 O'Brien playing for Salford in October 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Manfred O'Brien | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Salford City | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 20??–2020 | Seattle Sounders | ||
| 2020–2021 | De Anza Force | ||
| 2021–2022 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Salford City | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Telford United (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2023- | Hamilton Academical | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 22 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Joshua Manfred O'Brien (born 7 February 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Salford City.
Early life
O'Brien was born in Dublin, but moved to the United States at ten weeks old due to a change in his father's job.[1] His father is Irish and his mother, Nicole, is German.[1] He has four brothers; Aran represented Santa Clara University and Ethan played for the University of Notre Dame.[1] He was educated at Eastside Catholic inWashington state and Archbishop Mitty in California.[1]
Career
O'Brien began his career with the Crossfire academy, though moved to Northern California to join developmental team De Anza Force in 2020.[1] He attended the University of Washington, but in 2021 put his studies on hold to join English Premier League club Watford on a one-year contract (with the option of a further year) following a successful trial.[1] He had been recommended to the club by the brother of Northern Ireland international George Saville.[1] He was released in the summer of 2022 and joined the development squad at Salford City of EFL League Two.[2] He made his senior debut for the club on 30 August 2022, playing the full ninety minutes of a 2–1 win over Liverpool U21 at Moor Lane,[3] and his first league start came against Northampton Town, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win at Sixfields.[4] On 12 December he joined Telford United on loan.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 November 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salford City | 2022–23[6] | EFL League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Leventhal, Adam (6 August 2021). "Josh O'Brien, the Irish-American who went on trial at Watford and ended up winning a pro deal". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ↑ "Josh O'Brien". Salford City Football Club. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ↑ "EFL Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ↑ Cox, Lewis (20 December 2022). "Kevin Wilkin hoping Telford loanee will be success". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ↑ "Josh O'Brien joins AFC Telford United on loan". Salford City Football Club. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Josh O'Brien in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.