Connor O'Riordan

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Connor O'Riordan
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Personal information
Full name Connor Patrick O'Riordan[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Crewe, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Raith Rovers (on loan from Crewe Alexandra)
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2020 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Crewe Alexandra 11 (0)
2021Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) 4 (1)
2021Nantwich Town (loan) 1 (0)
2022–Raith Rovers (loan) 8 (0)
National team
2022– Ireland U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Connor Patrick O'Riordan (born 19 October 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers on loan from EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.

Career

O'Riordan signed a scholarship deal with Crewe Alexandra's Academy in 2020.[2]

In September 2021, he joined Kidsgrove Athletic[3] on a month-long loan before having a similar spell at Nantwich Town the following month.[4]

Upon returning to Crewe, he made his Crewe debut on 1 December 2021, being named in the starting line-up for an EFL Trophy knock-out game against Doncaster Rovers at Gresty Road.[5] Still an Academy scholar, he made his first league start on 29 January 2022 at Gresty Road against Rotherham United.[6] He signed his first professional deal with the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[7]

On 5 August 2022, O'Riordan joined Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers on loan until January 2023,[8] making his debut the following day in a 1-0 defeat to Dundee.[9]

He was capped at Under-20 level for the Republic of Ireland in March 2022.[10]

Career statistics

As of 9 October 2022.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crewe Alexandra 2021–22[11] League One 11 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 13 0
2022–23[12] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crewe Alexandra total 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
Raith Rovers (loan) 2022–23[12] Scottish Championship 8 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 9 0
Total 19 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 0
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 44. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Connor O'Riordan - Defender". www.crewealex.net. Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Saturday's Transfer List - September 11th 2021". The NPL. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ^ "CONNOR O'RIORDAN JOINS THE DABBERS ON LOAN". Nantwich Town. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Crewe 2-0 Doncaster". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Rotherham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Connor O'Riordan: Crewe Alexandra defender signs first professional contract". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Connor O'Riordan Joins Raith Rovers On Loan". CreweAlex.net. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Raith Rovers 0-1 Dundee". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  10. ^ "O'Riordan Starts For Ireland U20s". CreweAlex.net. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Games played by Connor O'Riordan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Connor O'Riordan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2022.