Michael O'Donoghue (footballer)

Michael O'Donoghue
Personal information
Full nameMichael O'Donoghue[1]
Date of birth18 January 1996[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing positionLeft-back
Club information
Current team
Colchester United
Number35
Youth career
Reading
–2013Leyton Orient
2013–2014Colchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2014–Colchester United1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:24, 16 November 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Michael O'Donoghue (born 18 January 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Colchester United. He came through the ranks at the Colchester United academy having previously been with Reading and Leyton Orient.

Career

O'Donoghue joined League One club Colchester United in the summer of 2013, signing a Professional Development Contract with the club's academy. He signed from Leyton Orient,[3] having previously been on the books at Reading.[4]

While playing for the Colchester United under-18 side, O'Donoghue helped to earn the club a league and cup double during the 2013–14 season. He provided the assist for Macauley Bonne in the Youth Alliance Cup final against Bradford City at Valley Parade on 29 April 2014 in a 4–2 win for Colchester.[5]

Following injuries to central defenders Magnus Okuonghae and Frankie Kent, O'Donoghue was drafted into the starting line-up for Colchester's fixture against Barnsley on 14 November 2014. He made his debut and played the full 90 minutes in the game that Colchester would eventually lose 3–2.[6]

O'Donoghue was ruled out for the remainder of the 2014–15 season in December 2014 after rupturing cruciate ligaments during a training session with the club.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 November 2014.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2014–15[8] League One 1000000010
Career total 1000000010

    Honours

    Colchester United U18
    All honours referenced by:[9][5]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Michael O'Donoghue". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
    2. ↑ "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
    3. ↑ "Michael O'Donoghue". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
    4. ↑ "Michael Signs for Colchester". Protec Football Academy. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Marston, Carl (30 April 2014). "League-Cup double for super Colchester United Under-18s". East Anglian Daily Times (Ipswich). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
    6. ↑ "Barnsley 3–2 Colchester". BBC Sport. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
    7. ↑ Marston, Carl (18 December 2014). "Colchester United youngster Michael O'Donoghue out for nine months". Green'Un (Ipswich). Retrieved 19 December 2014.
    8. ↑ "Games played by Michael O'Donoghue in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
    9. ↑ "Newsletter 34" (PDF). The Football League. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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