Joe O'Cearuill

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Joe O'Cearuill
Full name	Joe O'Cearuill
Date of birth	February 9, 1987 (age 20)
Place of birth	Edmonton, London, England
Playing position	Centre half
Club information
Current club	Brighton & Hove Albion (on loan from Arsenal)
Number	36
Youth clubs
2004-05 2005-06 2006-	Leyton Orient Watford Arsenal
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006- 2007	Arsenal → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	0 (0) 8 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:38, 21 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Joe O'Cearuill (born February 9, 1987 in Edmonton, London) is a Republic of Ireland football player, who currently plays for League 1 side Brighton on loan from Arsenal. He plays as a centre half or right back, and was given the vacant number 36 shirt at the Albion, whilst his official number at Arsenal is 41. His surname is pronounced the same as "O'Carroll".

O'Cearuill started his career at Leyton Orient, playing 27 youth team games in 2004-05^[1] before being released in August 2005.^[2] He then joined Watford and played for their youth and reserve teams for a season, but was released in the summer of 2006. He was promptly signed by Arsenal after a successful trial, having impressed Arsenal's reserve team coach Neil Banfield in their game against Watford.^[3]

He played in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial against Ajax Amsterdam in July 2006, and was on the bench for Arsenal's Carling Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on October 24, 2006, although he did not play. On 4 January 2007, O'Cearuill joined League One side Brighton on loan, initially for one month. He made his debut at right back in Brighton's FA Cup Third Round match away to West Ham United on January 6, which Brighton lost 3-0.

Although born in England, O'Cearuill has elected to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level and has played for that country's U-17 and U-19 teams.