Connor O'Riordan
O'Riordan with Crewe Alexandra in 2022
Personal information
Full name Connor Patrick O'Riordan[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003
Place of birth Crewe, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 15
Youth career
2012–2020 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Crewe Alexandra 43 (6)
2021 → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) 4 (1)
2021 → Nantwich Town (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Raith Rovers (loan) 18 (0)
International career‡
2022 Republic of Ireland U20 1 (0)
2023– Republic of Ireland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:45, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Connor Patrick O'Riordan (born 19 October 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Crewe Alexandra and has also been capped for the Republic of Ireland U20 and U21 teams.

Career

O'Riordan signed a scholarship deal with Crewe Alexandra's Academy in 2020.[2]

In September 2021, he joined Kidsgrove Athletic[3] on a month-long loan before having a similar spell at Nantwich Town the following month.[4]

Upon returning to Crewe, he made his Crewe debut on 1 December 2021, being named in the starting line-up for an EFL Trophy knock-out game against Doncaster Rovers at Gresty Road.[5] Still an Academy scholar, he made his first league start on 29 January 2022 at Gresty Road against Rotherham United.[6] He signed his first professional deal with the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[7]

On 5 August 2022, O'Riordan joined Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers on loan until January 2023,[8] making his debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat to Dundee.[9]

In his third game following his January 2023 return to Crewe, O'Riordan scored his first professional goal, in a 1–1 League Two draw with Stockport County on 31 January.[10] On 25 February 2023, he received his first career red card, being sent off after a second caution in the 87th minute of Crewe's 1–1 draw with Rochdale.[11] After suspension, he scored his second Crewe goal in his next game, a 4–3 win over Salford City at Gresty Road on 10 March 2023.[12]

International career

Born in England, he is also eligible to play for Republic of Ireland and Scotland.[13]

O'Riordan was capped at under-20 level for the Republic of Ireland in March 2022.[14] His first call up for the Republic of Ireland U21 team came in March 2023, for a friendly against Iceland U21.[15] He won his first U21 cap, starting against Kuwait, on 19 June 2023.[16]

On 2 October 2023, in an apparent switch of allegiance, Scot Gemmill named O'Riordan in the Scotland U21 squad,[13] but two days later the defender pulled out to represent Ireland instead,[17][18] and on 5 October was named in the country's U21 squad to play Latvia,[19] gaining a second U21 cap in Ireland's 2–1 victory on 14 October 2023.[20]

Career statistics

As of 25 November 2023.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra2021–22[21]League One11000002[lower-alpha 1]0130
2022–23[22]League Two183000000183
2023–24[23]League Two14310201[lower-alpha 1]0183
Crewe Alexandra total 436102030496
Raith Rovers (loan)2022–23[22]Scottish Championship18010002[lower-alpha 2]0210
Total 616202050706
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ↑ "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 44. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Connor O'Riordan – Defender". www.crewealex.net. Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Saturday's Transfer List – September 11th 2021". The NPL. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "CONNOR O'RIORDAN JOINS THE DABBERS ON LOAN". Nantwich Town. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Crewe 2–0 Doncaster". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Rotherham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Connor O'Riordan: Crewe Alexandra defender signs first professional contract". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Connor O'Riordan Joins Raith Rovers On Loan". CreweAlex.net. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Raith Rovers 0–1 Dundee". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Stockport County". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 4-3 Salford City". BBC Sport. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  13. 1 2 Costello, Lee (4 October 2023). "Ireland u21 star named in another country's squad in surprising international switch". Sports Joe. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "O'Riordan Starts For Ireland U20s". CreweAlex.net. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  15. ↑ Ireland U21s squad named for Iceland game in Cork, FAI, 15 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "REPORT | U21 | Ireland 3-0 Kuwait - Ireland | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  17. ↑ Cairns, Craig (4 October 2023). "Connor O'Riordan in Scotland under-21 snub as ex-Raith Rovers star opts for Ireland". Courier. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  18. ↑ McCadden, Mark (4 October 2023). "Defender set for Ireland call - just days after being named in Scotland squad". Irish Mirror.
  19. ↑ "Jim Crawford names 22-man squad for Latvia qualifier". FAI. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  20. ↑ "Report: U21: Oko-Flex at the double for Ireland". FAI. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Connor O'Riordan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Connor O'Riordan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Connor O'Riordan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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