Kevin O'Hara (footballer)

Kevin O'Hara
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998
Place of birth Stirling[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Stenhousemuir
(on loan from Falkirk)
Youth career
–2015 Falkirk
2013–2014 → Forth Valley Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Falkirk 33 (0)
2016–2017 → East Fife (loan) 16 (3)
2018– → Stenhousemuir (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Scotland U16 3 (1)
2016 Scotland U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:01, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Kevin O'Hara (born 11 August 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Stenhousemuir, on loan from Falkirk.

Career

O'Hara was raised in the village of Fallin and attended Wallace High School in Stirling.[2] Having spent time training with the Forth Valley Football Academy, he began his professional career with Falkirk, making his senior debut in a league game on 12 April 2015.[3] After strong performances for the club's Development League team, he was in contention for a place in the squad for the 2015 Scottish Cup Final, although in the end he was not selected.[4]

He spent a loan spell with East Fife between July 2016 and January 2017,[5] scoring 3 goals in 19 appearances in all competitions.[6]

In November 2017 he received an 8-match 'excessive misconduct' ban for abusing Dean Shiels during a game against Dunfermline Athletic.[7]

On 13 August 2018, O'Hara joined League One club Stenhousemuir on a six-month loan deal.[8]

International

O'Hara has been involved with Scotland at various youth age group levels. In October 2013 he became the first Forth Valley Academy player to be selected for a national squad.[2][9][10]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 August 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkirk 2014–15[3] 1000000010
2015–16[11] 140100010160
2016–17[6] 0000000000
2017–18[12] 180003010220
2018–19[13] 0000300030
Total 330106020420
East Fife (loan) 2016–17[6] 163002010193
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2018–19[13] 0010000010
Career total 493208030623

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Kevin O'Hara". Falkirk F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Fallin boy Kevin O'Hara makes debut for Scotland Under-16s". Daily Record / Stirling Observer. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Falkirk youngster Kevin O'Hara hopes to KO Inverness Caledonian Thistle for a second time". Falkirk Herald. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "O'Hara joins East Fife on loan". SPFL. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Falkirk: Kevin O'Hara banned for abusing Dean Shiels about having one eye". BBC Sport. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Clark, Jonny (13 August 2018). "Kevin O'Hara joins Stenhousemuir on loan". The Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Fruits of the Academy". Falkirk Herald. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kevin O'Hara and Tony Gallacher receive another international call". Falkirk F.C. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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