| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Joseph O'Toole | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Harrow, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Colchester United | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Watford | 57 | (10) |
| 2007 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Colchester United (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2010– | Colchester United | 37 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2011 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 28 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Joseph "John-Joe" O'Toole (born 30 September 1988 in Harrow, England) is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Football League One club Colchester United. He also starred in The Wanted's video for Glad You Came in June 2011.
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O'Toole spent the end of the 2006–07 season on loan at Wealdstone in the Southern Football League Premier Division where he made nine appearances and scored three goals.[1][2] His Watford debut was against Southend United in the League Cup as a 71st minute substitute on 28 August 2007. He made his League debut four days later as an 88th minute substitute against Ipswich Town. In September 2007 he signed his first professional contract, a one-year deal.[3]
O'Toole scored his first goal for Watford at home against Bristol City on 1 December 2007. Coming on as substitute in the 82nd minute, he headed a goal three minutes later to make the score 1–1, although Watford went on to lose 1–2.[4] In the next game he started in place of captain Gavin Mahon and scored again, another header, in a 2–3 win away at Colchester United.[5] His third goal for the club came on 26 January 2008 in a 4–1 home defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup 4th round. His performance the next weekend, once again at home to Wolves, won him a place in the Football League team of the week.[6] O'Toole was sent off for the first time against Leicester City on 12 February 2008, although his red card was subsequently rescinded following an appeal.
O'Toole signed a three-month loan deal for Sheffield United in February 2009[7] making his debut a couple of weeks later in a 2–1 away victory over Coventry.[8] O'Toole went on to make nine appearances for The Blades that season, scoring one goal in a local derby against Barnsley at the start of April.[9] He unfortunately picked up a training-ground injury in the final week of the season and so was unable to appear with Sheffield United in the play-off final at Wembley.[10] With The Blades failing to win promotion, O'Toole returned to Watford at the end of his loan period.[11]
O'Toole agreed a loan deal at Colchester United from 1 September 2009 from until January 2010. He made his debut in a 0–0 draw away at Southampton, and his first goal was the equaliser in 1–1 draw against Tranmere Rovers.
O'Toole made the loan spell permanent on 1 January 2010, signing a deal to keep him at Colchester till 2012.[12] He made his debut on 23 January against Gillingham in a 0–0 draw. O'Toole scored his first goal as a full time Colchester player in a 3–2 defeat against Bristol Rovers. O'Toole suffered a serious knee injury against Charlton which left him out for 9 months.[13]. He returned to the first team set-up in the closing matches of the 2010/11 season and his energetic performances earned him rave reviews. He made a strong start to the 2011/12 campaign, turning in consistently strong performances. However, he was sent off for a reckless challenge against Brentford in mid-September 2011 and has since suffered a groin injury which has kept him out of the first team.
O'Toole qualifies for the Republic of Ireland through his grandparents, who were born in Mayo.[14] He made his under-21 debut in a 1–0 away loss to Montenegro on 23 November 2007. Four days later he came on as an 83rd minute substitute against Bulgaria and scored with a header in the 93rd minute, securing a 1–0 win.[15] His third appearance came against England on 5 February 2008, a 3–0 defeat in which he played the entire game.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other[18] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2007–08 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | ||
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2008–09 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Watford | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colchester United (loan) | 2009–10 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 57 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 66 | 12 | ||
| Colchester United | 2009–10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 132 | 16 | ||
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