He also played at under-19 level alongside future senior internationals including Aaron Connolly, Lee O'Connor and Dara O'Shea.[8]
He is the son of former footballer Maurice O'Driscoll, who won the League of Ireland Premier Division with St Patrick's Athletic.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton U21 | 2017–18[11] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19[12] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20[13] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mansfield Town | 2020–21[14] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021–22[15] | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Longford Town (loan) | 2021[3] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| Shelbourne | 2022[3] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 78 | 2 | ||
Shelbourne F.C. – current squad | |
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