Lee O'Connor (footballer)
Lee Patrick O'Connor (born 28 July 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Tranmere Rovers, on loan from Celtic of the Scottish Premiership, and the Republic of Ireland national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Patrick O'Connor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Waterford City, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tranmere Rovers (on loan from Celtic) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020– | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 13 | (2) |
| 2019– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2019– | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:04, 16 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
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.[3] On 6 August 2019, O'Connor played an EFL Trophy match for Manchester United U21s away to Rotherham United, winning 2–0 at the New York Stadium.[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 season.[7] He made his debut in senior club football on 25 January 2020, in a 2–1 loss to Arbroath.[8] He made 5 appearances in all competitions for the club before the season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Tranmere Rovers (loan)
O'Connor joined League Two club Tranmere Rovers on 17 August 2020 on a season-long loan.[10]
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.[11][12][13] O'Connor was announced as the FAI Under-21 International Player of the Year for 2019 on 4 August 2020.[14]
Career statistics
Club
Professional appearances – correct as of 6 December 2020.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Celtic | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Celtic | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celtic Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2020–21 | EFL League Two | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
Individual
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Tranmere Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- 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.
- https://ie.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/06/england/football-league-trophy/rotherham-united-fc/manchester-united-under-21/3106469/
- "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/
- https://ie.soccerway.com/matches/2020/01/25/scotland/first-division/arbroath-fc/partick-thistle-fc/3038664/
- https://ie.soccerway.com/players/lee-oconnor/421858/
- https://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news/2020/august/lee-oconnor-and-paul-lewis-join-tranmere-rovers/
- "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.
- https://www.the42.ie/fai-awards-jack-byrne-lee-oconnor-5167418-Aug2020/
- "Republic of Ireland – L.O'Connor". Ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- 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
- Lee O'Connor at FootballDatabase.eu
- Lee O'Connor at Soccerway