Danny O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Daniel William O'Brien
Date of birth (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996
Place of birth Leigh, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Skelmersdale United
Youth career
0000–2015 Aston Villa
2015–2016 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2015 → Wrexham (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → Chester (loan) 9 (1)
2017 → Chester (loan) 4 (0)
2017 Kraft 18 (7)
2018 SJK 9 (0)
2018 SJK Akatemia 13 (11)
2018–2019 Alfreton Town 9 (1)
2019 Curzon Ashton 0 (0)
2019 Hyde United 6 (3)
2019– Atherton Collieries 0 (0)
International career
2012 England U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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.

Club career

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][2] 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.[3] In April 2017, O'Brien joined Finnish third-tier club Kraft.[4] 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.[5] On 30 November 2018, O'Brien joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a deal until the end of the season.[6]

On 1 June 2019, O'Brien signed for fellow National League North side Curzon Ashton.[7] However, before making an appearance for Curzon, O'Brien joined Northern Premier League side Hyde United.[8] On 11 October 2019, after six appearances with Hyde, O'Brien joined fellow Northern Premier League side Atherton Collieries.[9]

International career

O'Brien has played for England U17s.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Danny O’Brien: I trusted in my ability to make the step-up englishplayersabroad.com
  2. ↑ Danny O'Brien at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "OLDHAM ATHLETIC VS. WIGAN ATHLETIC 2 – 1 – Match report". Soccerway. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Danny O'Brien leaves Chester FC for Finnish side". Chester Chronicle. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "SJK VS. KUPS 1 – 3 – Match report". Soccerway. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Reds make double signing". Alfreton Town F.C. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "anny O'Brien Is The Latest To Sign On". Curzon Ashton F.C. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "SQUAD COMING TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER SIGNING". Hyde United F.C. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Danny O'Brien Returns". Atherton Collieries A.F.C. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Wrexham sign Danny O'Brien and Taylor McKenzie on loan". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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