Shannon O'Brien (footballer)

Shannon O'Brien
	With Leicester City in April 2021
Personal information
Full name	Shannon O'Brien
Date of birth	5 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Coventry, England
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Leicester City
Number	27
Youth career
	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2021	Coventry United
2021–	Leicester City
International career‡
2022–	England U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:12, 26 October 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:51, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Shannon O'Brien (born 5 October 2001) is an English professional football forward who plays for Leicester City of the FA WSL.

Club career

Born and raised in Coventry, O'Brien began her football career in the youth team of Aston Villa.^[1] She joined Coventry United in 2018 and made 11 league appearances, scoring four goals, as the team won the 2018–19 FA Women's National League Southern Division.^[2]

O'Brien continued to play with Coventry United in the FA Women's Championship, before transferring to Leicester City in January 2021.^[3] She contributed three goals in nine appearances in all competitions as Leicester secured promotion to the FA WSL.^[4]

Despite her conspicuously Irish name, O'Brien is not eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team and aspired to represent England at international level.^[1] In February 2022 she was called up by the England women's national under-23 football team.^[5]

^ ^a ^b Woodward, Robbie (21 April 2020). "Shannon O'Brien - The Interview". Coventry United L.F.C. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Shannon O'Brien Player Stats". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ Falk, Graham (26 May 2021). "Exclusive: Leicester hotshot Shannon O'Brien ready to take WSL by storm". Her Football Hub. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "O'Brien: Continue The Upward Curve". Leicester City F.C. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ Thompson, Danny (27 March 2022). "Meet Shannon O'Brien - England's newest football star from Henley Green". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

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