Thomas O'Brien (footballer)

Thomas O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Thomas O'Brien
Date of birth (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Arbroath
Youth career
Dunfermline
2003–2008 Cowdenbeath
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Cowdenbeath 94 (2)
2009 → Rosyth (loan)
2010 → Kelty Hearts (loan)
2015–2017 Forfar Athletic 60 (7)
2017– Arbroath 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:22, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

Thomas O'Brien (born 7 August 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish League One side Arbroath as a central defender.

Career

O'Brien began his footballing career at Dunfermline Athletic's Academy, but was moved to Cowdenbeath in 2003. He signed professional terms in 2007, and after loan spells with Rosyth and Kelty Hearts,[1] he made his first team debut on 7 August 2010,in a 0–2 home loss against Ross County.[2]

O'Brien scored his first professional goal on 1 October 2011, in a 1–1 away draw against Arbroath.[3] At the end of the 2014–15 season, O'Brien signed a two-year contract with Scottish League One side Forfar Athletic.[4]

O'Brien spent two seasons with Forfar, and was named in the 2016–17 PFA Scotland League Two Team of the Year after helping his club return to League One.[5] He subsequently signed a two-year deal with Angus rivals Arbroath on 1 June 2017.[6]

Honours

Club

Cowdenbeath

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Size matters insists Kelty Hearts boss; Dunfermline Press, 4 March 2010
  2. ↑ Cowdenbeath 0–2 Ross County; BBC Sport, 7 August 2010
  3. ↑ Arbroath 1–1 Cowdenbeath; SPFL, 1 October 2011
  4. ↑ "Tom O'Brien joins the 'Loons'". DAFC.co.uk. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Liam Lindsay with Celtic & Dons players in Premiership team of the year". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Thomas O'Brien and Danny Denholm". Arbroath FC. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Thomas O'Brien at Soccerway
  8. ↑ "SPFL Awards". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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