Darragh O'Connor

Darragh O'Connor
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position Central defender
Team information
Current team
 East Kilbride
Number 24
Youth career
Cloughbawn
Waterford
Shamrock Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Wexford 20 (0)
2019–2021 Leicester City 0 (0)
2021–2022 Motherwell 1 (0)
2022 → Queen of the South (loan) 15 (1)
2022–2024 Greenock Morton 53 (3)
2024–2026 York City 4 (0)
2025 → Falkirk (loan) 1 (0)
2025–2026 → Raith Rovers (loan) 23 (1)
2026– East Kilbride 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 August 2026

Darragh O'Connor (born 5 August 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Scottish League One club East Kilbride.[2]

Early and personal life

O'Connor was born in Croydon, England to Irish parents and moved to Clonroche, County Wexford, Ireland in 2005.[3][4] Some media have incorrectly reported him to have been born in Wexford.[1][5][6]

Career

O'Connor spent his early career with Cloughbawn, Waterford, Shamrock Rovers, and Wexford,[1][7] before signing for Leicester City in 2019.[8][9] O'Connor moved to Scottish Premiership club Motherwell in July 2021.[6][7][10]

On 28 January 2022, O'Connor signed on loan for Dumfries club Queen of the South until the end of the 2021–22 season.[11] He made a total of 17 appearances for the club in all competitions during his loan spell, scoring once.[12]

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.[13] The contract was extended in February 2023 until summer of 2024.[14]

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.[15][16] In January 2025, he joined Falkirk on loan for the remainder of the season.[17] On 29 August 2025, O'Connor joined Raith Rovers on loan for the rest of the 2025–26 season.[18]

On 11 May 2026, York announced it was releasing him.[19] In July 2026, O'Connor transitioned to part-time football to "pursue other opportunities" and joined Scottish League One club East Kilbride.[20] In his first league game for the club, O'Connor scored his first goal in a 5–1 rout of Queen of the South.[21]

Career statistics

As of 25 May 2022.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wexford 2019[5] League of Ireland First Division 200000000200
Leicester City 2019–20[22] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[23] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Leicester City U23 2019–20[22] ———2[a]020
2020–21[23] ———4[a]040
Total 0000006060
Motherwell 2021–22[24] Scottish Premiership 100040—50
Queen of the South (loan) 2021–22[24] Scottish Championship 151000020171
Greenock Morton 2022–23[12] Scottish Championship 0000000000
Career total 361004080481
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Raith Rovers

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Darragh O'Connor: From Playing Next To Sheep To Becoming A Fox". Pundit Arena. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Darragh O'Connor - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Darragh O'Connor signs". Motherwell. 13 July 2021.
  4. ↑ O'Connor, Darragh [@DarraghOConnor1] (24 August 2021). "Hi Marcus, I was born in Croydon, London. Moved home to Clonroche in 2005" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. 1 2 Darragh O'Connor at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 Fallon, John (9 July 2021). "Motherwell sign Irish defender Darragh O'Connor". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 Casey, Gavan (13 July 2021). "Former Wexford FC man O'Connor leaves Leicester for Motherwell". The42.
  8. ↑ Cooper, Anthony. "Darragh O'Connor completes move to Leicester City". wexfordfc.ie. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Irish Youngster O'Connor Joins Development Squad". www.lcfc.com.
  10. ↑ "Defender O'Connor joins Motherwell". BBC Sport.
  11. ↑ "QosFC: Darragh O'Connor".
  12. 1 2 "Republic of Ireland – D. O'Connor – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Darragh O'Connor Signs Pre-Contract Agreement". 25 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Darragh O'Connor signs extension until Summer 2024". Greenock Morton FC. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Darragh O'Connor departs Greenock Morton". 25 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "York City sign defender Darragh O'Connor". 25 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "DARRAGH O'CONNOR SIGNS LOAN DEAL". www.falkirkfc.co.uk. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  18. ↑ "WELCOME DARRAGH O'CONNOR!". Raith Rovers FC. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "York: National League winners release Harrison Male and Dan Batty". BBC Sport. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  20. ↑ Thomson, Paul (2 July 2026). "Former Motherwell and Raith Rovers defender aims to bring spark to East Kilbride amid career focus". www.dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Thomson, Paul (1 August 2026). "East Kilbride 5 QoS 1: Kilby dazzle Doonhamers on flag day with goal blitz". www.dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Darragh O'Connor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  25. ↑ "Raith Rovers win KDM Evolution Trophy". 5 April 2026.
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