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Lee O'Connor
Personal information
Full name Lee Patrick O'Connor[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Waterford City, Ireland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Tranmere Rovers (on loan from Celtic)
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2016 Villa F.C.
2016–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Celtic 0 (0)
2020 → Partick Thistle (loan) 4 (0)
2020– → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 14 (0)
International career‡
2015–2017 Republic of Ireland U17 14 (0)
2017–2019 Republic of Ireland U19 13 (2)
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 13 (1)
2019– Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:04, 16 November 2019 (UTC)

Lee Patrick O'Connor (born 28 July 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Tranmere Rovers, on loan from Celtic of the Scottish Premiership, and the Republic of Ireland national team.[2]

Club career

Early career

In 2016, O'Connor moved from Villa F.C. of Waterford to the Manchester United youth team, signing a three-year contract.[3] On 6 August 2019, O'Connor played an EFL Trophy match for Manchester United U21s away to Rotherham United, winning 2–0 at the New York Stadium.[4]

Celtic

In September 2019, O'Connor joined Celtic, signing a four-year contract until 2023.[5][6]

Partick Thistle (loan)

In January 2020, O'Connor joined Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on loan, joining Ian McCall's side for the second half of the season.[7] He made his debut in senior club football on 25 January 2020, in a 2–1 loss to Arbroath.[8] He made 5 appearances in all competitions for the club before the season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Tranmere Rovers (loan)

O'Connor joined League Two club Tranmere Rovers on 17 August 2020 on a season-long loan.[10]

International career

O'Connor made his international debut, and recorded an assist, for the Republic of Ireland on 14 November 2019 in a friendly match against New Zealand.[11][12][13] O'Connor was announced as the FAI Under-21 International Player of the Year for 2019 on 4 August 2020.[14]

Career statistics

Club

Professional appearances – correct as of 6 December 2020.[15]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Celtic 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[b] 0 0 0
Partick Thistle (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Championship 4 0 — — — 1[b] 0 5 0
Celtic 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[b] 0 0 0
Celtic Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2020–21 EFL League Two 14 0 1 0 1 0 — 2[a] 0 18 0
Career Total 18 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 24 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

International

As of 14 November 2019[11]
Republic of Ireland
Year Apps Goals
2019 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Tranmere Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Lee O'Connor at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ McKeegan, Alice (22 April 2016). "New Manchester United signing Lee O'Connor reacts to transfer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. ^ https://ie.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/06/england/football-league-trophy/rotherham-united-fc/manchester-united-under-21/3106469/
  5. ^ "Lee O'Connor joins Celtic on four-year deal from Manchester United". Celtic FC. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Celtic sign defensive duo Lee O'Connor and Jeremie Frimpong". BBC Sport. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. ^ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/loan-news-lee-oconnor-joins-on-loan/
  8. ^ https://ie.soccerway.com/matches/2020/01/25/scotland/first-division/arbroath-fc/partick-thistle-fc/3038664/
  9. ^ https://ie.soccerway.com/players/lee-oconnor/421858/
  10. ^ https://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news/2020/august/lee-oconnor-and-paul-lewis-join-tranmere-rovers/
  11. ^ a b "Lee O'Connor". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Bright prospects and lesser lights impress as Ireland see off New Zealand in Aviva friendly". The 42. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Celtic's Lee O'Connor sets up Republic of Ireland goal in first cap before club debut". 14 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ a b https://www.the42.ie/fai-awards-jack-byrne-lee-oconnor-5167418-Aug2020/
  15. ^ "Republic of Ireland – L.O'Connor". Ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  16. ^ Barry, Stephen (20 March 2016). "Walters wins Player of the Year gong at FAI awards". Irish Examiner. Landmark Media Investments. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  17. ^ Malone, Emmet (17 March 2019). "Shane Duffy named Republic of Ireland Player of the Year". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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