Danny O'Brien (footballer, born 1996)

Danny O'Brien (born 12 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Skelmersdale United.

Not to be confused with Danny O'Brien (Australian rules footballer) or Danny O'Brien (gridiron football).

Danny O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Daniel William O'Brien
Date of birth (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996
Place of birth Leigh, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Skelmersdale United
Youth career
0000–2015 Aston Villa
2015–2016 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2015 → Wrexham (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → Chester (loan) 9 (1)
2017 → Chester (loan) 4 (0)
2017 Kraft 18 (7)
2018 SJK Akatemia 13 (11)
2018 SJK 9 (0)
2018–2019 Alfreton Town 9 (1)
2019 Curzon Ashton 0 (0)
2019 Hyde United 9 (3)
2019–2020 Atherton Collieries 13 (1)
2020 Clitheroe 0 (0)
2020–2022 Ramsbottom United 14 (2)
2022–2023 Bury 39 (4)
2023 Skelmersdale United (dual registration) 15 (0)
International career
2012 England U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:31, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

Club career

O'Brien started his career at Aston Villa where he made the bench on several occasions as the youth side won the NextGen Series in 2013.[1][2] He then joined Wigan Athletic where he had loan spells at Wrexham and Chester. On 9 August 2016, he made his senior debut for Wigan in the EFL Cup as an 87th minute substitute in a 2–1 loss to Oldham Athletic.[3] In April 2017, O'Brien joined Finnish third-tier club Kraft.[4] In February 2018, O'Brien joined Veikkausliiga side SJK, initially to play for their U23 side, SJK Akatemia. On 3 May 2018, O'Brien made his debut for SJK's senior side as a 79th minute substitute in a 3–1 loss to KuPS.[5] On 30 November 2018, O'Brien joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a deal until the end of the season.[6]

On 1 June 2019, O'Brien signed for fellow National League North side Curzon Ashton.[7] However, before making an appearance for Curzon, O'Brien joined Northern Premier League side Hyde United.[8] On 11 October 2019, after six appearances with Hyde, O'Brien joined fellow Northern Premier League side Atherton Collieries.[9]

Career statistics
As of 8 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wigan Athletic 2015–16[10] League One 0000000000
2015–16[10] Championship 0000100010
Total 0000100010
Wrexham (loan) 2015–16[10] National League 2000—1[lower-alpha 1]030
Chester (loan) 2015–16[10][11] National League 9100—1[lower-alpha 2]0101
2016–17[10] National League 4000—0040
Total 131000010141
Kraft 2017[10] Kakkonen 187000000187
SJK Akatemia 2018[10] Kakkonen 13110000001311
SJK 2018[10] Veikkausliiga 9000000090
Alfreton Town 2018–19[10] National League North 9100—0091
Curzon Ashton 2019–20[10] National League North 0000—0000
Hyde United 2019–20[12] NPL Premier Division 9310—00103
Atherton Collieries 2019–20[13] NPL Premier Division 131——4[lower-alpha 1]0171
Clitheroe 2020–21[14] NPL Division One North West 00——0000
Ramsbottom United 2020–21[15] NPL Division One North West 8221—2[lower-alpha 1]0123
2021–22[16] NPL Division One West 6010—0070
Total 14231—20193
Bury 2021–22[17][18] NWCFL Division One North 244—303[lower-alpha 3]0304
2022–23[19] NWCFL Premier Division 15040201[lower-alpha 4]0220
Total 394405040524
Skelmersdale United (dual reg) 2022–23[20] NPL Division One West 150——00150
Career total 15430816012018031
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in Cheshire Senior Cup
  3. Two appearances in FA Vase, one appearance in First Division Challenge Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in Manchester Premier Cup

International career

O'Brien has played for England U17s.[21]

References
  1. Danny O’Brien: I trusted in my ability to make the step-up englishplayersabroad.com
  2. Danny O'Brien at Soccerway
  3. "OLDHAM ATHLETIC VS. WIGAN ATHLETIC 2 – 1 – Match report". Soccerway. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. "Danny O'Brien leaves Chester FC for Finnish side". Chester Chronicle. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. "SJK VS. KUPS 1 – 3 – Match report". Soccerway. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. "Reds make double signing". Alfreton Town F.C. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. "anny O'Brien Is The Latest To Sign On". Curzon Ashton F.C. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. "SQUAD COMING TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER SIGNING". Hyde United F.C. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  9. "Danny O'Brien Returns". Atherton Collieries A.F.C. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  10. https://int.soccerway.com/players/daniel-obrien/260315/
  11. http://www.chester-city.co.uk/stats_first1516.asp
  12. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/hyde-united/appearances/2019-2020/dan-obrien/794587
  13. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/atherton-collieries/appearances/2019-2020/danny-obrien/798627
  14. https://www.clitheroefc.co.uk/news/dans-the-man-for-blues-2539431.html
  15. http://www.fwp.co/ramsbottom-united/appearances/2020-2021/danny-obrien/921027
  16. http://www.fwp.co/ramsbottom-united/appearances/2021-2022/danny-obrien/921027
  17. https://buryafc.uk/player/daniel-obrien/
  18. https://www.nwcfl.com/archive-results.php?season=202122
  19. https://buryafc.uk/player/daniel-obrien/
  20. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/skelmersdale-united/appearances/2022-2023/danny-obrien/946720
  21. "Wrexham sign Danny O'Brien and Taylor McKenzie on loan". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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