Kevin O'Hara (footballer)

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Kevin O'Hara
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Dunfermline Athletic
Number 7
Youth career
–2015 Falkirk
2013–2014 → Forth Valley Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Falkirk 34 (0)
2016–2017 → East Fife (loan) 16 (3)
2018–2019 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020 Alloa Athletic 27 (10)
2020– Dunfermline Athletic 32 (9)
National team
2013–2014 Scotland U16 3 (1)
2016 Scotland U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:18, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Kevin O'Hara (born 11 August 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dunfermline Athletic. O'Hara has previously played for Falkirk, East Fife, Stenhousemuir and Alloa Athletic.

Career[]

O'Hara was raised in the village of Fallin and attended Wallace High School in Stirling.[3] Having spent time training with the Forth Valley Football Academy, he began his professional career with Falkirk, making his senior debut in a league game on 12 April 2015.[4] After strong performances for the club's Development League team, he was in contention for a place in the squad for the 2015 Scottish Cup Final, although in the end he was not selected.[5]

He spent a loan spell with East Fife between July 2016 and January 2017,[6] scoring 3 goals in 19 appearances in all competitions.[7]

In November 2017 he received an 8-match 'excessive misconduct' ban for abusing Dean Shiels during a game against Dunfermline Athletic.[8]

On 13 August 2018, O'Hara joined League One club Stenhousemuir on a six-month loan deal.[9] He was recalled on 3 January 2019.[10]

O'Hara was released by Falkirk at the end of the 2018–19 season, following the club's relegation to League One.[11]

In July 2019, O'Hara signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic.[12] After an impressive year with Alloa during which he scored 14 goals in 35 matches, O'Hara signed a three-year contract with Dunfermline Athletic on 10 July 2020.[13]

International[]

O'Hara has been involved with Scotland at various youth age group levels. In October 2013, he became the first Forth Valley Academy player to be selected for a national squad.[3][14][15]

Career statistics[]

As of 8 May 2021
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Falkirk 2014–15[4] Scottish Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16[16] Scottish Championship 14 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 16 0
2016–17[7] Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[17] Scottish Championship 18 0 0 0 3 0 1[b] 0 22 0
2018–19[18] Scottish Championship 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
Total 34 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 43 0
East Fife (loan) [7] Scottish League One 16 3 0 0 2 0 1[b] 0 19 3
Stenhousemuir (loan) [18] Scottish League One 15 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 16 0
Alloa Athletic 2019–20[19] Scottish Championship 27 10 2 3 4 1 2[b] 0 35 14
Dunfermline Athletic 2020–21[20] 24 8 1 0 6 3 2[c] 0 33 11
Career total 116 21 4 3 18 4 8 0 146 28
  1. ^ Appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership Playoffs

References[]

  1. ^ "Player profile: Kevin O'Hara". Falkirk F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ^ Kevin O'Hara at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Fallin boy Kevin O'Hara makes debut for Scotland Under-16s". Daily Record / Stirling Observer. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Falkirk youngster Kevin O'Hara hopes to KO Inverness Caledonian Thistle for a second time". Falkirk Herald. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ^ "O'Hara joins East Fife on loan". SPFL. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Falkirk: Kevin O'Hara banned for abusing Dean Shiels about having one eye". BBC Sport. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  9. ^ Clark, Jonny (13 August 2018). "Kevin O'Hara joins Stenhousemuir on loan". The Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  10. ^ @FalkirkFC (3 January 2019). "✍️ @_kevinohara has been recalled early from his loan at Stenhousemuir FC and returns to our first team squad for S…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "PLAYER UPDATE". Falkirk F.C. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Grant delighted with O'Hara capture". Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Kevin O'Hara joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Fruits of the Academy". Falkirk Herald. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Kevin O'Hara and Tony Gallacher receive another international call". Falkirk F.C. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

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