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Andy O'Brien

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Andy O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Andrew James O'Brien
Date of birth (1979-06-29) 29 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
0000–1994 Leeds United
1994–1996 Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Bradford City 133 (3)
2001–2005 Newcastle United 120 (6)
2005–2007 Portsmouth 32 (0)
2007–2011 Bolton Wanderers 74 (1)
2010–2011Leeds United (loan) 11 (1)
2011–2012 Leeds United 23 (1)
2012–2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 50 (0)
Total 443 (12)
National team
England U18 1 (0)
1999 Republic of Ireland U21 8 (0)
2001–2006 Republic of Ireland 26 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Andrew James O'Brien (born 29 June 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in England, he won 26 caps for Republic of Ireland between 2001 and 2006 and was a member of Ireland's 2002 World Cup squad. He retired from international duty in 2006.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bradford City 1996–97[2] First Division 22 2 3 0 0 0 25 2
1997–98[3] First Division 26 0 1 0 0 0 27 0
1998–99[4] First Division 30 0 1 0 3 0 34 0
1999–2000[5] Premier League 36 1 2 0 2 0 40 1
2000–01[6] Premier League 18 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 23 0
Total 132 3 8 0 5 0 4 0 149 3
Newcastle United 2000–01[6] Premier League 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
2001–02[7] Premier League 34 2 5 1 4 0 1 0 44 3
2002–03[8] Premier League 26 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 39 0
2003–04[9] Premier League 28 1 1 0 0 0 13 0 42 1
2004–05[10] Premier League 23 2 3 0 1 0 11 0 38 2
Total 120 6 10 1 5 0 37 0 172 7
Portsmouth 2005–06[11] Premier League 29 0 2 0 1 0 32 0
2006–07[12] Premier League 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
Total 32 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 37 0
Bolton Wanderers 2007–08[13] Premier League 32 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 42 0
2008–09[14] Premier League 34 1 1 0 1 0 36 1
2009–10[15] Premier League 6 0 3 0 0 0 9 0
2010–11[16] Premier League 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Total 74 1 5 0 3 0 8 0 90 1
Leeds United (loan) 2010–11[16] Championship 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1
Leeds United Championship 19 1 2 0 0 0 21 1
2011–12[17] Championship 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
Total 34 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 38 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 2012[18] Major League Soccer 9 0 0 0 9 0
2013[18] Major League Soccer 16 0 4 0 20 0
2014[18] Major League Soccer 27 0 0 0 27 0
Total 52 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 56 0
Career total 409 10 29 1 29 0 36 0 503 11

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[19]
National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland 2001 3 0
2002 2 0
2003 3 0
2004 9 0
2005 5 1
2006 4 0
Total 26 1

Bolton Wanderers

Bradford City

  • Promotion: Division One (Championship) runners up 1998–99

References

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  1. "Andrew O'Brien". www.bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  12. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  13. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  14. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  15. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  16. 16.0 16.1 "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  17. "Games played by Andy O'Brien in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 Andy O'Brien at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  19. "Andy O'Brien". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  20. Sharrock, Gordon (14 May 2008). "Andy's our readers top man". The Bolton News. Retrieved 22 November 2016.