Stefan O'Connor
Stefan O'Connor is a defender currently playing in Newcastle's Under-23 team.
| Stefan O'Connor | |||||||||||||
| Full Name | Stefan O'Connor | ||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | 23 January 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Age | 27 years | ||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Croydon, England | ||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||
| Current club | Newcastle United | ||||||||||||
| Previous club/s | Crystal Palace, Arsenal, York City (loan), MVV Maastricht (loan) | ||||||||||||
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Youth career
Joining Arsenal from Crystal Palace as a 13 year-old, Stefan made his youth team debut as an Under-16 in 2012-13, before going on to feature for the Under-19s and Under-21s in his first season as a scholar the following year.
Senior career
O'Connor made his first team debut as a second-half substitute in a Champions League match against Galatasaray in December 2014.
Loan spells at York City and at MVV Maastricht in the Netherlands followed in 2016 and 2017 without success and, at the end of his Arsenal contract, he signed a new one-year deal with Newcastle United in July 2017.
International
O'Connor has represented England at Under-17 level.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Under-21 | Under-19 | Under-18 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2012-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2014-15 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 2 | |
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 3 | |
Career honours
Contract
Stefan signed a one-year deal with Newcastle United.
