Anthony O'Connor (footballer)

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Anthony O'Connor
Personal information
Full name Anthony Dean O'Connor[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
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Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2011 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Burton Albion (loan) 48 (0)
2013–2014 → Torquay United (loan) 31 (0)
2014–2015 → Plymouth Argyle(loan) 24 (0)
2015 Plymouth Argyle 18 (3)
2015– Burton Albion 10 (0)
International career
2008 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (0)
2010–2011 Republic of Ireland U19 9 (2)
2013 Republic of Ireland U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:18, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Anthony Dean O'Connor (born 25 October 1992) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Burton Albion. He plays as a defender or as a midfielder.

Career

Blackburn Rovers

Born in Cork, O'Connor joined the academy setup at Blackburn Rovers 2008, having previously played for Kilreen Celtic and Nu Farm.[2] In the summer of 2011, O'Connor signed his first professional contract.[citation needed]

In October 2012, O'Connor signed a new contract with Blackburn Rovers, that will keep him until 2015.[3] Ahead of the 2013–14 season, O'Connor was given number twenty-eight shirt at the club.[4]

Loan Spells

On 15 August 2012, he joined Football League Two side Burton Albion on an initial one-month loan.[5] His professional debut for Burton came on 18 August 2012, in a 3–0 defeat to Rotherham United at the New York Stadium. On 11 September 2013, O'Connor's loan spell at Burton was extended January 2013.[6] During that time, he became a regular at the Pirelli Stadium and his loan spell was again extended, this time until the end of the season.[7] In total, O'Connor made 53 appearances in all competitions for the club during the 2012–13 season.[8] Burton Albion made their attempts to sign O'Connor for the second time ahead of the season, but this was proven to be unsuccessful.[9]

On 1 October 2013, O'Connor joined League Two side Torquay United on a one-month loan deal.[10] On 29 October 2013, O'Connor extended his loan at Torquay by a further month, keeping him at Plainmoor until 30 November 2013.[11] Two days after his loan had expired, Torquay decided to extend his stay once again by a further month, thus keeping him at the club until the end of December 2013.[12] Shortly after extending his loan spell, O'Connor was named as the club's Player of the Month for November.[13] Throughout the season O'Connor was unable to help the club survive relegation to Football Conference, as he made twenty-four appearance for the club and despite this, O'Connor was named 2013–14 Young Player of the Season.[14]

Plymouth Argyle

Despite his aim to make a breakthrough for Blackburn Rovers in the 2014–15 season,[15] O'Connor, joined Plymouth Argyle on loan until 10 January 2015.[16] On 16 August 2014 O'Connor made his Plymouth debut, playing as defensive midfielder, in a 3–0 win over rivals, Exeter City.[17] Between August and February, O'Connor "operated in a holding role in front of the defence" and played "either in a midfield holding role or as a centre-back" which led Manager John Sheridan to praise his performance.[18][19]

On 2 February 2015, O'Connor signed for Plymouth Argyle, with Plymouth taking over Blackburn's existing contract for the defender, which was set to expire at the end of the season. A vastly successful loan spell followed, which saw the League Two side rocket up to 4th in the table.[19][20] O'Connor's first game after signing for the club on a permanent basis came five days later, in a 1–0 win over Accrington Stanley.[21] O'Connor scored his first Plymouth goal on 7 March 2015, in a 2-0 win over Northampton Town,[22] however O'Connor suffered a groin injury that kept him out for a month.[23] O'Connor made his return to the first team against Mansfield Town on 11 April 2015,[24] which he scored in a 2-1 win,[25] followed up by scoring another goal, in a 1-1 draw against AFC Wimbledon on 14 April 2015.[26] O'Connor then featured in both legs of the play-offs, playing in central-midfield against Wycombe Wanderers, which Plymouth lost 5-3 on aggregate. O'Connor made forty appearance for the club in the 2014-15 season.

At the expiration of his contract, O'Connor left the club.

Burton Albion

On 18 July 2015, O'Connor signed a two-year deal with Burton Albion, returning to the club where he had spent the 2012-13 season on loan.[27]

International career

In 2008, O'Connor was called up by Republic of Ireland U17 squad for the qualifying phase of the UEFA Under 17s Championship.[28] After this, O'Connor had represented Republic of Ireland U19[citation needed] and Republic of Ireland U21.[29]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 4 August 2015.[30]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burton Albion (loan) 2012–13 48 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 53 0
Torquay United (loan) 2013–14 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Plymouth Argyle 2014–15 42 3 2 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 47 0
Burton Albion 2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total 121 3 6 0 3 0 2 0 132 3
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

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