Kevin O'Hara (born 11 August 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dunfermline Athletic. O'Hara has previously played for Falkirk, East Fife, Stenhousemuir and Alloa Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Falkirk | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Forth Valley Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Falkirk | 34 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → East Fife (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Alloa Athletic | 27 | (10) |
| 2020– | Dunfermline Athletic | 32 | (9) |
| National team | |||
| 2013–2014 | Scotland U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 8 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
O'Hara was raised in the village of Fallin and attended Wallace High School in Stirling.[3] Having spent time training with the Forth Valley Football Academy, he began his professional career with Falkirk, making his senior debut in a league game on 12 April 2015.[4] After strong performances for the club's Development League team, he was in contention for a place in the squad for the 2015 Scottish Cup Final, although in the end he was not selected.[5]
He spent a loan spell with East Fife between July 2016 and January 2017,[6] scoring 3 goals in 19 appearances in all competitions.[7]
In November 2017 he received an 8-match 'excessive misconduct' ban for abusing Dean Shiels about his disability during a game against Dunfermline Athletic.[8]
On 13 August 2018, O'Hara joined League One club Stenhousemuir on a six-month loan deal.[9] He was recalled on 3 January 2019.[10]
O'Hara was released by Falkirk at the end of the 2018–19 season, following the club's relegation to League One.[11]
In July 2019, O'Hara signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic.[12] After an impressive year with Alloa during which he scored 14 goals in 35 matches, O'Hara signed a three-year contract with Dunfermline Athletic on 10 July 2020.[13]
O'Hara has been involved with Scotland at various youth age group levels. In October 2013, he became the first Forth Valley Academy player to be selected for a national squad.[3][14][15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkirk | 2014–15[4] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16[16] | Scottish Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[7] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[17] | Scottish Championship | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[18] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| East Fife (loan) | 2016–17[7] | Scottish League One | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2018–19[18] | Scottish League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2019–20[19] | Scottish Championship | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 35 | 14 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2020–21[20] | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 33 | 11 | |
| Career total | 116 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 146 | 28 | ||
Dunfermline Athletic F.C. – current squad | |
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