Alan O'Brien
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alan O'Brien | ||
Date of birth | 20 February 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
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Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Hungerford Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2004 | Newcastle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Newcastle United | 5 | (0) |
2005 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2007–2009 | Hibernian | 47 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Swindon Town | 30 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Yeovil Town | 13 | (0) |
2012 | Gateshead | 12 | (0) |
2012– | Hungerford Town | 73 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2007 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:27, 11 November 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:57, 19 April 2009 (UTC) |
Alan O'Brien (born 20 February 1985) is an Irish association football player who is currently playing for Hungerford Town.
O'Brien, who plays as a winger, has represented the Republic of Ireland at full international level five times, all while he was on the books of Newcastle United.
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Club career
Newcastle United
O'Brien played for Cabinteely and St Josephs at youth level in Ireland before signing for Newcastle United.[1] He played in the under–17 national championship winning team who beat Manchester United 5–2 in a final played over two legs at Old Trafford and St James' Park. He then featured regularly for the Newcastle reserve team during the 2003/04 season, but he suffered a broken leg in a training ground accident in July 2004.[1] O'Brien progressed in the next year to the extent that he was in the first team squad,[2] but he was sent on loan to Carlisle United during October 2005.[3] He scored within 10 minutes of his debut for Carlisle,[4] but the loan spell was cut short due to injury.
O'Brien made his Newcastle first team debut on 7 January 2006 in a FA Cup tie against Mansfield Town. Wolves and Norwich City were interested in signing O'Brien, but Glenn Roeder kept O'Brien due to the demands on a small Newcastle squad.[5][6] O'Brien eventually made his first full Premier League appearance on 20 January 2007 against West Ham United at St James' Park. He played the full 90 minutes against West Ham, but never made another first team start.[7]
Hibernian
On 25 June 2007, O'Brien agreed to sign a three-year contract with Scottish Premier League side Hibernian after the expiry of his contract with Newcastle United, who were entitled to compensation.[7] O'Brien initially struggled to win a place in the Hibernian team, and he turned down a loan move to Football League One side Crewe Alexandra in January 2008.[8] He played more regularly for Hibs during the 2008–09 season, although he missed two months due to a knee injury.[9] He was released by the club on 1 July 2009 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[10]
Swindon Town
Soon after his release by Hibernian, O'Brien signed for Swindon Town.[10] He made his debut for Swindon on the opening day of the 2009–10 season in a 5–0 defeat away at Gillingham.[11]
O'Brien managed four appearances for Swindon before suffering a hamstring injury in August.[12] O'Brien made just one substitute appearance under the management of Paul Hart, who decided to release O'Brien from his contract in April 2011.[13] O'Brien made a total of 40 appearances, the majority as a substitute, in two seasons for Swindon.[13]
Yeovil Town
O'Brien signed for Yeovil Town on 12 August 2011.[14] He was released from his contract by Yeovil on 4 January 2012, along with Kerrea Gilbert, Flavien Belson and Abdulai Bell-Baggie.[15]
Gateshead
O'Brien signed for Gateshead on 9 February 2012.[16] He made his debut on 18 February 2012 in a 2–1 defeat against Forest Green Rovers.[17] O'Brien was released by Gateshead at the end of the season.[18]
Hungerford Town
In the summer of 2012, O'Brien joined Hungerford Town; he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 away win at Bridgwater Town on August 18, 2012.[19]
International career
O'Brien was capped by Ireland at several youth levels. After impressing during the pre-season of 2006 he received a call up to the senior squad for the first time, where he joined up with then Newcastle teammates Damien Duff, Stephen Carr, and Shay Given.[20] He came on as a second-half substitute for the friendly match against Netherlands to gain his first full international cap.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newcastle United | 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005–06 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Carlisle United (loan) | 2005–06 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
Hibernian | 2007–08 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
2008–09 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Total | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
Swindon Town | 2009–10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
2010–11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
Yeovil Town | 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Gateshead | 2011–12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Career totals | 112 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 135 | 1 |
- A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Premier League, Football League and Football Conference.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Injury blow for O'Brien, BBC Sport, 23 July 2004.
- ↑ Queens fail in O'Brien loan bid, BBC Sport, 24 August 2005.
- ↑ O'Brien seals Carlisle loan move O'Brien seals Carlisle loan move, BBC Sport, 1 October 2005.
- ↑ Carlisle 1–3 Bristol Rovers, BBC Sport, 1 October 2005.
- ↑ Buckingham, Mark. Norwich miss out on O'Brien, Sky Sports, 22 September 2006.
- ↑ Bailey, Graeme. Wolves warned off Toon starlet, Sky Sports, 4 October 2006.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Buckingham, Mark. Magpies winger to join Hibs, Sky Sports, 25 June 2007.
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- ↑ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hungerfordtownfc/s/players-coaches-11575.html?player_id=718494
- ↑ Parkes, Ian. Staunton keeps watch on Robson for Ireland's Dutch clash, The Independent, 9 August 2006.
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External links
- Alan O'Brien career statistics at Soccerbase
- Alan O'Brien at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Alan O'Brien on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Living people
- Sportspeople from County Dublin
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
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- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- Premier League players
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