Daniel O'Reilly (footballer) explained

Daniel O'Reilly
Birth Date:1995 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Currentclub:Partick Thistle
Clubnumber:20
Position:Centre back
Youthclubs1:Cherry Orchard
Youthyears2:2010–2014
Youthclubs2:Fulham
Years1:2014
Clubs1:Fulham
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2014
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2014
Years4:2014
Years5:2015
Clubs5:Bray Wanderers
Caps5:14
Goals5:0
Years6:2016
Clubs6:Longford Town
Caps6:8
Goals6:0
Years7:2016
Caps7:4
Goals7:0
Years8:2017–2018
Clubs8:Longford Town
Caps8:52
Goals8:4
Years9:2019
Clubs9:Finn Harps
Caps9:33
Goals9:2
Years10:2020
Clubs10:Shelbourne
Caps10:9
Goals10:0
Years11:2021
Caps11:36
Goals11:1
Years12:2022–2023
Caps12:50
Goals12:6
Years13:2023-2024
Clubs13:Raith Rovers
Caps13:6
Goals13:3
Years14:2024–
Clubs14:Partick Thistle
Caps14:6
Goals14:0
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Republic of Ireland U17
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:10:33, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Daniel O'Reilly (born 11 April 1995) is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays for club Partick Thistle as a centre back.[1]

Early life

O'Reilly was born in Dublin.[1] He grew up in Celbridge and attended Salesian College Celbridge.[2]

Club career

Early career

O'Reilly started his youth career with Cherry Orchard before being signed by Fulham Academy in November 2010 aged 15.[2] On 30 January 2014, O'Reilly was sent to Walton Casuals on a one-month loan.[3] He stayed at Fulham in four years before being released, then had a brief stay at Southern Premier League Hereford United in 2014 before the club collapsed.[4] [5] He subsequently moved to Bishop's Stortford.

Return to Ireland

O’Reilly then returned to Ireland to play with Bray Wanderers. After a brief period at Eastbourne Borough, O'Reilly returned in 2016 to the League of Ireland, playing with Longford Town and Finn Harps.[6] [7]

At the end of the 2019 season he was voted Supporter's Player of the Year at Finn Harps. In November 2019 O'Reilly signed for Shelbourne.[8]

In December 2020 he moved to 2020 League of Ireland First Division Winners Drogheda United ahead of their first season back in the League of Ireland Premier Division, where he was voted Club Player of the Year in his only season at the club.[9]

Hamilton Academical

On 1 January 2022, O'Reilly's agency (Stephen Hunt Management) announced that he had signed for Scottish Championship side Hamilton Academical, after rejecting several offers from Ireland.[10]

Raith Rovers

In November 2023 O'Reilly signed a deal until January 2024 with Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers after remaining a free agent since he left Hamilton in June of 2023.[11]

Partick Thistle

O'Reilly signed for fellow Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle in January 2024 on an 18 month contract.[12] [13]

International career

O'Reilly was selected as an unused sub for the Republic of Ireland U17 team in 2012, in a qualifying game against Kazakhstan.[14]

Career statistics

[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham2013–14Premier League00000000
Walton Casuals (loan)2013–14Isthmian Division One South
Hereford United2014–15Southern Football League0000
Bishop's Stortford2014–15National League South
Bray Wanderers2015LOI Premier Division140001010160
Longford Town2016LOI Premier Division80101020120
Eastbourne Borough2016–17National League South404040120
Longford Town2017LOI First Division252301010302
2018272212110324
Total524513120546
Finn Harps2019LOI Premier Division332101020372
Shelbourne2020LOI Premier Division902010120
Drogheda United2021LOI Premier Division36100361
Hamilton Academical2021–22Scottish Championship171171
2022–23335204081476
Total506204081647
Raith Rovers2023–24Scottish Championship63100073
Partick Thistle2023–24Scottish Championship404080
2024–25Scottish Championship0000000000
Total4000004080
Career total2161716110124126620

Honours

Club

Hamilton Academical

2022–23

Individual

Longford Town

2 (2017, 2018)[16] [17]

Finn Harps
Drogheda United

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daniel O'Reilly - Player Profile - Football. Eurosport UK.
  2. Web site: Daniel O'Reilly. www.facebook.com.
  3. Web site: Fulham FC. Fulham. FC. Fulham FC.
  4. Web site: Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Daniel O'Reilly. www.extratime.com.
  5. Web site: The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Sixteen. Jonathan. Wilson. Dileep. Premachandran. James. Corbett. Stuart Roy. Clarke. Ben. Lyttleton. Scott. Murray. 11 March 2015. Blizzard Media Ltd. Google Books.
  6. Web site: Daniel O'Reilly – Longford Town FC • Official Website. ltfc.ie. 29 November 2019. 19 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019161350/http://ltfc.ie/player/daniel-oreilly/. dead.
  7. Web site: Extratime.ie - Daniel O'Reilly. www.extratime.ie.
  8. Web site: Daniel O'Reilly.
  9. Web site: Daniel O'Reilly Signs For Drogheda United. 19 December 2020.
  10. Web site: Dan's the man for Accies. 1 January 2022. 1 January 2022. 1 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220101130342/https://hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk/dans-the-man-for-accies/. dead.
  11. Web site: O'Reilly Signs. Raith Rovers press release. 20 November 2023. 23 January 2024.
  12. https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/signing-news-daniel-oreilly-is-a-jag/
  13. https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/24041409.oreilly-transfer-coup-real-partick-thistle-statement-intent/
  14. Web site: Kazakhstan 1 - 1 Republic of Ireland 2012 - Under 17 2004890 Football Association of Ireland. www.fai.ie.
  15. Web site: Republic of Ireland - D. O'Reilly - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
  16. Web site: UCD and Shelbourne strongly represented in PFAI First Division Team of the Year. Ben. Blake. The42. 23 October 2018 .
  17. Web site: Daniel O'Reilly makes the PFAI First Division Team Of The Year – Longford Town FC • Official Website. ltfc.ie. 29 November 2019. 31 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031170458/http://ltfc.ie/daniel-oreilly-makes-the-pfai-first-division-team-of-the-year/. dead.