Darren O'Dea

Darren O'Dea
Darren O'Dea
Darren O'Dea 2011.jpg
Darren O'Dea with Ireland ahead of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B game against Russia in Moscow on 6 September 2011
Personal information
Full name Darren O'Dea
Date of birth 4 February 1987 (1987-02-04) (age 24)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back / Left back
Club information
Current club Leeds United
Number 48
Youth career
Home Farm
2005–2006 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006– Celtic 49 (4)
2009 → Reading (loan) 8 (0)
2010–2011 → Ipswich Town (loan) 20 (0)
2011– → Leeds United (loan) 15 (2)
National team‡
?-2007 Republic of Ireland U19 ? (?)
2007–2008 Republic of Ireland U21 10 (1)
2009– Republic of Ireland 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011

Darren O'Dea [pronounced dah-renh-oh-dee] (born 4 February 1987 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a centre back for English Football League Championship club Leeds United after joining on a loan deal from Celtic. O'Dea has represented his country at under-21 level and at senior level. With Ireland he was part of the team that secured qualification for UEFA Euro 2012.

O'Dea started his career with Celtic and broke into the first team in 2006. He has won the Scottish Premier League twice and both the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup once. Since 2009 he has not been in Celtic's first team and has been loaned out to Championship sides, Reading, Ipswich Town and Leeds United.

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Club career

Celtic

O'Dea started playing for Home Farm before being signed by Celtic as a teenager. After making his way through the reserves and academy side, he made his first team debut for Celtic in the Scottish League Cup against St. Mirren in September 2006.[1] He made his first League appearance two months later as a substitute against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

He made his first league starting appearance against Dunfermline Athletic in December 2006, just four days after making his Champions League debut against Copenhagen as a substitute, replacing the injured Stephen McManus.[2]

He scored his first goal for Celtic against Dundee United on 26 December 2006.[3] He followed that with a goal on 2 January 2007, against Kilmarnock.[4]

O'Dea played an important role for Celtic in the 2006–07 season. He played more than 10 games and received an SPL winner's medal. His most notable performance was in the UEFA Champions League Last 16 tie against AC Milan in the San Siro. Celtic held Milan before Kaká scored an extra time goal for Milan. After the game, Paolo Maldini praised the young central defender's performance.[5] He impressed manager Gordon Strachan enough to be awarded a new three-year contract, with the option of a further year on 13 March 2007.[6]

On 15 March 2009, O'Dea scored in the Scottish League Cup Final victory over Old Firm rivals Rangers with a header 90 seconds into extra time before Aiden McGeady's last minute penalty made it a 2–0 win.[7][8]

O'Dea returned to Celtic from a loan period with Reading in January 2010 and was restored to the starting line-up, starting all five games that month. He was appointed as stand-in captain after Stephen McManus went on loan to Middlesbrough and Gary Caldwell left for Wigan.[9]

Reading loan

On 1 September 2009, O'Dea joined Championship side Reading on loan until 1 January 2010 after being signed by Brendan Rodgers, but not before signing a three-year contract extension with Celtic.[10][11] He made his debut for the Royals on 12 September in a home draw against Doncaster Rovers. O'Dea revealed he had settled in well at Reading.[12] However, he soon found himself on the bench as Reading fought a relegation battle. However O'Dea returned to Celtic in the January transfer window after his loan spell expired and regained his place in the Celtic side under Tony Mowbray then Neil Lennon.[13]

Ipswich loan

On 17 August 2010, O'Dea joined Championship side Ipswich Town on a five-month loan deal after he was signed by manager Roy Keane.[13] After the sacking of Keane, O'Dea was left wondering if his loan would be renewed under the new manager.[14] The deal was later extended to the end of the season under new manager Paul Jewell.[15] O'Dea put in a man of the match performance in Ipswich's win against Premier League side Arsenal in the league cup.[16] After talk of a permanent move to Ipswich Town, O'Dea revealed that he wanted to return to Celtic as he was determined to make an impact at the club.[17] He revealed after his loan spell ended he wanted to be part of Celtic's starting 11 or he would be looking to move on if regular football wasn't guaranteed.[18]

Leeds United loan

O'Dea confirmed he wanted regular football at Celtic to earn a regular place for Ireland.[19] On 1 August O'Dea revealed that his future lies away from Celtic after failing to earn a place in the first 11 at the start of the 2011-12 season.[20] Manager Neil Lennon revealed he felt the loan move to Leeds United was a good move for O'Dea to get regular football.[21] On 4 August, O'Dea officially joined Championship club Leeds United on a season long loan.[22] O'Dea was given his usual number 48 shirt for the forthcoming season.[23] and later revealed that he had a trial for the club as a 13 year old.[22] On the opening day of the season O'Dea made his debut for Leeds in the 3-1 defeat against Southampton playing at left back.[24] O'Dea missed the League Cup game against Bradford City due to his call up for Republic of Ireland.[25] After an injury to Leigh Bromby, O'Dea played in his favoured centre back position against Hull City.[26]

O'Dea scored his first goal for Leeds on 18th October in the 1-1 draw at Elland Road against Coventry City.[27] O'Dea scored his 2nd goal in consecutive games in the season when he scored a dramatic late winner against Peterborough United in a 3-2 win, Luciano Becchio claimed the goal but it was credited to O'Dea as his volley was judged to have crossed the line.[28] O'Dea's error against Cardiff City led to a goal from Cardiff's Joe Mason, O'Dea was later subbed after complaining of eyesight problems due to a previous head injury.[29]

International career

O'Dea played for the Irish under-19 and under-21 teams. He was called up to the full international squad within 12 months.[30]

He was called up to the Irish under 21 international squad by manager Don Givens on 3 March 2007[31] and served as team captain. However less than a week later he was named in the full international squad for Ireland's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D matches on 24 March and 28 March.[32][33]

On 13 May 2008, O'Dea was called into Giovanni Trapattoni's first squad as Ireland manager and was then called into the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8 matches against Bulgaria and Italy.[34]

On 8 September 2009, he made his debut for the senior side in the 1–0 win against South Africa in a friendly after coming on as a substitute for Paul McShane in the second half. He earned a recall to the squad for friendlies against Paraguay and Algeria at the end of May. During the Algeria match, he made his second appearance when he came on as an early substitute for the injured John O'Shea and helped keep a clean sheet in a 3–0 win.[35]

He earned his tenth cap for Ireland, coming on as a second half substitute against Croatia on 10 August 2011.[36] On 6 September that year, O'Dea started alongside Richard Dunne in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B match against Russia, a match which ended 0-0.[37]

Honours

Celtic

Career statistics

As of 19 November 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic Scottish Premier League 2005–06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006–07 14 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 21 3
2007–08 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
2008–09 10 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 16 2
Reading (loan) Championship 2009–10 8 0 0 0 0 0 - - 8 0
Celtic Scottish Premier League 2009–10 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 23 1
Ipswich Town (loan) Championship 2010–11 20 0 1 0 4 0 - - 25 0
Leeds United (loan) Championship 2011–12 15 2 0 0 2 0 - - 17 2
Career Total 92 6 10 1 9 1 8 0 119 8

Personal life

O'Dea attended St Aloysius' College, Glasgow, having attended Clonkeen College where he played alongside former Wolves youngster Aidan Lyons and played for Home Farm, based in his hometown Dublin, at schoolboy level alongside fellow Irish underage internationals Owen Garvan, Shane Supple and Chris McCann. In 2003, O'Dea chose to continue his career in Scotland with Celtic, ignoring the advances of Premier League sides Aston Villa, Manchester City and Liverpool.

In 2006 O'Dea met and formed a relationship with Melissa Chung.[38] The couple had a daughter, Lucia Isabella O'Dea in December 2010 and in June 2011.

In 2010, a wannabe gangsta threatened to shoot him in the kneecaps during a row in a nightclub because his girlfriend was flirting with O'Dea.[39]

References

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  2. ^ "Bright O'Dea is in the zone for Old Firm debut". The Scotsman. 17 December 2006. http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=829&id=1873212006. Retrieved 28 December 2006. 
  3. ^ "Celtic 2–2 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. 26 December 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/6207775.stm. Retrieved 28 December 2006. 
  4. ^ "Celtic 2–0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 2 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6221003.stm. Retrieved 1 September 2009. 
  5. ^ "Shyberry to San Siro and O'Dea has hunger for more". Evening Times. 9 March 2007. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/search/display.var.1248131.0.shyberry_to_san_siro_and_odea_has_hunger_for_more.php. 
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