Kevin O'Hara (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 August 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Falkirk | ||
2013–2014 | → Forth Valley Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Falkirk | 34 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → East Fife (loan) | 16 | (3) |
2018–2019 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Alloa Athletic | 27 | (10) |
2020– | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013–2014 | Scotland U16 | 3 | (1) |
2016 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:59, 10 July 2020 (UTC) |
Kevin O'Hara (born 11 August 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dunfermline Athletic. O'Hara has previously played for Falkirk, East Fife, Stenhousemuir and Alloa Athletic.
Career
O'Hara was raised in the village of Fallin and attended Wallace High School in Stirling.[2] Having spent time training with the Forth Valley Football Academy, he began his professional career with Falkirk, making his senior debut in a league game on 12 April 2015.[3] After strong performances for the club's Development League team, he was in contention for a place in the squad for the 2015 Scottish Cup Final, although in the end he was not selected.[4]
He spent a loan spell with East Fife between July 2016 and January 2017,[5] scoring 3 goals in 19 appearances in all competitions.[6]
In November 2017 he received an 8-match 'excessive misconduct' ban for abusing Dean Shiels during a game against Dunfermline Athletic.[7]
On 13 August 2018, O'Hara joined League One club Stenhousemuir on a six-month loan deal.[8] He was recalled on 3 January 2019.[9]
O'Hara was released by Falkirk at the end of the 2018–19 season, following the club's relegation to League One.[10]
In July 2019, O'Hara signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic.[11] After an impressive year with Alloa during which he scored 14 goals in 35 matches, O'Hara signed a three-year contract with Dunfermline Athletic on 10 July 2020.[12]
International
O'Hara has been involved with Scotland at various youth age group levels. In October 2013, he became the first Forth Valley Academy player to be selected for a national squad.[2][13][14]
Career statistics
- As of 10 July 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Falkirk | 2014–15[3] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015–16[15] | Scottish Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2016–17[6] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017–18[16] | Scottish Championship | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
2018–19[17] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
East Fife (loan) | 2016–17[6] | Scottish League One | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 3 |
Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2018–19[17] | Scottish League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Alloa Athletic | 2019–20[18] | Scottish Championship | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 35 | 14 |
Dunfermline Athletic | 2020–21[19] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 92 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 113 | 17 |
- ^ Appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- ^ "Player profile: Kevin O'Hara". Falkirk F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Fallin boy Kevin O'Hara makes debut for Scotland Under-16s". Daily Record / Stirling Observer. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Falkirk youngster Kevin O'Hara hopes to KO Inverness Caledonian Thistle for a second time". Falkirk Herald. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "O'Hara joins East Fife on loan". SPFL. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Falkirk: Kevin O'Hara banned for abusing Dean Shiels about having one eye". BBC Sport. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ Clark, Jonny (13 August 2018). "Kevin O'Hara joins Stenhousemuir on loan". The Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ https://twitter.com/FalkirkFC/status/1080878222437433344
- ^ "PLAYER UPDATE". Falkirk F.C. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Grant delighted with O'Hara capture". Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Kevin O'Hara joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Fruits of the Academy". Falkirk Herald. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Kevin O'Hara and Tony Gallacher receive another international call". Falkirk F.C. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
External links
- Kevin O'Hara at Soccerbase
- Kevin O'Hara at the Scottish Football Association
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stirling
- Scottish footballers
- Falkirk F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Stenhousemuir F.C. players
- Alloa Athletic F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Association football forwards
- Scotland youth international footballers