Thomas O'Brien (footballer)

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

Thomas O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Thomas O'Brien
Date of birth (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Arbroath
Number 5
Youth career
Dunfermline
2003–2008 Cowdenbeath
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Cowdenbeath 114 (2)
2009 → Rosyth (loan)
2010 → Kelty Hearts (loan)
2015–2017 Forfar Athletic 60 (7)
2017– Arbroath 84 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:12, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Career

O'Brien began his footballing career at Dunfermline Athletic's Academy, but 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 2–0 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] He 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]

O'Brien subsequently signed a two-year deal with Angus rivals Arbroath on 1 June 2017.[6]

Career statistics
As of 21 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cowdenbeath 2010–11[7][8] Scottish First Division 13000103[lower-alpha 1]0170
2011–12[9][8] Scottish Second Division 161100000171
2012–13[10][8] Scottish First Division 30010104[lower-alpha 2]0360
2013–14[11] Scottish Championship 24110105[lower-alpha 3]3314
2014–15[12] Scottish Championship 31010101[lower-alpha 2]0340
Total 114240401331355
Forfar Athletic 2015–16[13] Scottish League One 26030102[lower-alpha 2]0320
2016–17[14] Scottish League Two 34710316[lower-alpha 4]0448
Total 607404180768
Arbroath 2017–18[15] Scottish League One 33320403[lower-alpha 5]0423
2018–19[16] Scottish League One 32210313[lower-alpha 2]1394
2019–20[17] Scottish Championship 19030402[lower-alpha 2]0280
Total 84560111811097
Career total 2581414019229432020
  1. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish First Division play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances and three goals in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  4. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs
  5. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs

Honours

Club
Cowdenbeath
Arbroath

Individual
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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'". Forfar Athletic F.C. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  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 F.C. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  7. "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  8. Thomas O'Brien at Soccerway
  9. "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  12. "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  13. "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  14. "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  15. "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  16. "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  17. "Games played by Thomas O'Brien in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  18. "SPFL Awards". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  19. "Scottish PFA League 1 Team of the Year". Arbroath F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  20. @PFAScotland (5 May 2019). "And the League 1 Team of the Year 2019 is...congratulations to all the players #PFAS #ToY" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 August 2019 – via Twitter.
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