Mark Jeremiah O'Mahony (born 14 January 2005) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Burton Albion, on loan from club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Club career Cork City From Carrigaline, in County Cork, O'Mahony left Carrigaline United to join Cork City in 2019. He made 11 appearances for the club as they won the 2022 League of Ireland First Division to gain promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Brighton & Hove Albion In January 2023, O'Mahony joined the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion for a reported fee of an initial £50,000, signing a three-year contract. On 12 November 2023, he was named among the match day squad in the Premier League as Brighton played at home against Sheffield United. On 10 April 2024, he signed a new contract with the club until June 2027. On 13 April 2024, he made his senior debut for the club, coming off the bench in their 1–1 draw away to Burnley in the Premier League.
On 28 April 2024, he made his first ever Premier League start vs Bournemouth, getting subbed off at half-time. On 27 August, he scored his first senior goal in a 4-0 win against Crawley Town in the EFL Cup 2nd round.
Portsmouth (loan) O'Mahony joined Portsmouth on 28 August 2024 on loan for the 2024–25 season.
Reading (loan) On 7 July 2025, O'Mahony joined EFL League One club Reading on a season-long loan.
Burton Albion (loan) On 1 September 2026, O'Mahony joined EFL League One club Burton Albion on a season-long loan.
International career He has been capped for Republic of Ireland at U-17, U-18 and U-19 levels, and was named the FAI's U-17 Player of the Year in 2022. In September 2022, he scored a hat trick for the Ireland U19 team against Gibraltar U19. In December 2022 he was named the FAI U17 player of the year after scoring fourteen goals in sixteen appearances for Irish youth international teams.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCork City2022League of Ireland First Division11000–10120Brighton & Hove Albion U21s2023–24—40402026–27—1111Total—5151Brighton & Hove Albion2023–24Premier League30000000302024–25Premier League000011—112025–26Premier League000000—00Total3000110041Portsmouth (loan)2024–25Championship133000000133Reading (loan)2025–26League One160113011212Burton Albion (loan)2026–27League One0000000000Career total433114172557
Honours Club Cork City League of Ireland First Division (1): 2022
Individual FAI Under-17 International Player of the Year: 2021 FAI Under-19 International Player of the Year: 2023
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