Connor Patrick O'Riordan (born 19 October 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers on loan from EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Connor Patrick O'Riordan[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 18) | ||
Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Raith Rovers (on loan from Crewe Alexandra) | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2020 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | (0) |
2021 | → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2021 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022– | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
National team | |||
2022– | Ireland U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 9 October 2022 (UTC) |
O'Riordan signed a scholarship deal with Crewe Alexandra's Academy in 2020.[2]
In September 2021, he joined Kidsgrove Athletic[3] on a month-long loan before having a similar spell at Nantwich Town the following month.[4]
Upon returning to Crewe, he made his Crewe debut on 1 December 2021, being named in the starting line-up for an EFL Trophy knock-out game against Doncaster Rovers at Gresty Road.[5] Still an Academy scholar, he made his first league start on 29 January 2022 at Gresty Road against Rotherham United.[6] He signed his first professional deal with the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[7]
On 5 August 2022, O'Riordan joined Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers on loan until January 2023,[8] making his debut the following day in a 1-0 defeat to Dundee.[9]
He was capped at Under-20 level for the Republic of Ireland in March 2022.[10]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Crewe Alexandra | 2021–22[11] | League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2022–23[12] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Crewe Alexandra total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Raith Rovers (loan) | 2022–23[12] | Scottish Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Raith Rovers F.C. – current squad | |
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