Danny O'Brien (born 12 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Skelmersdale United.
Club career O'Brien started his career at Aston Villa where he made the bench on several occasions as the youth side won the NextGen Series in 2013.Danny O'Brien: I trusted in my ability to make the step-up englishplayersabroad.com He then joined Wigan Athletic where he had loan spells at Wrexham and Chester. On 9 August 2016, he made his senior debut for Wigan in the EFL Cup as an 87th minute substitute in a 2–1 loss to Oldham Athletic. In April 2017, O'Brien joined Finnish third-tier club Kraft. In February 2018, O'Brien joined Veikkausliiga side SJK, initially to play for their U23 side, SJK Akatemia. On 3 May 2018, O'Brien made his debut for SJK's senior side as a 79th minute substitute in a 3–1 loss to KuPS. On 30 November 2018, O'Brien joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a deal until the end of the season.
On 1 June 2019, O'Brien signed for fellow National League North side Curzon Ashton. However, before making an appearance for Curzon, O'Brien joined Northern Premier League side Hyde United. On 11 October 2019, after six appearances with Hyde, O'Brien joined fellow Northern Premier League side Atherton Collieries.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWigan Athletic2015–16https://int.soccerway.com/players/daniel-obrien/260315/League One00000000002015–16Championship0000100010Total0000100010Wrexham (loan)2015–16National League2000—1030Chester (loan)2015–16National League9100—101012016–17National League4000—0040Total131000010141Kraft2017Kakkonen187000000187SJK Akatemia2018Kakkonen13110000001311SJK2018Veikkausliiga9000000090Alfreton Town2018–19National League North9100—0091Curzon Ashton2019–20National League North0000—0000Hyde United2019–20NPL Premier Division9310—00103Atherton Collieries2019–20NPL Premier Division131——40171Clitheroe2020–21NPL Division One North West00——0000Ramsbottom United2020–21NPL Division One North West8221—201232021–22NPL Division One West6010—0070Total14231—20193Bury2021–22NWCFL Division One North244—30303042022–23NWCFL Premier Division150402010220Total394405040524Skelmersdale United (dual reg)2022–23NPL Division One West150——00150Career total15430816012018031
International career O'Brien has played for England U17s.
References
External links
Profile at Finnish FA Hyde United stats