Dara O'Shea
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dara Joseph O'Shea[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 4 March 1999||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
St. Kevin's Boys | |||
–2017 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | West Bromwich Albion | 51 | (5) |
2017–2018 | → Hereford (loan) | ||
2018–2019 | → Exeter City (loan) | 27 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
Republic of Ireland U19 | |||
Republic of Ireland U21 | |||
2020– | Republic of Ireland | 10 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:09, 9 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:59. 2 September 2021 (UTC) |
Dara Joseph O'Shea (born 4 March 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Club career[]
Born in Dublin, O'Shea began his career at St. Kevin's Boys before moving to English club West Bromwich Albion.[3] He spent the 2017–18 season on loan at Hereford.[4][5] O'Shea was part of the Hereford side that won the Southern League Premier Division, winning promotion to the National League North.[6]
He moved on loan to Exeter City in August 2018.[7] In March 2019, he was praised by Exeter manager Matt Taylor.[8]
O'Shea signed a new three-year contract with West Brom on 24 January 2020.[9] He scored his first league goal on 9 February 2020, in Albion's 2–0 victory over Millwall.[10]
International career[]
O'Shea has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[4]
He made his debut for the senior Republic of Ireland national team on 14 October 2020, against Finland.[11] On 1 September 2021, he was named FAI Young Player of the Year for 2020.[12]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 9 February 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Bromwich Albion | 2017–18[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20[15] | Championship | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
2020–21[16] | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
2021–22[17] | Championship | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | ||
Total | 51 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5 | ||
Hereford (loan) | 2017–18[13] | Southern Football League Premier Division | ||||||||||
Exeter City (loan) | 2018–19[14] | League Two | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 |
Career total | 78 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 5 |
- ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy.
International[]
- As of match played 1 September 2021[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Republic of Ireland | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 |
Honours[]
Individual[]
- FAI Young Player of the Year: 2020[12]
References[]
- ^ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018". The Football Association. p. 28. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Dara O'Shea". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "West Brom defender Dara O'Shea: St Kevin's gave me my break - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com.
- ^ a b Dara O'Shea at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Rogers, Paul (1 January 2018). "FOOTBALL: Hereford looking to extend Dara O'Shea's loan spell". Hereford Times.
- ^ "Hereford FC – Southern League Premier Champions 2017/18". www.herefordfc.co.uk. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Dara O'Shea: Exeter sign West Brom defender on loan". BBC Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Dara O'Shea: West Brom's Exeter loanee 'could go all the way' after Republic U21 call". BBC Sport. 14 March 2019.
- ^ "O'Shea agrees new long-term Albion deal". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Masi, Joseph (10 February 2020). "Dara O'Shea: Bad West Brom run is behind us". Express & Star. Wolverhampton: MNA Media.
- ^ "Dara O'Shea handed debut in Ireland's defence for Finland clash". The Irish Times. 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Giles and Gorham recognised in FAI Awards | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ a b "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Dara Joseph O'Shea". EU-Football. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Association football defenders
- St. Kevin's Boys F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Hereford F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- English Football League players
- Premier League players
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Republic of Ireland football defender stubs