Stephen O’Halloran
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Stephen O’Halloran | |
| Date of birth | 29 November 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Cobh, Ireland | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Left back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Aston Villa | |
| Number | 29 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2003 2003–2006 |
Springfield Aston Villa |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006– 2006–2007 2008 2008 2008 |
Aston Villa ? Wycombe (loan) ? Southampton (loan) ? Leeds United (loan) ? Swansea City (loan) |
0 (0) 11 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005–2007 2007– |
Republic of Ireland U21 Republic of Ireland |
2 (0) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stephen O’Halloran (born 29 November 1987 in Cobh, County Cork) is an Irish defender playing for Aston Villa.
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Aston Villa
O’Halloran signed for Aston Villa from Cork-based team Springfield in July 2003.
The Cobh native then broke into the Villa squad for their 2006/2007 pre-season friendlies (but is yet to make his debut for the first team). Later in the season O’Halloran signed a new contract with Aston Villa, keeping him at the club until 2009. However, following his return from Swansea City, he has not made any appearances for Villa with his contract expiring at the end of the current campaign.
Loan Moves
Wycombe Wanderers
The young left-sided defender was loaned out to Wycombe Wanderers in October 2006, and played a pivotal role in guiding them to the semi-finals of the Carling Cup. However, his loan spell ran out before the second-leg, and Wycombe eventually lost 5-1 to Chelsea. Following this, O’Halloran was called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for their tour of America, and subsequently played in both matches, against Ecuador and Bolivia. O’Halloran has also represented his country at U15, U16, U17 and U21 level.
Southampton
On 16 January 2008, he signed for Southampton on loan until February 2008, making only one substitute appearance.
Leeds United
On 28 February he signed for Leeds United on an initial one month loan deal.
Unfortunately, in the warm up for what would have been his debut for Leeds against Swindon at the County Ground, he suffered a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury which will keep him out for up to a year.
Swansea City
On 5 November O’Halloran signed for Swansea City on an initial 3 month loan deal as competition to Argentinian born left back Federico Bessone. The 21 year old was signed to fill the gap left by fellow Irish defender Marcos Painter, who was out for the majority of the season through injury. O’Halloran was the victim of yet another cruciate ligament injury in his spell at Swansea, which caused him to terminate his loan on 25 December 2008. O’Halloran did not rule out a future spell at Swansea, claiming that he “may return one day to have another crack”.
International career
On 16 May 2007, O’Halloran was named in Steve Staunton’s Republic of Ireland squad and played in the friendlies against Ecuador and Bolivia, despite not having played a single first team game for Aston Villa.
Honours
Club
- Aston Villa
- BBC Radio WM Young Player of the Month
- Winner: January 2008
- Winner Overall Irish under 21 Player of the Year 2008
- Winner: January 2008
- Wycome Wanderers
- League Cup: Semi Finals (2006-07)
References
- ^ “Wycombe snap up Villa defender”. BBC Sport. 2006-10-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/6070828.stm. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ “Southampton sign Villa defender”. BBC Sport. 2008-01-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7192547.stm. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ “Leeds loan for Villa’s O’Halloran”. BBC Sport. 2008-02-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7268750.stm. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ “O’Halloran’s loan ended by injury”. BBC Sport. 2008-03-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7275813.stm. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- ^ “Swans sign O’Halloran from Villa”. 2008-05-11 -publisher=BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/7707744.stm. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
- ^ http://www.swanseacity.net/page/Latest/0,,10354~1498929,00.html
- ^ “Republic call up uncapped players”. BBC Sport. 2007-05-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6659311.stm. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.