Joe O'Connor (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Edward O'Connor[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Plymouth, England[2] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Exeter City | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Exeter City | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Tavistock (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:02, 24 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
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Joseph Edward O'Connor is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for League Two club Exeter City. He played on loan at Tavistock during the 2022–23 season and turned professional with Exeter in March 2023.
Career[edit]
O'Connor joined the Academy at Exeter City at the age of eight and started his two-year scholarship with the club in August 2021.[3][4] He played for the under-18s in the EFL Youth Alliance and FA Youth Cup.[4] He played on the losing side of the Devon St Luke's Bowl final in May 2022.[4] He joined Southern League Division One South side Tavistock on loan on 5 July 2022, along with teammate Aamir Daniels, with the loan deal to run until the end of the 2022–23 season.[2][5] He made his senior debut for Exeter City on 18 October 2022, after coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Gabriel Billington in a 4–1 defeat at Forest Green Rovers in the group stages of the EFL Trophy.[6] He returned to his loan at Tavistock on 8 December.[7] He turned professional at Exeter in March 2023.[8]
Style of play[edit]
O'Connor is an attacking midfielder with good technical skills and footballing intelligence, though as a youngster in 2022 was lacking in physicality.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 22 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Exeter City | 2022–23[9] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tavistock (loan) | 2022–23[10] | Southern League Division One South |
28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Career total | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in the FA Trophy
References[edit]
- ↑ "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 James, Stuart (5 July 2022). "Joe O'Connor and Aamir Daniels join Tavistock on loan". DevonLive. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ↑ Westmacott, Henry (31 March 2023). "O'Connor Pens Pro Grecians Deal". League Football Education (LFE). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "O'Connor, Joe". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ Whitney, Steve (5 July 2022). "Tavistock Borrow Pair of Young Grecians". southern-football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ "📝 Match Report: Forest Green Rovers 4 City 1 (Papa Johns Trophy)". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ↑ Clark, Daniel (8 December 2022). "Exeter City youngster Joe O'Connor rejoins Tavistock on loan". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ "✍️ Joe O'Connor signs a professional contract!". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Joe O'Connor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Stats". aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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