Dara O'Shea

Dara Joseph O'Shea (born 4 March 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Dara O'Shea
O'Shea with Ireland in 2020
Personal information
Full name Dara Joseph O'Shea[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999[2]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2015 St. Kevin's Boys
2015–2017 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– West Bromwich Albion 96 (7)
2017–2018 → Hereford (loan)
2018–2019 → Exeter City (loan) 27 (0)
International career‡
Republic of Ireland U19
Republic of Ireland U21
2020– Republic of Ireland 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:43, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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][5] O'Shea was part of the Hereford side that won the Southern League Premier Division, winning promotion to the National League North.[6]

He moved on loan to Exeter City in August 2018.[7] In March 2019, he was praised by Exeter manager Matt Taylor.[8]

On 21 December 2019, O'Shea made his first team debut for West Brom in a 1-1 away draw at Brentford. [9] O'Shea signed a new three-year contract with West Brom on 24 January 2020.[10] He scored his first league goal on 9 February 2020, in Albion's 2–0 away victory over Millwall.[11]

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.[12] On 10 February 2023, O'Shea made his 100th appearance for the club in a 2-0 away defeat at Birmingham City.[13]

International career

O'Shea has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[4]

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.[14] On 1 September 2021, he was named FAI Young Player of the Year for 2020.[15] 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. [16]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2017–18[17] Premier League 000000—00
2018–19[18] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[19] Championship 1733010—213
2020–21[20] Premier League 2801020—310
2021–22[21] Championship 1420000—142
2022–23[22] Championship 3722020—412
Total 9676050001077
Hereford (loan) 2017–18[17] Southern Football League Premier Division 3030
Exeter City (loan) 2018–19[18] League Two 27010104[lower-alpha 1]0330
Career total 123710060401437
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy.

International
As of match played 27 March 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 202040
202160
202260
202320
Total180

    Honours

    Individual

    References
    1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018". The Football Association. p. 28. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
    2. "Dara O'Shea". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
    3. "West Brom defender Dara O'Shea: St Kevin's gave me my break - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com.
    4. Dara O'Shea at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
    5. Rogers, Paul (1 January 2018). "FOOTBALL: Hereford looking to extend Dara O'Shea's loan spell". Hereford Times.
    6. "Hereford FC – Southern League Premier Champions 2017/18". www.herefordfc.co.uk. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
    7. "Dara O'Shea: Exeter sign West Brom defender on loan". BBC Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
    8. "Dara O'Shea: West Brom's Exeter loanee 'could go all the way' after Republic U21 call". BBC Sport. 14 March 2019.
    9. "Dara's Debut 'the best Christmas present". West Bromwich Albion. 21 December 2019.
    10. "O'Shea agrees new long-term Albion deal". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
    11. Masi, Joseph (10 February 2020). "Dara O'Shea: Bad West Brom run is behind us". Express & Star. Wolverhampton: MNA Media.
    12. "Dara O'shea on 'immense pride' of wearing armband". West Bromwich Albion. 20 August 2022.
    13. "Dara O'Shea confident West Brom can respond from setback". Express & Star. 13 February 2023.
    14. "Dara O'Shea handed debut in Ireland's defence for Finland clash". The Irish Times. 14 October 2020.
    15. "Giles and Gorham recognised in FAI Awards | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
    16. "World Cup qualifying: Portugal 2-1 Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. 1 September 2021.
    17. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
    18. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
    19. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
    20. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
    21. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
    22. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
    23. "Dara Joseph O'Shea". EU-Football. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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