Finn O'Mara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finn George O'Mara[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gillingham | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dartford | |||
| –2016 | Gillingham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Gillingham | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Folkestone Invicta (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Finn George O'Mara (born 3 February 1999) is an English footballer who presently plays for Gillingham of EFL League One. He can operate as either centre-back or right-back.[3]
Career
Youth
O'Mara was born in the London Borough of Southwark and grew up in Wilmington, Kent.[2] He attended St Columba's Catholic Boys' School in Bexleyheath, London.[4] Before joining the Gillingham youth system, O'Mara was playing for Dartford, getting a trial from a family friend who happened to be a youth coach there and making it into the under-14s on acoount of one of the players getting tonsillitis.[5] Having four weeks to get into the team, he managed to do it and they won the league that season, catching the attention of Gillingham which he then moved to.[5]
Despite being a defender, O'Mara started out as a center midfielder in his youth.[3]
Gillingham
Promoted to the Gillingham squad from the academy in 2017,[6] 2017-18 would be the defender's first full season as a professional.[3] He made his League One debut against Blackburn Rovers on 30 September 2017 as substitute for the injured Mark Byrne.[7]
References
- ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Finn O'Mara". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b c https://medium.com/gills365/first-year-pro-finn-omara-opens-up-on-life-as-at-the-gills-f399f044b69f
- ^ "Finn O'Mara - school" (PDF). St Columba's Bexley. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/the-shouting-men-with-finn-122750/
- ^ http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/academy-boys-stepping-up-122217/
- ^ http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/omaras-quickfire-debut-133040/
External links
- Finn O'Mara at Soccerway
- Kentonline tag