Eoghan O'Connell

Eoghan O'Connell
Eoghan O'Connell in 2024.
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Wrexham
Number 5
Youth career
College Corinthians
Avondale United
2011–2014 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Celtic 7 (0)
2015Oldham Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
2016Cork City (loan) 7 (1)
2017Walsall (loan) 17 (1)
2017–2019 Bury 43 (2)
2019–2022 Rochdale 115 (2)
2022–2023 Charlton Athletic 19 (1)
2023– Wrexham 57 (2)
International career
2013 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
2016 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Eoghan O'Connell (born 13 August 1995) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Wrexham. He began his youth playing career in the Republic of Ireland, joined the academy of Scottish club Celtic in 2011 and made his first-team debut three years later. While at the club he was loaned to Oldham Athletic, Cork City and Walsall. In 2017, he signed with English third-tier club Bury and after two seasons with The Shakers, he moved in the summer of 2019 to Rochdale before moving to Charlton Athletic in 2022. On 31 January 2023, Deadline Day, he moved to Wrexham.

O'Connell is a cousin of former Irish rugby captain Paul O'Connell and has been capped at youth international level.

  1. ^ "UEFA Youth League - Eoghan O'Connell". UEFA.com. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ^ uefa.com. "UEFA Youth League - Eoghan O'Connell – UEFA.com".