Aiden O'Brien

Aiden O'Brien

Personal information
Full name	Aiden Antony O'Brien[1]
Date of birth	4 October 1993[2]
Place of birth	Islington, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Millwall
Number	22
Youth career
2009–2010	Millwall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–	Millwall	58	(11)
2011–2012	→ Staines Town (loan)	2	(0)
2012	→ Hayes & Yeading United (loan)	7	(0)
2013	→ Crawley Town (loan)	9	(0)
2013	→ Aldershot Town (loan)	5	(3)
2014	→ Torquay United (loan)	3	(0)
National team
2009–2010	Republic of Ireland U17	5	(3)
2012	Republic of Ireland U19	2	(1)
2013–2014	Republic of Ireland U21	10	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:44, 17 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Aiden Antony O'Brien (born 4 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Millwall as a striker.

Career

Born in Islington, London,^[3] O'Brien started his career in the youth system at Millwall and signed his first professional contract in 2010 on his 17th birthday.^[4] He made his debut for the club in the League Cup third round 5–0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, coming on as a substitute for Dany N'Guessan.^[5] On 1 January 2012, O'Brien signed for Conference South side Staines Town on a one-month loan.^[6]

A month later, Aiden signed for Conference Premier side Hayes and Yeading on a one-month loan and immediately found himself playing games.^[7]

In May 2014 O'Brien agreed a new two-year deal with Millwall with the 20-year-old being highly regarded by Millwall boss Ian Holloway and is expected to feature more prominently in his first-team plans next season.^[8]

O'Brien made his first appearance of the season coming on as a substitute for Richard Chaplow against Southampton in the League Cup. The game finished 2–0 to the saints.^[9] A month later he then made his first league appearance for Millwall in the 3–1 defeat to Birmingham City. O'Brien spoke of his delight of fulfilling a lifelong ambition when he made his league debut for Millwall and has dedicated the achievement to his father.^[10][11]

International career

On 6 February 2013 O'Brien scored on his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21s against Netherlands in a 3–0 win at Tallaght Stadium.^[12] O'Brien then scored his first competitive goal and his third goal for Ireland in 4–1 away win against the Faroe Islands.^[13] On 15 November 2013, O'Brien bagged another international brace against Faroe Islands in a high scoring 5–2 win at The Showgrounds.^[14]

O'Brien has scored five times for the 21s and is two off Robbie Brady's all time goal scoring record with seven.

References

1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 26. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
2. "Aiden O'Brien". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
4. "Pro Contract for O'Brien". 6 August 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
5. "Night To Remember For Millwall's O'Brie". 23 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
6. "Young Lion Loaned to Staines". 30 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
7. "Hayes & Yeading sign Millwall striker Aiden O'Brien on loan". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
8. "Millwall's Aiden O'Brien has agreed a new deal at the club". 2 May 2014.
9. "Millwall 0–2 Southampton". 26 August 2014.
10. "Millwall 1–3 Birmingham". 30 September 2014.
11. "O'Brien glad father was there to see Millwall league debut". 2 October 2014.
12. "O'Brien double helps U21s beat Dutch". 6 February 2013.
13. "Faroe Islands-Republic of Ireland report". 14 August 2013.
14. "Republic of Ireland-Faroe Islands report". 15 November 2013.

External links

• Aiden O'Brien career statistics at Soccerbase
• Ireland stats at UEFA
• Aiden O'Brien profile at Soccerway