Eoghan O'Connell
Irish footballer (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eoghan O'Connell (born 13 August 1995) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Wrexham. He began his youth playing career in the Republic of Ireland, joined the academy of Scottish club Celtic in 2011 and made his first-team debut three years later. While at the club he was loaned to Oldham Athletic, Cork City and Walsall. In 2017, he signed with English third-tier club Bury and after two seasons with The Shakers, he moved in the summer of 2019 to Rochdale before moving to Charlton Athletic in 2022. On 31 January 2023, Deadline Day, he moved to Wrexham.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 28)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
College Corinthians | |||
Avondale United | |||
2011–2014 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Celtic | 7 | (0) |
2015 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2016 | → Cork City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2017 | → Walsall (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Bury | 43 | (2) |
2019–2022 | Rochdale | 115 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | (1) |
2023– | Wrexham | 45 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2016 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 31 January 2023 (UTC) |
O'Connell is a cousin of former Irish rugby captain Paul O'Connell and has been capped at youth international level.