Tomás O'Connor (footballer) explained

Tomás O'Connor
Birth Date:25 March 2004
Birth Place:Rosario, Argentina
Height:1.73m
Position:Midfielder
Clubnumber:30
Youthyears1:–2018
Youthyears2:2018–2022
Youthclubs2:Rosario Central
Years1:2022–
Clubs1:Rosario Central
Caps1:36
Goals1:2
Club-Update:14:46, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Tomás O'Connor (born 25 March 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Rosario Central.

Club career

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Tomás O'Connor is of Irish descent He joined the Rosario Central academy in 2018, from youth team ADIUR in his hometown, a feeder club for Spanish side Villarreal.[1] [2]

He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2022.[3]

The young midfielder made his professional debut for Rosario on the 7 May 2023 replacing Lautaro Giaccone and scoring in a 4–0 home Superliga win against Platense.[1]

O'Connor established himself as a regular starter for the Canalla in the following 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional.[4] [5] Despite suffering a severe concussion early September,[6] [7] [8] he was along with Jaminton Campaz and Jorge Broun amongst the only three footballers to play every game of what would prove to be a title-winning campaign.

He signed a new contract with the club in March 2024, with a release clause of 20 million dollars.[9]

International career

Tomás O'Connor was first called by Javier Mascherano to play with the Argentina under-20s in 2022.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ralph . Jamie . 2023-05-13 . Tomás O'Connor And The Other Irish Descendants Making Waves In Argentinian Football . 2024-03-15 . . en.
  2. Web site: Regueira . Milagros . 2024-01-26 . Posible revelación 2024: Tomás O'Connor de Rosario Central . 2024-03-15 . . es-AR.
  3. Web site: Hernández Larguia . Ivan . 2023-07-19 . El abogado de Adiur habló de la situación de Tomás O'Connor en Rosario Central . 2024-03-15 . RosarioPlus . es.
  4. Web site: Empate en el debut . 2024-03-15 . . es-AR.
  5. Web site: O’Connor y los secretos de Miguel Russo en los clásicos: "Me dijo que lo juegue como un partido más" . 2024-03-15 . . es.
  6. Web site: 2023-09-03 . Preocupación en Rosario Central: Tomás O'Connor quedó internado tras su tremendo golpazo . 2024-03-15 . . es-AR.
  7. Web site: Vía Rosario . 2023-09-04 . Un susto en Rosario Central: internaron a Tomás O’Connor luego de una caída peligrosa . 2024-03-15 . Vía País . es.
  8. Web site: 2023-09-05 . Rosario Central: Tomás O'Connor fue dado de alta y vuelve a entrenar . 2024-03-15 . TyC Sports . es-AR.
  9. Web site: Olé . Diario Deportivo . 2024-03-13 . Rosario Central blindó a una de sus joyas por una extraordinaria cifra . 2024-03-15 . Olé . es-AR.