Eoghan O'Connell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eoghan O'Connell | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1½ in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 20xx | College Corinthians | ||
| 20xx | Avondale United | ||
| 2013 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Celtic | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Cork City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013– | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:05, 3 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Eoghan O'Connell (born 13 August 1995) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Celtic, during which time has had brief loan spells at Oldham Athletic and Cork City. He has also played for the Republic of Ireland national football team at Under 19 and Under 21 levels.
Club career
Celtic
O'Connell made his Scottish Premiership debut for Celtic against Ross County on 29 March 2014.[3] He went on to make a further 2 appearances for Celtic in 2014 under new manager Ronny Deila.
In the summer of 2016, under new management led by Brendan Rodgers, O'Connell was given a fresh start with Celtic. He made several appearances for throughout the pre-season, and also scored his first goal for Celtic in an International Champions Cup match vs. EPL champions Leicester City, a superb effort from outside the box. He also featured in Celtic's Champions League qualification campaign against Astana and Hapoel Beer Sheva.
Loan moves
O'Connell signed for Oldham Athletic on 1 September 2015, on a loan which expired on 1 January 2016.[4] O'Connell made his Oldham debut against Bradford on 5 September and impressed playing as a right-back. After playing a further match, O'Connell picked up an injury in training and didn't play for Oldham again.[5] He returned to Celtic in November.[6]
In February 2016, O'Connell moved out on loan again, this time to his home-town club, League of Ireland side Cork City.[7] He made his debut on 27 February, playing the whole match as Cork defeated Dundalk 2–0 in the President's Cup.[8][9] He went on to play five times for Cork, scoring once in a 2–2 draw with Galway United, before being recalled to Celtic at the end of April 2016 following him sustaining a groin injury.[10]
International career
O'Connell made his Republic of Ireland under-19 debut against Norway in August 2013.[11]
Personal life
O'Connell is the cousin of Irish rugby captain Paul O'Connell.[12]
Along with O'Connell himself, both his father Damien O'Connell and brother Andy O'Connell have represented Cork City.[13]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Celtic | 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Cork City (loan) | 2016 | League of Ireland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Cork City
References
- ↑ "UEFA Youth League - Eoghan O'Connell". UEFA.com. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ↑ uefa.com. "UEFA Youth League - Eoghan O'Connell – UEFA.com".
- ↑ "Celtic 1-1 Ross County". BBC Sport. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ↑ "Eoghan O'Connell: Celtic defender joins Oldham Athletic on loan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ Keay, Sheldan (24 September 2015). "Oldham Athletic look set to lose Celtic loanee Eoghan O'Connell". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ Daly, Ruairi (8 November 2015). "Eoghan O'Connell returns to Celtic from loan spell". Read Celtic. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ Malone, Emmet (16 February 2016). "Cork City sign Celtic's Eothan O'Connell on loan". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- 1 2 "E. O'Connell". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- 1 2 O'Shea, John (27 February 2016). "President's Cup Report: Cork City 2 - 0 Dundalk". Extre Time. Ireland. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ Cuddihy, Colm (27 April 2016). "Celtic recall Eoghan O'Connell from Cork". Extra Time. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Ireland U19s lose friendly game by a single goal". Football Association of Ireland. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ "Paul O'Connell's Cousin Named Celtic Academy Player Of The Year". Balls.ie. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "Celtic defender O'Connell joins Cork City on loan". The42.ie. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Eoghan O'Connell - Football Stats - Celtic - Season 2014/2015 - Soccer Base".
