Darragh O'Connor (born 5 August 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for club East Kilbride.
Early and personal life O'Connor was born in Croydon, England to Irish parents and moved to Clonroche, County Wexford, Ireland in 2005. Some media have incorrectly reported him to have been born in Wexford.
Career O'Connor spent his early career with Cloughbawn, Waterford, Shamrock Rovers, and Wexford, before signing for Leicester City in 2019. O'Connor moved to Scottish Premiership club Motherwell in July 2021.
On 28 January 2022, O'Connor signed on loan for Dumfries club Queen of the South until the end of the 2021–22 season. He made a total of 17 appearances for the club in all competitions during his loan spell, scoring once.
On 25 May 2022, it was announced that O'Connor had signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton, signing on a permanent basis on a one-year contract. The contract was extended in February 2023 until summer of 2024.
On 25 June 2024, National League club York City announced that they had signed O'Connor upon the expiry of his contract at Greenock Morton. In January 2025, he joined Falkirk on loan for the remainder of the season. On 29 August 2025, O'Connor joined Raith Rovers on loan for the rest of the 2025–26 season.
On 11 May 2026, York announced it was releasing him. In July 2026, O'Connor transitioned to part-time football to "pursue other opportunities" and joined Scottish League One club East Kilbride. In his first league game for the club, O'Connor scored his first goal in a 5–1 rout of Queen of the South.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWexford2019League of Ireland First Division200000000200Leicester City2019–20Premier League00000000002020–21Premier League0000000000Total0000000000Leicester City U232019–20———20202020–21———4040Total0000006060Motherwell2021–22Scottish Premiership100040—50Queen of the South (loan)2021–22Scottish Championship151000020171Greenock Morton2022–23Scottish Championship0000000000Career total361004080481
Honours Raith Rovers Scottish Challenge Cup: 2025–26
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