Danny O'Connor

Who is Danny O'Connor?

Danny O'Connor is an Irish footballer player currently playing for Bray Wanderers. O'Connor primarily plays as a central defender and can play in central midfield. His brother James O'Connor plays for Orlando City.

Danny started his League of Ireland career at Bray Wanderers in 1999 and spent two seasons at the Carlisle Grounds before moving to Drogheda United at the start of the 2001/02 season. Danny made 123 league appearances in four seasons at United Park and scored eight goals. His most memorable goal was on the 8th February 2003 when he scored the winning goal in the relegation playoff against Galway United to keep Drogheda in the top division. His extra time goal at United Park was Drogheda's third of the match, which overturned the 2-0 defeat they had suffered in the first leg.

In January 2005 Danny signed for Longford Town and spent two seasons at Flancare Park, making 58 league appearances and scoring two league goals. He also scored against Cork City in the third round of the FAI Cup in 2006, though Longford went out of the competition at the quarter-final stage to St Patrick's Athletic.

O'Connor departed Longford Town at the end of the 2006 season to join newly promoted Shamrock Rovers.He made his Rovers debut at UCD on the opening day of the 2007 season. O'Connor scored his first Rovers goal in a 2-0 derby win. He departed Shamrock Rovers at the end of the 2008 season and following a brief spell out of the game he joined IFA Premiership side Newry City for the 2009/10 season.