Dara O'Shea | |
Full Name: | Dara Joseph O'Shea[1] |
Birth Date: | 4 March 1999[2] |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Burnley |
Clubnumber: | 2 |
Youthyears1: | –2015 |
Youthclubs1: | St. Kevin's Boys |
Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
Youthclubs2: | West Bromwich Albion |
Years1: | 2017–2023 |
Clubs1: | West Bromwich Albion |
Caps1: | 96 |
Goals1: | 7 |
Years2: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs2: | → Hereford (loan) |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs3: | → Exeter City (loan) |
Caps3: | 27 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | Burnley |
Caps4: | 35 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U19 |
Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2020– |
Nationalteam3: | Republic of Ireland |
Nationalcaps3: | 26 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 16:00, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 01:25, 12 June 2024 (UTC) |
Dara Joseph O'Shea (born 4 March 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Burnley and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Born in Dublin, O'Shea began his career at St. Kevin's Boys before moving to English club West Bromwich Albion.[3] He spent the 2017–18 season on loan at Hereford.[4] O'Shea was part of the Hereford side that won the Southern League Premier Division, winning promotion to the National League North.[5]
He moved on loan to Exeter City in August 2018.[6] In March 2019, he was praised by Exeter manager Matt Taylor.[7]
On 21 December 2019, O'Shea made his first team debut for West Brom in a 1–1 home draw against Brentford. [8] O'Shea signed a new three-year contract with West Brom on 24 January 2020.[9] He scored his first league goal on 9 February 2020, in Albion's 2–0 away victory over Millwall.[10]
On 20 August 2022, O'Shea captained the team for the first time in a 5–2 home victory over Hull City, scoring a goal in the game.[11] On 10 February 2023, O'Shea made his 100th appearance for the club in a 2–0 away defeat at Birmingham City.[12]
In June 2023 he was linked with a transfer to newly promoted Premier League club Burnley.[13] He completed the transfer on 23 June 2023 for a transfer fee of £7 million, signing a four-year contract with the club.[14] [15] He scored his first goal for The Clarets on 10 February 2024 in a 3–1 loss at Anfield.[16]
O'Shea has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-19 and under-21 youth levels. He was first called up to the under-19's in September 2016 for the friendly double-header against Austria which was Tom Mohan's first game charge, following promotion from the under-17's.[17] He was an unused substitute for the first game but made his debut in the second match, playing the full 90 in a 3–1 win. He then made one appearance for the side in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round, as Ireland qualified for the Elite stage, however, he didn't make any appearances in this round. He played in every game in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifiers as Ireland just missed out on the final tournament in the Elite round, finishing second to Portugal. He was called up to manager, Stephen Kenny's, first under-21 squad for the friendly against Luxembourg in March 2009 and made his debut in the 3–0 win.[18]
On 14 October 2020, he made his debut for the senior Republic of Ireland national team in a 1–0 away defeat against Finland in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B.[19] On 1 September 2021, he was named FAI Young Player of the Year for 2020.[20] On 1 September 2021, O'Shea suffered an ankle fracture in a 2–1 away defeat at Portugal in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, resulting in a long-term absence until February 2022.[21]
Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
West Bromwich Albion U21 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Hereford (loan) | 2017–18[22] | SL Premier Division | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||
Exeter City (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 2019–20 | Championship | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Championship | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | Championship | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
Total | 96 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 7 | |||
Burnley | 2023–24 | Premier League | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 37 | 4 | ||
2024–25 | Championship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
Total | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | |||
Career total | 158 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 190 | 13 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
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Republic of Ireland | 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 6 | 0 | ||
2022 | 6 | 0 | ||
2023 | 6 | 0 | ||
2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 26 | 0 |
Individual
2020[20]