| Danny O'Brien | |
| Fullname: | Daniel William O'Brien |
| Birth Date: | 1996 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Leigh, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Skelmersdale United |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Wigan Athletic |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Wigan Athletic |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Wrexham (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Chester (loan) |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Chester (loan) |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Clubs7: | SJK |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | SJK Akatemia |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Years8: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs8: | Alfreton Town |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2019 |
| Clubs9: | Curzon Ashton |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2019 |
| Clubs10: | Hyde United |
| Caps10: | 9 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Years11: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs11: | Atherton Collieries |
| Caps11: | 13 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2020 |
| Clubs12: | Clitheroe |
| Caps12: | 0 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs13: | Ramsbottom United |
| Caps13: | 14 |
| Goals13: | 2 |
| Years14: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs14: | Bury |
| Caps14: | 39 |
| Goals14: | 4 |
| Years15: | 2023 |
| Clubs15: | Skelmersdale United (dual registration) |
| Caps15: | 15 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Club-Update: | 13:31, 11 October 2019 (UTC) |
Danny O'Brien (born 12 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Skelmersdale United.
O'Brien started his career at Aston Villa where he made the bench on several occasions as the youth side won the NextGen Series in 2013.[1] He then joined Wigan Athletic where he had loan spells at Wrexham and Chester. On 9 August 2016, he made his senior debut for Wigan in the EFL Cup as an 87th minute substitute in a 2–1 loss to Oldham Athletic.[2] In April 2017, O'Brien joined Finnish third-tier club Kraft.[3] In February 2018, O'Brien joined Veikkausliiga side SJK, initially to play for their U23 side, SJK Akatemia. On 3 May 2018, O'Brien made his debut for SJK's senior side as a 79th minute substitute in a 3–1 loss to KuPS.[4] On 30 November 2018, O'Brien joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a deal until the end of the season.[5]
On 1 June 2019, O'Brien signed for fellow National League North side Curzon Ashton.[6] However, before making an appearance for Curzon, O'Brien joined Northern Premier League side Hyde United.[7] On 11 October 2019, after six appearances with Hyde, O'Brien joined fellow Northern Premier League side Atherton Collieries.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2015–16[9] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Wrexham (loan) | 2015–16 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chester (loan) | 2015–16[10] | National League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Kraft | 2017 | Kakkonen | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | |
| SJK Akatemia | 2018 | Kakkonen | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | |
| SJK | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Alfreton Town | 2018–19 | National League North | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Curzon Ashton | 2019–20 | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hyde United | 2019–20[11] | NPL Premier Division | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Atherton Collieries | 2019–20[12] | NPL Premier Division | 13 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Clitheroe | 2020–21[13] | NPL Division One North West | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ramsbottom United | 2020–21[14] | NPL Division One North West | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22[15] | NPL Division One West | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Bury | 2021–22[16] [17] | NWCFL Division One North | 24 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23[18] | NWCFL Premier Division | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 4 | |||
| Skelmersdale United (dual reg) | 2022–23[19] | NPL Division One West | 15 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 154 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 180 | 31 | |||
O'Brien has played for England U17s.[20]