Kevin O'Hara (footballer)

Kevin O'Hara (born 11 August 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Alloa Athletic. O'Hara has previously played for Falkirk, East Fife and Stenhousemuir.

Kevin O'Hara
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998
Place of birth Stirling[1]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Alloa Athletic
Number 17
Youth career
–2015 Falkirk
2013–2014 → Forth Valley Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Falkirk 34 (0)
2016–2017 → East Fife (loan) 16 (3)
2018–2019 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 15 (0)
2019– Alloa Athletic 25 (10)
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 17:00, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

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] He was recalled on 3 January 2019.[9]

O'Hara was released by Falkirk at the end of the 2018–19 season, following the club's relegation to League One.[10]

In July 2019, O'Hara signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic.[11]

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][12][13]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 February 2020
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkirk 2014–15[3] Scottish Championship 1000000010
2015–16[14] Scottish Championship 14010001[lower-alpha 1]0160
2016–17[6] Scottish Championship 0000000000
2017–18[15] Scottish Championship 18000301[lower-alpha 2]0220
2018–19[16] Scottish Championship 1000300040
Total 340106020430
East Fife (loan) 2016–17[6] Scottish League One 16300201[lower-alpha 2]0193
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2018–19[16] Scottish League One 15000001[lower-alpha 2]0160
Alloa Athletic 2019–20[17] Scottish Championship 251023412[lower-alpha 2]03314
Career total 9013331216011117
  1. Appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Player profile: Kevin O'Hara". Falkirk F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. "Fallin boy Kevin O'Hara makes debut for Scotland Under-16s". Daily Record / Stirling Observer. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. "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. "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. https://twitter.com/FalkirkFC/status/1080878222437433344
  10. "PLAYER UPDATE". Falkirk F.C. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  11. "Grant delighted with O'Hara capture". Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  12. "Fruits of the Academy". Falkirk Herald. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  13. "Kevin O'Hara and Tony Gallacher receive another international call". Falkirk F.C. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  14. "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  15. "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  16. "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  17. "Games played by Kevin O'Hara in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.


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