Keil O'Brien

Keil Aaron O'Brien (born 29 June 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Mossley on loan from Trafford as a central defender.[5]

Keil O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Keil Aaron O'Brien[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992[2][3]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[4]
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Mossley
(on loan from Trafford)
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Glossop North End 3 (0)
2010–2011 Northwich Victoria
2011 → Radcliffe Borough (loan)
2011–2012 Mossley 60 (1)
2012–2014 Chorley 59 (3)
2014–2016 Bury 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Halifax Town (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Southport 4 (0)
2016 → Halifax Town (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 7 (0)
2017 Moreland City FC
2017– Trafford
2020– → Mossley (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:28, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Club career

A Manchester United youth graduate, O'Brien made his senior debuts with Glossop North End in 2009. He joined Northwich Victoria in the 2010 summer, but was deemed surplus to requirements in January 2011.[6]

O'Brien was loaned to Radcliffe Borough in February 2011.[7] After appearing regularly he moved to Mossley in August 2011; he made 60 appearances for the club before joining Chorley in December 2012, for an undisclosed fee.[3][8]

O'Brien only won recognition in the 2013–14 season, where he appeared in 40 matches and scored two goals, as his side was promoted to the Football Conference as champions. He was also named in the campaign's Team of the Year.[9]

On 19 June 2014 O'Brien signed a two-year deal with League Two side Bury.[10][11] However, he suffered a knee injury in September, being sidelined for a few months.[2]

O'Brien made his professional debut on 16 December 2014, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Luton Town in the FA Cup.[12] On 21 October of the following year he was loaned to Halifax Town, until 9 January.[13]

He joined Southport in August 2016. In the same month, O'Brien returned to F.C. Halifax Town on a month's loan.

At the end of September 2016 he joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan.

In January 2017 O'Brien moved to Australia to sign for Moreland City FC, a team competing in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2. On his return to England he signed for Trafford.

In January 2020 he rejoined former club Mossley on loan.[14]

References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 67. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. "David Flitcroft in no rush to recruit cover for injured Bury defender Keil O'Brien". Lancashire Telegraph. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014. Manager David Flitcroft confirmed today that the 22-year-old centre-back had undergone an operation to repair a "slight tear" of his medial cartilage.
  3. "* Oakes to Owusu *". Mossley Web. Retrieved 29 December 2014. Born on 29th June 1992. 6' 4" central defender Keil O'Brien was signed by Gareth McClelland in the close season of 2011 from Northwich Victoria.
  4. "Player profile – Keil O'Brien". Bury FC. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. Summer Moves (Part Four)....‚ nonleague.pitchero.com, 25 June 2017
  6. "Midfielder Kingsley Williams has left Northwich Victoria to join Bacup Borough". Nortwich Guardian. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. "First Division North Signings". The Evo-Stik League. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. "Mossley ace in Chorley switch". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  9. "Premier Division Team of the Year". The Evo-Stik League. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  10. "Keil O'Brien arrives at the JD". Bury FC. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  11. "Keil O'Brien: Bury sign Chorley & former Man Utd youth defender". BBC Sport. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  12. "Luton 1–0 Bury". BBC Sport. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  13. "Bury defender Keil O'Brien has joined Halifax on a loan deal until January". Sky Sports. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  14. http://www.mossleyweb.com/News201920/KeilReturns.html
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