Mark O'Hara
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark O'Hara | ||
Date of birth | 12 December 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Barrhead, Scotland[1] | ||
Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Peterborough United | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Kilmarnock | 78 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Dundee | 60 | (9) |
2018– | Peterborough United | 11 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Scotland U19 | 9 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:32, 5 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 April 2015 |
Mark O'Hara (born 12 December 1995)[2] is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays for Peterborough United as a midfielder. O'Hara has previously played for Kilmarnock[1] and Dundee.
Career
Kilmarnock
A member of Kilmarnock's under-20 squad O'Hara made his first team debut on 28 August 2012,[3] coming on as a 13th-minute substitute in a Scottish League Cup match against Stenhousemuir, replacing the injured Jeroen Tesselaar in a 2–1 defeat.[4] Aged just 16 on his debut, O'Hara became the fifth youngest person to play competitively for Kilmarnock and only the second youngest in that competition.[5] On 27 October 2012, he made his first start and league debut[6] in a 2–0 win over Celtic at Celtic Park,[7] Kilmarnock's first win at the venue since 1955.[8]
Dundee
O'Hara signed for Dundee in June 2016.[9] Upon signing for Dundee, he was moved into an attacking midfield position by manager Paul Hartley, who said he didn't know why O'Hara had previously been playing as a defender.[10] On 13 August 2016, he scored his first career goal, in Dundee's 2–1 defeat against Rangers.[11][10] He then scored again in the following match, getting the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Hamilton Academical.[12]
On 19 February 2017, he scored the opening goal as Dundee won 2–1 against Rangers, the first time since 1992 that Dundee had beaten them at home in the league.[13] Following Paul Hartley’s departure from Dundee, O'Hara scored in new manager Neil McCanns first match in charge, a 3-2 win against Motherwell.
O’Hara scored an equalising goal in a 1-1 draw in the Dundee derby against Dundee United in the Scottish league cup group stage. He scored again against Rangers, getting both goals in a 2–1 home win on 24 November 2017, this was O’Hara’s fourth goal against Rangers in his third home game against them.[14]
Peterborough United
O'Hara moved to Peterborough United in May 2018 under freedom of contract, with Dundee receiving a compensation fee.[15]
International
O'Hara represented Scotland at the under-19 and under-21 levels.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 May 2018 [17]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kilmarnock | 2012–13[18] | Scottish Premier League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
2013–14[19] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2014–15[20] | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
2015–16[21] | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
Total | 78 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||
Dundee | 2016–17[22] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | |
2017–18[23] | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 39 | 6 | |||
Total | 60 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 11 | ||
Career total | 138 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 11 |
- ↑ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
References
- 1 2 "Mark O'Hara Kilmarnock Profile". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ↑ "Mark O'Hara". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Kilmarnock 1 Stenhousemuir 2". The Scottish Sun. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Killie give up the League Cup with a whimper as Stenny triumph at Rugby Park". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Kilmarnock FC: Killie Under-20s lose to Hearts at Rugby Park". kilmarnockstandard.co.uk. Kilmarnock Standard. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Kilmarnock: Kenny Shiels pays tribute to Liam Kelly". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Bhoys show signs of Barca hangover as Killie end 57-year wait". dailymail.co.uk. Daily Mail. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Celtic 0 Kilmarnock 2". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Mark O'Hara: Dundee sign defender from Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Dundee kid Mark O'Hara starting to show his true potential after change of position, says Paul Hartley". Daily Record. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "Dundee 1–2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ Davie, Scott (19 August 2016). "Dundee 1–1 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "Dundee 2–1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ↑ English, Tom (24 November 2017). "Dundee 2–1 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ↑ "O'Hara leaves the club". Dundee FC. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ↑ Mark O'Hara at the Scottish Football Association
- ↑ Mark O'Hara at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark O'Hara in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark O'Hara in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark O'Hara in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark O'Hara in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark O'Hara in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark O'Hara in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.