Josh O'Brien

Joshua Manfred O'Brien (born 7 February 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Salford City.

Josh O'Brien
O'Brien playing for Salford in October 2022
Personal information
Full name Joshua Manfred O'Brien
Date of birth (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Salford City
Number 35
Youth career
20??–2020 Seattle Sounders
2020–2021 De Anza Force
2021–2022 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Salford City 2 (0)
2022–2023 → Telford United (loan) 10 (1)
2023- Hamilton Academical 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Early life

O'Brien was born in Dublin, but moved to the United States at ten weeks old due to a change in his father's job.[1] His father is Irish and his mother, Nicole, is German.[1] He has four brothers; Aran represented Santa Clara University and Ethan played for the University of Notre Dame.[1] He was educated at Eastside Catholic and Archbishop Mitty schools in Washington state.[1]

Career

O'Brien began his career with the Crossfire academy, though moved to Northern California to join developmental team De Anza Force in 2020.[1] He attended the University of Washington, but in 2021 put his studies on hold to join English Premier League club Watford on a one-year contract (with the option of a further year) following a successful trial.[1] He had been recommended to the club by the brother of Northern Ireland international George Saville.[1] He was released in the summer of 2022 and joined the development squad at Salford City of EFL League Two.[2] He made his senior debut for the club on 30 August 2022, playing the full ninety minutes of a 2–1 win over Liverpool U21 at Moor Lane,[3] and his first league start came against Northampton Town, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win at Sixfields.[4] On 12 December he joined Telford United on loan.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Salford City 2022–23[6]EFL League Two2000002[lower-alpha 1]040
Career total 2000002040
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. Leventhal, Adam (6 August 2021). "Josh O'Brien, the Irish-American who went on trial at Watford and ended up winning a pro deal". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. "Josh O'Brien". Salford City Football Club. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. Sky Sports https://www.skysports.com/football/salford-city-vs-liverpool-u21/471669. Retrieved 10 December 2022. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Cox, Lewis (20 December 2022). "Kevin Wilkin hoping Telford loanee will be success". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. "Josh O'Brien joins AFC Telford United on loan". Salford City Football Club. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. "Games played by Josh O'Brien in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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