Aaron O'Driscoll

Aaron Maurice O'Driscoll is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Mansfield Town.

Aaron O'Driscoll
Personal information
Full name Aaron Maurice O'Driscoll[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-04) 4 April 1999
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Mansfield Town
Number 15
Youth career
2016–2020 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Mansfield Town 3 (0)
National team
2016 Republic of Ireland U17 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:20, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:03, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Dublin, O'Driscoll joined the academy of Southampton in 2016 and appeared nine times for the club's under-21 side in the EFL Trophy before being released in summer 2020.[3][4]

He signed a two-year contract with League Two side Mansfield Town following a trial period with the club.[5][3] He made his debut for the club on 29 August 2020 in a 4–0 EFL Trophy defeat away to Preston North End.[4]

International career

O'Driscoll made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland at under-17 level.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U21 2017–18[6] 3[lower-alpha 1]030
2018–19[7] 3[lower-alpha 1]030
2019–20[8] 3[lower-alpha 1]030
Total 0000009090
Mansfield Town 2020–21[9] League Two 3010103[lower-alpha 1]080
Total 301010120170
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Mansfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 40. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. "Aaron O'Driscoll". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. "Stags sign O'Driscoll on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. Aaron O'Driscoll at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. Thirkill, Stephen (20 August 2020). "Aaron O'Driscoll keen to establish himself in the Mansfield Town starting eleven". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. "Games played by Aaron O'Driscoll in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. "Games played by Aaron O'Driscoll in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  8. "Games played by Aaron O'Driscoll in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  9. "Games played by Aaron O'Driscoll in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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