Lee O'Connor ( born July 28, 2000 , Waterford ) is an Irish footballer who defends the Celtic Scottish club.
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| Full name | Lee Patrick O'Connor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 28, 2000 (19 years old) Waterford , Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender , midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Celtic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Club career
- 1.1 Manchester United
- 1.2 Celtic
- 2 Career in the team
- 3 Style of play
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Club career
Manchester United
Lee O'Connor began his career at Villa Waterford Football Club, after which he transferred to the Manchester United Academy on July 1, 2016 [1] . In April 2019, he was included in the Manchester United application for the Champions League match against Barcelona [1] . At the professional tournament level, O'Connor made his debut on August 6, 2019 in the Trophy Football League match against Rotherham United .
Celtic
On September 2, 2019, Manchester United and Celtic reached an agreement on the transition of O'Connor [2] .
Team Career
In 2015, he made his debut with the Irish national team under 17 in a match against Hungarian peers. Member of the European Championships under 17 years of 2017 and up to 19 years of 2019 . In November 2018, he was called up by the head coach of the Irish national team, Martin O'Neill, for the League of Nations match against Denmark [3] .
Game Style
Lee O'Connor is versatile, playing in different positions - on both flanks of defense and in the center of defense , as well as in midfield [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Who is Lee O'Connor? Profile of Man Utd youngster added to Champions League squad . Manchester Evening News (April 10, 2019). Date of treatment September 3, 2019.
- ↑ Man Utd Academy defender Lee O'Connor signs for Celtic . ManUtd.com (2 September 2019).
- ↑ Paul Dollery. O'Neill won't exceed his brief by urging 'impressive' O'Connor to leave United . TheJournal.ie (November 19, 2018). Date of treatment September 3, 2019.
- ↑ Paul Cuddihy. Lee O'Connor joins Celtic on four-year deal from Manchester United (2 September 2019). Date of treatment September 3, 2019.