Thomas O'Connor (footballer)

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Thomas O'Connor
Personal information
Full name Thomas James O'Connor[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Kilkenny, Ireland
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 22
Youth career
2015–2019 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Southampton 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Gillingham (loan) 28 (1)
2020–2021 → Gillingham (loan) 34 (0)
2021–2022 Burton Albion 18 (5)
2022– Wrexham 37 (4)
International career
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U19
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Thomas James O'Connor (born 21 April 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for National League club Wrexham.

Club career

Born in Kilkenny,[3] O'Connor first joined the Southampton academy in 2015. He was contracted to the club until June 2021 having signed a two-year contract extension in January 2019.[4]

On 29 August 2019 O'Connor signed for League One side Gillingham on loan until January 2020.[5][6] He made his debut for the club two days later in a 5–0 league win over Bolton Wanderers.[7] His first league goal for the club was an 83rd-minute equaliser against Bristol Rovers on 17 September 2019.[8]

On 31 December 2019 his loan with the club was extended until the end of the 2019–20 season.[9] He returned to Southampton at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, having made 32 appearances for the Kent side in all competitions.[10] On 29 September 2020 he re-signed for Gillingham on loan for the 2020–21 season.[11]

On 23 June 2021 it was announced that he would sign a two-year deal for League One side Burton Albion following the expiry of his Southampton contract.[12]

He moved to Wrexham of the National League for an undisclosed fee in January 2022,[13][14] making his debut for the Welsh side in a 1–0 away league defeat to Torquay United.[15]

International career

O'Connor was called up to the Republic of Ireland U19 squad in February 2017.[16] He made his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Portugal.[17]

He was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad in November 2019, making his debut in a 0–1 win over Armenia in a 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.[18][19]

Career statistics

As of 24 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton U21s 2016–17 EFL Trophy[20] — — — 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 3 0
2017–18 EFL Trophy[21] — — — 0 0 0 0
2018–19 EFL Trophy[22] — — — 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 3 0
2019–20 EFL Trophy[23] — — — 0 0 0 0
2020–21 EFL Trophy[24] — — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0
Total — — — 7 0 7 0
Southampton 2019–20[23] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[24] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gillingham (loan) 2019–20[23] League One 28 1 3 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 32 1
Gillingham (loan) 2020–21[24] League One 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
Burton Albion 2021–22[25] League One 18 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 21 5
Wrexham 2021–22 National League 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
2022–23 National League 15 4 5 2 0 0 1 0 21 4
Total 22 4 5 2 0 0 3 0 30 4
Career total 102 10 10 2 1 0 12 0 125 12
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Wrexham

References

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  2. ↑ Thomas O'Connor at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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