Aaron O'Driscoll

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Aaron O'Driscoll
Personal information
Full name Aaron Maurice O'Driscoll[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Shelbourne
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2014 Cherry Orchard
2014–2016 Manchester City
2016–2020 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Mansfield Town 3 (0)
2021 → Longford Town (loan) 36 (1)
2022– Shelbourne 1 (0)
National team‡
2016 Republic of Ireland U17 1 (0)
Republic of Ireland U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:12, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:03, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Aaron Maurice O'Driscoll (born 4 April 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Shelbourne.

Club career[]

Born in Dublin,[3] O'Driscoll played youth football for Cherry Orchard before signing for Manchester City's academy in 2014.[4][5] He was released by Manchester City after two seasons at the club, having suffered an injury in his second.[5] He signed a professional contract with Southampton in July 2016.[4][5] He appeared nine times for the club's under-21 side in the EFL Trophy before being released in summer 2020.[6][3]

He signed a two-year contract with League Two side Mansfield Town following a trial period with the club.[7][6][8] He made his debut for the club on 29 August 2020 in a 4–0 EFL Trophy defeat away to Preston North End.[3] On 26 February 2021, Aaron joined Longford Town on loan until the end of November.[9] He made his debut for the club on 20 March 2021 in a 2–0 home win over Derry City.[3] In a difficult season for the team which ended with Longford's relegation from the League of Ireland Premier Division, O'Driscoll played every game and was a standout performer being awarded the supporters player of the year award.

On 13 January 2022, O'Driscoll signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Shelbourne.[10]

International career[]

O'Driscoll made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland at under-17 level.[3] He also played at under-19 level alongside future senior internationals including Aaron Connolly, Lee O'Connor and Dara O'Shea.[8]

Personal life[]

He is the son of former footballer Maurice O'Driscoll, who won the League of Ireland Premier Division with St Patrick's Athletic.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 18 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton U21 2017–18[11] — — — 3[c] 0 3 0
2018–19[12] — — — 3[c] 0 3 0
2019–20[13] — — — 3[c] 0 3 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0
Mansfield Town 2020–21[14] League Two 3 0 1 0 1 0 3[c] 0 8 0
Longford Town (loan) 2021[3] League of Ireland Premier Division 36 1 2 1 — — 38 2
Shelbourne 2022[3] League of Ireland Premier Division 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 40 1 3 1 1 0 12 0 55 2
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup & League of Ireland Cup
  3. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d e f g Aaron O'Driscoll at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b Fennessy, Paul (11 July 2016). "Promising Irish teenager thrilled to sign professional contract with Southampton". The42. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Former Manchester City starlet Aaron O'Driscoll joins Southampton". Goal. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Stags sign O'Driscoll on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b c Dollery, Paul (20 August 2020). "'We might just have a top player on our hands' - O'Driscoll moves on after Southampton exit". The42. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Mansfield Town's Aaron O'Driscoll extends Longford Town loan deal". Longford Town FC. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Shelbourne announces signing of Aaron O'Driscoll". Shelbourne FC. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Games played by Aaron O'Driscoll in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Games played by Aaron O'Driscoll in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Games played by Aaron O'Driscoll in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Games played by Aaron O'Driscoll in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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