Danny O'Brien (footballer, born 1996)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel William O'Brien | ||
Date of birth | 12 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Leigh, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Skelmersdale United | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Aston Villa | ||
2015–2016 | Wigan Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Wrexham (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2016 | → Chester (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2017 | → Chester (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2017 | Kraft | 18 | (7) |
2018 | SJK Akatemia | 13 | (11) |
2018 | SJK | 9 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Alfreton Town | 9 | (1) |
2019 | Curzon Ashton | 0 | (0) |
2019 | Hyde United | 9 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Atherton Collieries | 13 | (1) |
2020 | Clitheroe | 0 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Ramsbottom United | 14 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Bury | 39 | (4) |
2023 | Skelmersdale United (dual registration) | 15 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012 | England U17 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:31, 11 October 2019 (UTC) |
Danny O'Brien (born 12 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Skelmersdale United.
Club career
[edit]O'Brien started his career at Aston Villa where he made the bench on several occasions as the youth side won the NextGen Series in 2013.[1][2] He then joined Wigan Athletic where he had loan spells at Wrexham and Chester. On 9 August 2016, he made his senior debut for Wigan in the EFL Cup as an 87th minute substitute in a 2–1 loss to Oldham Athletic.[3] In April 2017, O'Brien joined Finnish third-tier club Kraft.[4] In February 2018, O'Brien joined Veikkausliiga side SJK, initially to play for their U23 side, SJK Akatemia. On 3 May 2018, O'Brien made his debut for SJK's senior side as a 79th minute substitute in a 3–1 loss to KuPS.[5] On 30 November 2018, O'Brien joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a deal until the end of the season.[6]
On 1 June 2019, O'Brien signed for fellow National League North side Curzon Ashton.[7] However, before making an appearance for Curzon, O'Brien joined Northern Premier League side Hyde United.[8] On 11 October 2019, after six appearances with Hyde, O'Brien joined fellow Northern Premier League side Atherton Collieries.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 8 April 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wigan Athletic | 2015–16[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015–16[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Wrexham (loan) | 2015–16[10] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Chester (loan) | 2015–16[10][11] | National League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2016–17[10] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Kraft | 2017[10] | Kakkonen | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
SJK Akatemia | 2018[10] | Kakkonen | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 |
SJK | 2018[10] | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Alfreton Town | 2018–19[10] | National League North | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Curzon Ashton | 2019–20[10] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hyde United | 2019–20[12] | NPL Premier Division | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
Atherton Collieries | 2019–20[13] | NPL Premier Division | 13 | 1 | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
Clitheroe | 2020–21[14] | NPL Division One North West | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ramsbottom United | 2020–21[15] | NPL Division One North West | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
2021–22[16] | NPL Division One West | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
Bury | 2021–22[17][18] | NWCFL Division One North | 24 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
2022–23[17] | NWCFL Premier Division | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 4 | ||
Skelmersdale United (dual reg) | 2022–23[19] | NPL Division One West | 15 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Career total | 154 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 180 | 31 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in Cheshire Senior Cup
- ^ Two appearances in FA Vase, one appearance in First Division Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Manchester Premier Cup
International career
[edit]O'Brien has played for England U17s.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ Danny O'Brien: I trusted in my ability to make the step-up englishplayersabroad.com
- ^ Danny O'Brien at Soccerway
- ^ "OLDHAM ATHLETIC VS. WIGAN ATHLETIC 2 – 1 – Match report". Soccerway. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Danny O'Brien leaves Chester FC for Finnish side". Chester Chronicle. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "SJK VS. KUPS 1 – 3 – Match report". Soccerway. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Reds make double signing". Alfreton Town F.C. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "anny O'Brien Is The Latest To Sign On". Curzon Ashton F.C. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "SQUAD COMING TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER SIGNING". Hyde United F.C. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Danny O'Brien Returns". Atherton Collieries A.F.C. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j https://int.soccerway.com/players/daniel-obrien/260315/
- ^ "First Team Statistics 2015/16".
- ^ "Hyde United | Appearances | Dan O'Brien | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "Atherton Collieries | Appearances | Danny O'Brien | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "Dan's the man for Blues".
- ^ "Ramsbottom United | Appearances | Danny O'brien | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "Ramsbottom United | Appearances | Danny O'brien | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages".
- ^ a b "Daniel O'Brien – Bury AFC".
- ^ "NWCFL | Archive Results".
- ^ "Skelmersdale United | Appearances | Danny O'Brien | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "Wrexham sign Danny O'Brien and Taylor McKenzie on loan". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
External links
[edit]- Danny O'Brien at Soccerway
- Profile at Finnish FA
- Hyde United stats
- Living people
- 1996 births
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- English people of Irish descent
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Chester F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kakkonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- SJK Akatemia players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Hyde United F.C. players
- Alfreton Town F.C. players
- Atherton Collieries A.F.C. players
- Curzon Ashton F.C. players
- Footballers from Leigh, Greater Manchester
- 21st-century English sportsmen