*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2012
O'Brien is a central midfielder and comes from a footballing background as his father Derek played for Shamrock Rovers from 1981 to 1983 and his uncles Fran and Ray both played for Ireland. His younger brother Colin played alongside him at Shelbourne.
O'Brien played for Belvedere at youth level and made several appearances at under-age level for Ireland. He began his senior career at Shamrock Rovers making his debut on 7 May 2003 in a League of Ireland Cup tie against Bray Wanderers.[2] He impressed enough to win the Young Player of the Year at the club in 2004.
Bohemiansedit
O'Brien then signed for bitter rivals Bohemians[3] for the 2005 season and he made his debut for Bohs against his former club Shamrock Rovers on 18 March 2005 at Dalymount Park.[4] He never showed the same form at Bohemians and midway through the 2006 season, he returned to Shamrock Rovers on loan where he helped the Hoops to the First Division title.[5] After his loan spell finished at the end of the 2006 season, he returned to Bohemians but had failed to appear for the first team during the 2007 season only making under-21 appearances.
Shelbourneedit
In need to restart his flagging career, O'Brien departed Bohemians to sign on loan for nearby rivals Shelbourne in July 2007.[6] Mark made his Shelbourne debut on 6 July 2007 against Wexford Youths at Tolka Park in a 1–0 win for Shels[7] and he scored his first Shels goal during a 4–1 victory over Athlone Town at Lissywoollen on 12 October 2007.[8]
O'Brien permanently joined Shelbourne on 29 November 2007.[9] He finished as a First Division runner-up with Shelbourne in both 2008 and 2009 as Shelbourne narrowly missed out on promotion during both seasons. O'Brien was released by Shelbourne following the conclusion of the 2009 season. In his 3 seasons at Shelbourne he made 85 league and cup appearances scoring 5 goals.
Bray Wanderersedit
In March 2010 O'Brien returned to football signing for Bray Wanderers. He scored twice on his Bray debut in the EA Sports Cup against Drogheda United[10] but failed to hold down a first team place after this. O'Brien parted company with Bray Wanderers in July 2010 after making 5 appearances for the club. On 27 August 2010, O'Brien returned to Shelbourne after training with the club for a number of weeks.[11]
Drogheda Unitededit
Prior to the start of the 2011 League of Ireland season, O'Brien joined Drogheda United. His first goal for the Drogs was the winner in a 2–1 win over Galway United on 26 May 2011, their first win of the season. After nailing down a starting place in Mick Cooke's midfield, O'Brien signed a new one-year contract for the Drogs, keeping him at United Park until the end of the 2012 season.
Dundalkedit
He joined Dundalk on the final day of the 2012 July transfer window. His father had played for the Lilywhites in the 1970s.
^Damien Brennan & Mark O'Brien Return www.shelbournefc.com
External linksedit
Mark O'Brien's profile at www.shelbournefc.com
January 01, 1970
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Mark O Brien born 13 May 1984 in Dublin Ireland is an Irish footballer who plays for Dundalk in the League of Ireland Premier Division Mark O BrienPersonal informationDate of birth 1984 05 13 13 May 1984 age 39 Place of birthDublin IrelandPosition s MidfielderYouth careerBelvedereSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2002 2004Shamrock Rovers27 3 2005 2007Bohemians19 0 2006 Shamrock Rovers loan 11 0 2007 Shelbourne loan 18 1 2007 2009Shelbourne60 3 2010Bray Wanderers4 0 2010Shelbourne0 0 2011 2012Drogheda United44 2 2012Dundalk0 0 2015 Drogheda United0 0 International careerRepublic of Ireland U18 1 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 3 August 2012 O Brien is a central midfielder and comes from a footballing background as his father Derek played for Shamrock Rovers from 1981 to 1983 and his uncles Fran and Ray both played for Ireland His younger brother Colin played alongside him at Shelbourne Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early years 1 2 Bohemians 1 3 Shelbourne 1 4 Bray Wanderers 1 5 Drogheda United 1 6 Dundalk 2 Honours 3 References 4 External linksCareer editEarly years edit O Brien played for Belvedere at youth level and made several appearances at under age level for Ireland He began his senior career at Shamrock Rovers making his debut on 7 May 2003 in a League of Ireland Cup tie against Bray Wanderers 2 He impressed enough to win the Young Player of the Year at the club in 2004 Bohemians edit O Brien then signed for bitter rivals Bohemians 3 for the 2005 season and he made his debut for Bohs against his former club Shamrock Rovers on 18 March 2005 at Dalymount Park 4 He never showed the same form at Bohemians and midway through the 2006 season he returned to Shamrock Rovers on loan where he helped the Hoops to the First Division title 5 After his loan spell finished at the end of the 2006 season he returned to Bohemians but had failed to appear for the first team during the 2007 season only making under 21 appearances Shelbourne edit In need to restart his flagging career O Brien departed Bohemians to sign on loan for nearby rivals Shelbourne in July 2007 6 Mark made his Shelbourne debut on 6 July 2007 against Wexford Youths at Tolka Park in a 1 0 win for Shels 7 and he scored his first Shels goal during a 4 1 victory over Athlone Town at Lissywoollen on 12 October 2007 8 O Brien permanently joined Shelbourne on 29 November 2007 9 He finished as a First Division runner up with Shelbourne in both 2008 and 2009 as Shelbourne narrowly missed out on promotion during both seasons O Brien was released by Shelbourne following the conclusion of the 2009 season In his 3 seasons at Shelbourne he made 85 league and cup appearances scoring 5 goals Bray Wanderers edit In March 2010 O Brien returned to football signing for Bray Wanderers He scored twice on his Bray debut in the EA Sports Cup against Drogheda United 10 but failed to hold down a first team place after this O Brien parted company with Bray Wanderers in July 2010 after making 5 appearances for the club On 27 August 2010 O Brien returned to Shelbourne after training with the club for a number of weeks 11 Drogheda United edit Prior to the start of the 2011 League of Ireland season O Brien joined Drogheda United His first goal for the Drogs was the winner in a 2 1 win over Galway United on 26 May 2011 their first win of the season After nailing down a starting place in Mick Cooke s midfield O Brien signed a new one year contract for the Drogs keeping him at United Park until the end of the 2012 season Dundalk edit He joined Dundalk on the final day of the 2012 July transfer window His father had played for the Lilywhites in the 1970s Honours editLeague of Ireland First Division Shamrock Rovers 2006 SRFC Young Player of the Year Shamrock Rovers 2004References edit International Roll of Honour belvederefc com 2 February 2016 Retrieved 2 February 2016 Bray Wanderers 0 Shamrock Rovers 3 permanent dead link www shamrockrovers ie Bohs sign O Brien from Rovers Archived 15 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine www irishfootballonline com Rovers gifted a draw Archived 13 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine www irishfootballonline com Rovers confirm signings Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine www irishfootballonline com Summer Signing Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine www shelbournefc com Shelbourne 1 0 Wexford Youths Archived 9 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine www rte ie Athlone Town 1 4 Shelbourne Archived 14 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine www rte ie NEWSFLASH www shelbournefc com Drogheda 1 3 Bray Wanderers www braywanderers com Damien Brennan amp Mark O Brien Return www shelbournefc comExternal links editMark O Brien s profile at www shelbournefc com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark O 27Brien footballer born 1984 amp oldid 1181094516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
