Stefan O'Connor
![]() O'Connor playing for Arsenal U19s in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stefan Ramone Sewell O’Connor[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 January 1997||
Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
MVV Maastricht (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Crystal Palace | ||
2010–2014 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → York City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016– | → MVV Maastricht (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:42, 18 November 2016 (UTC) |
Stefan Ramone Sewell O'Connor (born 23 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie club MVV Maastricht, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal. He had a loan spell with League Two club York City during the 2015–16 season.
Club career
O'Connor was born in Croydon, London.[2] He joined Arsenal's academy in 2010 having previously been at Crystal Palace,[3] and signed scholarship forms with the club in the summer of 2013.[4] After impressive performances for the Arsenal U21s and for the U19s in the UEFA Youth League, he signed his first professional contract for the club on 10 October 2014.[5] On 9 December 2014, O'Connor made his debut for Arsenal in a UEFA Champions League match against Galatasaray, replacing Mathieu Debuchy with 13 minutes to play[6] as Arsenal won 4–1 away to finish second in their group.[7]
On 26 November 2015, O'Connor joined York City of League Two on loan until 6 January 2016.[8] He made his debut two days later after starting York's 5–1 home defeat to Accrington Stanley, in which he conceded a penalty that was scored by Josh Windass.[9] He started at centre-back, but was moved to right-back later in the match due to an injury to Jordan Lussey,[10] and continued to play for York in this position.[11] He finished his loan at York with four appearances.[12]
On 5 July 2016, O'Connor joined Eerste Divisie club MVV Maastricht on loan until end of the season.[13]
International career
O'Connor was capped for the England national under-17 team, playing two matches for them.[citation needed]
Style of play
He plays predominantly at centre-back, but can also play at right-back.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 November 2016
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2014–15[6] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015–16[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
York City (loan) | 2015–16[12] | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
MVV Maastricht (loan) | 2016–17[14] | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2014/15 are revealed" (PDF). Premier League. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2016.
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- ^ "Arsenal: Introducing Stefan O'Connor". YouTube. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "52. Stefan O'Connor". Arsenal Youth. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Transfer news: Arsenal starlet Stefan O'Connor agrees professional deal". Sky Sports. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Stefan O'Connor in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Galatasaray 1–4 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Arsenal's O'Connor joins City". York City F.C. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Flett, Dave (28 November 2015). "Jackie McNamara promises a "different" York City side after two-week break". The Press. York. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (10 December 2015). "York City to be bolstered by return of experienced trio at Bristol Rovers". The Press. York. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ a b Flett, Dave (19 December 2015). "Switch from centre is all right for York City loan youngster O'Connor". The Press. York. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Stefan O'Connor in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Stefan O'Connor op huurbasis van Arsenal naar MVV Maastricht" (in Dutch). MVV Maastricht. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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External links
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- Stefan O'Connor profile at the official Arsenal F.C. website
- Stefan O'Connor at Soccerbase
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Croydon
- Footballers from Greater London
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- England youth international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- MVV Maastricht players
- English Football League players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Black English sportspeople
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- English expatriates in the Netherlands