Darragh O'Connor (born 5 August 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Greenock Morton.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Greenock Morton | ||
Youth career | |||
Cloughbawn | |||
Waterford | |||
Shamrock Rovers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | Wexford | 20 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Motherwell | 1 | (0) |
2022 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2022– | Greenock Morton | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:46, 6 November 2022 (UTC) |
O'Connor was born in Croydon, England to Irish parents 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]
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] He made a total of 17 appearances for the club in all competitions during his loan spell, scoring once.[11]
On 25 May 2022, it was announced that O'Connor had signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton, signing on a permanent basis on a one year contract.[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wexford | 2019[4] | League of Ireland First Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Leicester City | 2019–20[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020–21[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Leicester City U23 | 2019–20[13] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2020–21[14] | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Motherwell | 2021–22[15] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Queen of the South (loan) | 2021–22[15] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
Greenock Morton | 2022–23[11] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
Greenock Morton F.C. – current squad | |
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