Connor O'Toole
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Connor Neil Kazuki O'Toole | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Adelaide United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Brisbane Roar | 31 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | (1) |
| 2021– | Sydney FC | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Australia U-20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Australia U-23 | 5 | (0) |
Honours | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 August 2021 | |||
Connor Neil Kazuki O'Toole is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Sydney FC in the A-League.
Born in Sydney, O'Toole played youth football in Japan for three years before returning to Australia with Brisbane Roar in 2016, where he made his professional debut.
O'Toole has represented the Australian under-20 national team on several occasions.
Early life[]
O'Toole was born in Sydney,[1] Australia to a Japanese mother and Irish father. He has one sister who is a former national figure skater. He attended Seiritsu Gakuen High School in Tokyo, Japan for three years.[2]
Playing career[]
Club[]
In November 2015, O'Toole was named in the Adelaide United youth team squad for the 2015–16 National Youth League.[3]
O'Toole signed for A-League club Brisbane Roar in May 2016 on a two-year professional deal along with fellow young defender Kye Rowles.[1] O'Toole made his professional debut for the Roar on 26 April 2017, in an AFC Champions League group stage game against Muangthong United, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luke DeVere in a 3–0 loss.[4]
O’Toole made his A-League debut on 11 November 2017, seeing out a 1–1 draw with Melbourne Victory at Etihad Stadium. He started and played a full A-League match for the first time the following week, impressing in a 3–1 win over Melbourne City FC at home.
In January 2020, O'Toole left the Roar for fellow A-League side Newcastle Jets.[5] He signed a two-year extension with the Jets in March 2021.[6] Despite this, in July 2021 the club announced that his contract was mutually terminated.[7] The following day Sydney FC announced they had signed O'Toole on a two-year contract.[8]
International[]
O'Toole was first called up to the Australian under-20 side in October 2015, making two appearances in the successful 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification tournament.[2] He was later included in the squad for the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship by incoming coach Ufuk Talay in September 2015.[9] Australia went on to win the title, defeating Thailand 5–1 in the final, with O'Toole setting up Keanu Baccus for the first of Australia's goals from a corner.[10] Later that month O'Toole was named in the squad for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship.[11]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
As of 18 February 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2016–17 | A-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Brisbane total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2019–20 | A-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Newcastle total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
Honours[]
International[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Monteverde, Marco (3 May 2016). "Brisbane Roar sign teenage defenders at the expense of Steve Lustica and Javier Hervas". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ a b Neal, Hamish (22 May 2016). "A-League off-season: O'Toole's journey to the Roar". FootyAlmanac.com.au. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Reds announce Foxtel National Youth League squad". Adelaide United FC. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Muangthong United 3–0 Brisbane Roar live commentary". Goal.com. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ Lewis, Dave (26 January 2020). "Newcastle Jets pounce on Olyroo O'Toole". The World Game. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Connor O'Toole re-signs with Jets". Newcastle Jets FC. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Koutroumbis, Donachie and O'Toole depart Jets". Newcastle Jets. 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Sydney FC Sign Wing Back Connor O'Toole". Sydney FC. 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Ufuk Talay named as Australia U-20 Head Coach". Asian Football Confederation. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Young Socceroos win AFF U19 title". Goal.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Young Socceroos AFC U-19 squad revealed". FourFourTwo. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
External links[]
- Connor O'Toole at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Australia under-20 international soccer players
- Australian people of Irish descent
- Australian people of Japanese descent
- Brisbane Roar FC players
- Newcastle Jets FC players
- Sydney FC players
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Australian soccer players