Stefan O'Connor
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O'Connor playing for Arsenal U19s in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Ramone Sewell O’Connor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
MVV Maastricht (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2010–2014 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → York City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | → MVV Maastricht (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2014 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:42, 18 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Stefan Ramone Sewell O'Connor (born 23 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie club MVV Maastricht, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal. He had a loan spell with League Two club York City during the 2015–16 season.
Club career
O'Connor was born in Croydon, London.[2] He joined Arsenal's academy in 2010 having previously been at Crystal Palace,[3] and signed scholarship forms with the club in the summer of 2013.[4] After impressive performances for the Arsenal U21s and for the U19s in the UEFA Youth League, he signed his first professional contract for the club on 10 October 2014.[5] On 9 December 2014, O'Connor made his debut for Arsenal in a UEFA Champions League match against Galatasaray, replacing Mathieu Debuchy with 13 minutes to play[6] as Arsenal won 4–1 away to finish second in their group.[7]
On 26 November 2015, O'Connor joined York City of League Two on loan until 6 January 2016.[8] He made his debut two days later after starting York's 5–1 home defeat to Accrington Stanley, in which he conceded a penalty that was scored by Josh Windass.[9] He started at centre-back, but was moved to right-back later in the match due to an injury to Jordan Lussey,[10] and continued to play for York in this position.[11] He finished his loan at York with four appearances.[12]
On 5 July 2016, O'Connor joined Eerste Divisie club MVV Maastricht on loan until end of the season.[13]
International career
O'Connor was capped for the England national under-17 team, playing two matches for them.
Style of play
He plays predominantly at centre-back, but can also play at right-back.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 November 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2014–15[6] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| York City (loan) | 2015–16[12] | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| MVV Maastricht (loan) | 2016–17[14] | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2014/15 are revealed" (PDF). Premier League. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Stefan O'Connor". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ "Arsenal: Introducing Stefan O'Connor". YouTube. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ "52. Stefan O'Connor". Arsenal Youth. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ "Transfer news: Arsenal starlet Stefan O'Connor agrees professional deal". Sky Sports. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Games played by Stefan O'Connor in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ "Galatasaray 1–4 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ↑ "Arsenal's O'Connor joins City". York City F.C. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ Flett, Dave (28 November 2015). "Jackie McNamara promises a "different" York City side after two-week break". The Press. York. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ↑ Flett, Dave (10 December 2015). "York City to be bolstered by return of experienced trio at Bristol Rovers". The Press. York. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- 1 2 Flett, Dave (19 December 2015). "Switch from centre is all right for York City loan youngster O'Connor". The Press. York. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Stefan O'Connor in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ "Stefan O'Connor op huurbasis van Arsenal naar MVV Maastricht" [Stefan O'Connor on loan from Arsenal to MVV Maastricht] (in Dutch). MVV Maastricht. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "S. O'Connor". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stefan O'Connor. |
- Stefan O'Connor profile at the official Arsenal F.C. website
- Stefan O'Connor career statistics at Soccerbase
