Billy O'Brien (footballer)

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Billy O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Billy Thomas O'Brien [1]
Date of birth (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Bury, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2006–2014 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Manchester City 0 (0)
2014 → Hyde (loan) 13 (0)
2017 → St Mirren (loan) 20 (0)
2017 Macclesfield Town 3 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Wales U19 2 (0)
2015–20?? Wales U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 April 2017

Billy O'Brien (born 21 November 1995) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Internationally, he played at youth level for Wales. He retired from football to become a Royal Marine commando in 2017.[2]

Career

Club

O'Brien, a fan of Manchester City, joined the team in 2006 after having taken part in trials with both them and Manchester United.[3][4] At the club, he played for their youth teams and took part in competitions such as the UEFA Youth League before signing a professional contract with Manchester City in July 2014.[5]

He spent the first half of the 2014/2015 season on loan at Hyde United, debuting for the club in a defeat to Hednesford Town.[6] In the latter half of 2016, O'Brien played in the Premier League 2 as part of Manchester City's squad and was also selected by manager Pep Guardiola to travel with the first team on a number of occasions including as a backup keeper against Celtic in the Champions League.[5][7] O'Brien went on loan until the end of the season to St Mirren in January 2017.[8] He became a regular starter for the club, keeping a clean sheet on his debut against Dundee and playing in the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup.[9][10]

O'Brien revealed he would leave City after his contract expired in June 2017.[11] He joined Macclesfield Town that summer,[12] and made his debut as a substitute in a 0-0 draw against Bromley.[13]

International

O'Brien played in two matches of the Wales U19 team's attempt to qualify for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2013 and 2014.[1] By 2015, O'Brien had moved up to the Wales U21 squad, playing for them in eight games of their campaign to qualify for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. O'Brien made 15 saves while conceding 10 goals throughout all eight games.[14]

Career statistics

As of 17 August 2017
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hyde United
2014–15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
St Mirren 2016–17 15 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 20 0
Total 15 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 20 0
Macclesfield Town 2017–18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 30 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 35 0

Honours

St Mirren

References

  1. ^ a b "Billy O'Brien". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ^ "FM 2019: 19 free agents to sign for your non-league side". 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Billy O'Brien". St Mirren Football Club. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Billy O'Brien Reflects Upon Wales U21s & Life at Man City". FA Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Billy O'Brien". Manchester City. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Hednesford 4-1 Hyde". Hyde United. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Man City boss Guardiola springs a surprise in his first Blues squad". Manchester Evening News. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Billy O'Brien Joins On Loan". St Mirren Football Club. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Dundee 0-2 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Dundee Utd 2-1 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Manchester City academy player ends 11-year stay". City Watch. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Macclesfield Town Sign Goalkeeper Billy O'Brien". Macclesfield Town FC. 2 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Billy O'Brien On Making His Debut". Macclesfield Town F.C. 15 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Billy O'Brien". UEFA. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

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