| Thomas O'Brien | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Alexander O'Brien |
| Birth Date: | 7 August 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Arbroath |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dunfermline |
| Youthyears2: | 2003–2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | Cowdenbeath |
| Years1: | 2009–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Cowdenbeath |
| Caps1: | 114 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2009 |
| Clubs2: | → Rosyth (loan) |
| Years3: | 2010 |
| Clubs3: | → Kelty Hearts (loan) |
| Years4: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Forfar Athletic |
| Caps4: | 60 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2017– |
| Clubs5: | Arbroath |
| Caps5: | 180 |
| Goals5: | 12 |
| Club-Update: | 03:03, 9 June 2023 (UTC) |
Thomas O'Brien (born 7 August 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a central defender for side Arbroath.
O'Brien began his footballing career at Dunfermline Athletic's Academy, but moved to Cowdenbeath in 2003. He signed professional terms in 2007, and after loan spells with Rosyth and Kelty Hearts,[1] he made his first team debut on 7 August 2010, in a 2–0 home loss against Ross County.[2] O'Brien scored his first professional goal on 1 October 2011, in a 1–1 away draw against Arbroath.[3]
At the end of the 2014–15 season, O'Brien signed a two-year contract with Scottish League One side Forfar Athletic.[4] He spent two seasons with Forfar, and was named in the 2016–17 PFA Scotland League Two Team of the Year after helping his club return to League One.[5]
O'Brien subsequently signed a two-year deal with Angus rivals Arbroath on 1 June 2017.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cowdenbeath | 2010–11 | Scottish First Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[7] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Scottish Second Division | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | Scottish First Division | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[8] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[9] | 3 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 114 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 135 | 5 | |||
| Forfar Athletic | 2015–16 | Scottish League One | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Scottish League Two | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6[10] | 0 | 44 | 8 | ||
| Total | 60 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 76 | 8 | |||
| Arbroath | 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[11] | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 180 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 226 | 18 | |||
| Career total | 354 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 437 | 31 | |||