Mark O'Hara

Mark O'Hara

Personal information
Full name	Mark O'Hara
Date of birth	12 December 1995
Place of birth	Barrhead, Scotland[1]
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Dundee
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Kilmarnock	78	(0)
2016–	Dundee	8	(2)
National team^‡
2013–	Scotland U19	9	(0)
2015–	Scotland U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:55, 15 October 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 April 2015

Mark O'Hara (born 12 December 1995)^[2] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Dundee in the Scottish Premiership, as a midfielder. O'Hara has previously played for Kilmarnock.^[1]

Career

Kilmarnock

A member of Kilmarnock's under-20 squad O'Hara made his first team debut on 28 August 2012,^[3] coming on as an 13th-minute substitute in a Scottish League Cup match against Stenhousemuir, replacing the injured Jeroen Tesselaar in a 2–1 defeat.^[4] Aged just 16 on his debut, O'Hara became the fifth youngest person to play competitively for Kilmarnock and only the second youngest in that competition.^[5] On 27 October 2012, he made his first start and league debut^[6] in a 2–0 win over Celtic at Celtic Park,^[7] Kilmarnock's first win at the venue since 1955.^[8]

Dundee

O'Hara signed for Dundee in June 2016.^[9] Upon signing for Dundee, he was moved into an attacking midfield position by manager Paul Hartley, who said he didn't know why O'Hara had previously been playing as a defender.^[10] On 13 August 2016, he scored his first career goal, in Dundee's 2–1 defeat against Rangers.^[11][10] He then scored again in the following match, getting the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Hamilton Academical.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 15 October 2016^[13][14]

Club	Season	League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Kilmarnock	2012–13	17	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
	2013–14	14	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
	2014–15	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	2015–16	29	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	34	0
	Total	78	0	4	0	4	0	2	0	88	0
Dundee	2016–17	8	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	11	2
Career total		86	2	4	0	7	0	2	0	99	2

References

1. "Mark O'Hara Kilmarnock Profile". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
2. "Mark O'Hara". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
3. "Kilmarnock 1 Stenhousemuir 2". The Scottish Sun. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
4. "Killie give up the League Cup with a whimper as Stenny triumph at Rugby Park". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
5. "Kilmarnock FC: Killie Under-20s lose to Hearts at Rugby Park". kilmarnockstandard.co.uk. Kilmarnock Standard. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
6. "Kilmarnock: Kenny Shiels pays tribute to Liam Kelly". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
7. "Bhoys show signs of Barca hangover as Killie end 57-year wait". dailymail.co.uk. Daily Mail. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
8. "Celtic 0 Kilmarnock 2". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
9. "Mark O'Hara: Dundee sign defender from Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
10. "Dundee kid Mark O'Hara starting to show his true potential after change of position, says Paul Hartley". Daily Record. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
11. "Dundee 1–2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
12. Davie, Scott (19 August 2016). "Dundee 1–1 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
13. "Mark O'Hara". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
14. "Mark O'Hara". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 October 2012.