Darragh O'Connor

Darragh O'Connor (born 5 August 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Greenock Morton.

Darragh O'Connor
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Central defender
Team 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 31 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:31, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Early and personal life

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]

Career

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] The contract was extended in February 2023 until summer of 2024.[13]

Career statistics
As of 25 May 2022.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wexford 2019[4] League of Ireland First Division 200000000200
Leicester City 2019–20[14] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[15] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Leicester City U23 2019–20[14] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2020–21[15] ———4[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 0000006060
Motherwell 2021–22[16] Scottish Premiership 100040—50
Queen of the South (loan) 2021–22[16] Scottish Championship 151000020171
Greenock Morton 2022–23[11] Scottish Championship 0000000000
Career total 361004080481
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "Darragh O'Connor: From Playing Next To Sheep To Becoming A Fox". Pundit Arena. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. "Darragh O'Connor signs". Motherwell. 13 July 2021.
  3. O'Connor, Darragh [@DarraghOConnor1] (24 August 2021). "Hi Marcus, I was born in Croydon, London. Moved home to Clonroche in 2005" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. Darragh O'Connor at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. Fallon, John (9 July 2021). "Motherwell sign Irish defender Darragh O'Connor". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. Casey, Gavan (13 July 2021). "Former Wexford FC man O'Connor leaves Leicester for Motherwell". The42.
  7. Cooper, Anthony. "Darragh O'Connor completes move to Leicester City". wexfordfc.ie.
  8. "Irish Youngster O'Connor Joins Development Squad". www.lcfc.com.
  9. "Defender O'Connor joins Motherwell". BBC Sport.
  10. "QosFC: Darragh O'Connor".
  11. "Republic of Ireland - D. O'Connor - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  12. "Darragh O'Connor Signs Pre-Contract Agreement". 25 May 2022.
  13. "Darragh O'Connor signs extension until Summer 2024". Greenock Morton FC. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  14. "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  16. "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.


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