Dara O'Shea

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

Dara O'Shea
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
Club information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2017 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– West Bromwich Albion 34 (3)
2017–2018 → Hereford (loan)
2018–2019 → Exeter City (loan) 27 (0)
National team‡
Republic of Ireland U19
Republic of Ireland U21
2020– Republic of Ireland 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:06, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:58, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Dublin, O'Shea began his career in the West Bromwich Albion youth academy, spending the 2017–18 season on loan at Hereford.[3][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]

O'Shea signed a new three-year contract with West Brom on 24 January 2020.[8] He scored his first league goal on 9 February 2020, in Albion's 2–0 victory over Millwall.[9]

International career

He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[3]

He made his senior national team debut on 14 October 2020, against Finland.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2017–18[11] Premier League 000000—00
2018–19[12] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[13] Championship 1733010—213
2020–21[14] Premier League 1701020—200
Total 343403000413
Hereford (loan) 2017–18[11] Southern Football League Premier Division
Exeter City (loan) 2018–19[12] League Two 27010104[lower-alpha 1]0330
Career total 613504040743
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy.

International
As of match played 18 November 2020[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 202040
Total40

    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. Dara O'Shea at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
    4. Rogers, Paul (1 January 2018). "FOOTBALL: Hereford looking to extend Dara O'Shea's loan spell". Hereford Times.
    5. "Hereford FC – Southern League Premier Champions 2017/18". www.herefordfc.co.uk. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
    6. "Dara O'Shea: Exeter sign West Brom defender on loan". BBC Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
    7. "Dara O'Shea: West Brom's Exeter loanee 'could go all the way' after Republic U21 call". BBC Sport. 14 March 2019.
    8. "O'Shea agrees new long-term Albion deal". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
    9. Masi, Joseph (10 February 2020). "Dara O'Shea: Bad West Brom run is behind us". Express & Star. Wolverhampton: MNA Media.
    10. "Dara O'Shea handed debut in Ireland's defence for Finland clash". The Irish Times. 14 October 2020.
    11. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
    12. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
    13. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
    14. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
    15. "Dara Joseph O'Shea". EU-Football. Retrieved 19 November 2020.


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