Lee O'Connor (footballer)
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Lee Patrick O'Connor | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Waterford, Republic of Ireland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Partick Thistle (on loan from Celtic) | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Villa F.C. | ||
2016–2019 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
2020– | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2017 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 14 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 13 | (2) |
2019– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (1) |
2019– | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:31, 4 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:04, 14 November 2019 (UTC) |
Lee Patrick O'Connor (born 28 July 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Partick Thistle on loan from Celtic and the Republic of Ireland national team.[1]
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.[2]
Celtic
In September 2019, O'Connor joined Celtic, signing a four-year contract until 2023.[3][4]
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 2019/20 season.[5]
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.[6][7][8]
Career statistics
International
- As of 14 November 2019[6]
Republic of Ireland | ||
---|---|---|
Year | Apps | Goals |
2019 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
- FAI Under-15 International Player of the Year: 2015[9]
- FAI Under-19 International Player of the Year: 2018[10]
References
- ^ a b Lee O'Connor at WorldFootball.net
- ^ McKeegan, Alice (22 April 2016). "New Manchester United signing Lee O'Connor reacts to transfer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Lee O'Connor joins Celtic on four-year deal from Manchester United". Celtic FC. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Celtic sign defensive duo Lee O'Connor and Jeremie Frimpong". BBC Sport. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/loan-news-lee-oconnor-joins-on-loan/
- ^ a b "Lee O'Connor". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Bright prospects and lesser lights impress as Ireland see off New Zealand in Aviva friendly". The 42. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Barry, Stephen (20 March 2016). "Walters wins Player of the Year gong at FAI awards". Irish Examiner. Landmark Media Investments. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Lee O'Connor – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Lee O'Connor at FootballDatabase.eu
- Lee O'Connor at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Waterford (city)
- Association footballers from County Waterford
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers in the United Kingdom
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Association football defenders
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Republic of Ireland association football biography stubs