| Kevin O'Hara | |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Stirling, Scotland[1] |
| Height: | 1.78m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Hamilton Academical |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Falkirk |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Forth Valley Academy |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Falkirk |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → East Fife (loan) |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Stenhousemuir (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Alloa Athletic |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Caps5: | 76 |
| Goals5: | 17 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Hamilton Academical |
| Caps6: | 36 |
| Goals6: | 14 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:51, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Kevin O'Hara (born 11 August 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Hamilton Academical. O'Hara has previously played for Falkirk, East Fife, Stenhousemuir, Alloa Athletic and Dunfermline Athletic.
O'Hara was raised in the village of Fallin and attended Wallace High School in Stirling.[2] Having spent time training with the Forth Valley Football Academy, he began his professional career with Falkirk, making his senior debut in a league game on 12 April 2015. After strong performances for the club's Development League team, he was in contention for a place in the squad for the 2015 Scottish Cup Final, although in the end he was not selected.[3]
He spent a loan spell with East Fife between July 2016 and January 2017,[4] scoring 3 goals in 19 appearances in all competitions.
In November 2017 he received an 8-match 'excessive misconduct' ban for abusing Dean Shiels about his disability during a game against Dunfermline Athletic.[5] [6]
On 13 August 2018, O'Hara joined League One club Stenhousemuir on a six-month loan deal.[7] He was recalled on 3 January 2019.[8]
O'Hara was released by Falkirk at the end of the 2018–19 season, following the club's relegation to League One.[9]
In July 2019, O'Hara signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic.[10] After an impressive year with Alloa during which he scored 14 goals in 35 matches, O'Hara signed a three-year contract with Dunfermline Athletic on 10 July 2020.[11] Following relegation in his second season with the club, O'Hara was part of the Dunfermline team who won the League One title in the 2022–23 season. Following the end of his contract, O'Hara was released by Dunfermline.[12]
O'Hara signed with Hamilton Academical in June 2023.[13] He was criticised at the start of the season due to a lack of goals,[14] but scored a hat-trick on 11 November 2023.[15] In March 2024 he extended his contract to 2026.[16] [17]
O'Hara has been involved with Scotland at various youth age group levels. In October 2013, he became the first Forth Valley Academy player to be selected for a national squad.[2] [18] [19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Falkirk | 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[20] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[21] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| East Fife (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Alloa Athletic | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 14 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2[22] | 0 | 33 | 11 | |
| 2021–22 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | |||
| 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Total | 76 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 23 | |||
| Career total | 168 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 210 | 40 | |||
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