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| Luke O'Brien |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Luke O'Brien |
| Date of birth |
11 September 1988 (1988-09-11) (age 19) |
| Place of birth |
Halifax, England |
| Height |
1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Left Back |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Bradford City |
| Number |
19 |
| Youth clubs |
| 2001–2006 |
Bradford City |
| Senior clubs1 |
| Years |
Club |
App (Gls)* |
| 2006– |
Bradford City |
2 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 16:11, 19 April 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)
|
Luke O'Brien (born 11 September 1988 in Halifax, England) is a professional footballer for Bradford City. He is a left back.
[edit] Career
O'Brien joined Bradford City when he was eight-years-old,[1] and signed professional terms at the age of 17. He was twice voted young player of the year at City and travelled with the first team squad for the first time aged only 16. He made his debut for Bradford City as a second half subtitute against Doncaster Rovers on 4 September 2007 in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.[2] His first start came in a 3–0 FA Cup defeat to Tranmere Rovers at Valley Parade on 1 December 2007.[2][3] He made his league debut towards the end of the first season when he deputised for Paul Heckingbottom in a 2–2 with Brentford on 12 April 2008.[4] He was one of three junior players to be offered a new deal by manager Stuart McCall on 29 April 2008,[5] and was the first of the three to sign his new deal.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Parker, Simon. "Hecky's helping hand for O'Brien", Telegraph & Argus, 2008-04-15. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ a b Parker, Simon. "McCall backs O'Brien to take it in his stride", Telegraph & Argus, 2007-11-29. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ Parker, Simon. "Rovers in a different league", Telegraph & Argus, 2007-12-02. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ Parker, Simon. "Brentford 2 City 2", Telegraph & Argus, 2008-04-12. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ Parker, Simon. "Johnson one of 13 axed by City", Telegraph & Argus, 2008-04-29. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ "Bradford City duo sign new deals", BBC Sport, 2008-05-07. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
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