| Darragh O'Connor | |
| Birth Date: | 5 August 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Croydon, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Central defender |
| Currentclub: | York City |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cloughbawn |
| Youthclubs2: | Waterford |
| Youthclubs3: | Shamrock Rovers |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Clubs1: | Wexford |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Leicester City |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Motherwell |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Queen of the South (loan) |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Greenock Morton |
| Caps5: | 53 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2024- |
| Clubs6: | York City |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:28, 4 May 2024 (UTC) |
Darragh O'Connor (born 5 August 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for York City.
O'Connor was born in Croydon, England to Irish parents and moved to Clonroche, County Wexford, Ireland in 2005.[2] [3] Some media have incorrectly reported him to have been born in Wexford.[1] [4]
O'Connor spent his early career with Cloughbawn, Waterford, Shamrock Rovers, and Wexford,[1] [5] before signing for Leicester City in 2019.[6] [7] O'Connor moved to Scottish Premiership club Motherwell in July 2021.[4] [5] [8]
On 28 January 2022, O'Connor signed on loan for Dumfries club Queen of the South until the end of the 2021–22 season.[9] He made a total of 17 appearances for the club in all competitions during his loan spell, scoring once.[10]
On 25 May 2022, it was announced that O'Connor had signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton, signing on a permanent basis on a one-year contract.[11] The contract was extended in February 2023 until summer of 2024.[12]
On 25 June 2024, National League club York City announced that they had signed O'Connor upon the expiry of his contract at Greenock Morton.[13] [14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wexford | 2019 | League of Ireland First Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Leicester City | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leicester City U23 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Motherwell | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Queen of the South (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Greenock Morton | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |||