Warren O'Hora

Warren Patrick O'Hora (born 19 April 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

Warren O'Hora
Personal information
Full name Warren Patrick O'Hora[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999[2]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2016 Bohemians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Bohemians 11 (0)
2018–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 14 (0)
2021– Milton Keynes Dons 105 (7)
International career‡
2017 Republic of Ireland U18 4 (1)
2017 Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:34, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Bohemians

O'Hora joined the academy of Bohemians at a young age. After progressing through several age groups he eventually broke into first team contention in 2016. He made his first team league debut on 16 June 2017, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in a 3–1 away win over St Patrick's Athletic.[4]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 12 January 2018, following a successful trial period, O'Hora signed for English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee, initially joining the club's reserve squad playing in Premier League 2.[5]

Over the following two seasons he featured regularly for the reserve team, making over 30 appearances and scoring 4 goals. He was later awarded the club's Young Player of the Year honour for the 2019–20 season.[6]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 21 August 2020, O'Hora joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan.[7] He made his debut on 8 September 2020, playing the full match of the 3–1 home win over Northampton in the EFL Trophy.[8] He made his league debut in a 1–1 away draw at Doncaster.[9] After 17 appearances in all competitions, O'Hora made his loan move permanent on 18 January 2021 for an undisclosed fee.[10][11] On 2 March 2021, he scored his first senior professional goal in a 3–2 away defeat to Gillingham.[12] On 19 August 2022, O'Hora signed an extension to his contract keeping him at the club beyond the 2022–23 season.[13]

International career

Having featured for the Republic of Ireland U18 and U19 sides earlier in his career, O'Hora was later called up to a Republic of Ireland U21 training camp ahead of their UEFA Euro U21 2021 qualifying matches in October 2020.[14]

Career statistics
As of 7 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians 2016[15] League of Ireland Premier 0000000000
2017[15] League of Ireland Premier 110000000110
Total 110000000110
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 2018–19[16] —1[lower-alpha 1]010
2019–20[17] —2[lower-alpha 1]121
Total —3131
Brighton & Hove Albion 2020–21[18] Premier League 0000000000
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2020–21[18] League One 14010002[lower-alpha 1]0170
Milton Keynes Dons 2020–21[18] League One 17200001[lower-alpha 1]0182
2021–22[19] League One 46220105[lower-alpha 2]0542
2022–23[20] League One 282204130373
Total 9164051901097
Career total 116650511411408
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. Three appearances in the EFL Trophy; two appearances in the 2021–22 EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Milton Keynes Dons" (PDF). English Football League. p. 43. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. "Warren O'Hora". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "W. O'Hara: Summary". soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. "League Report: St Patrick's Athletic 1 - 3 Bohemians". Extratime.com. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. "Brighton sign defender Warren O'Hora, 18, from Bohemians". ESPN. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. "Dons add Brighton youngster O'Hora to defensive ranks". Milton Keynes Citizen. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  7. "Warren O'Hora: MK Dons sign Brighton defender on loan". BBC. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  8. "Report: MK Dons 3–1 Northampton Town – News – Milton Keynes Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  9. "Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  10. "O'Hora makes Dons stay permanent". Milton Keynes Dons. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. "MK Dons sign Brighton defender O'Hora". BBC Sport. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  12. "Gillingham 3-2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  13. "O'Hora pens new MK Dons deal". Milton Keynes Dons. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  14. "Trio head out on international duty". Milton Keynes Dons. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  15. Warren O'Hora at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  16. "Games played by Warren O'Hora in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  17. "Games played by Warren O'Hora in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  18. "Games played by Warren O'Hora in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  19. "Games played by Warren O'Hora in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  20. "Games played by Warren O'Hora in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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