Mark O’Mahony
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 55
Youth career
0000–2019 Carrigaline United
2019–2023 Cork City
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Cork City 11 (0)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Republic of Ireland U-16 1 (0)
2021–2022 Republic of Ireland U-17 6 (4)
2023– Republic of Ireland U-19 15 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:22, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:02, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Mark O'Mahony (born 14 January 2005) is an Irish footballer who plays for the academy of Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion as a striker.[1]

Career

From Carrigaline, in County Cork, O'Mahony left Carrigaline United to join Cork City in 2019. He made 11 appearances for the club as they won the 2022 League of Ireland First Division to gain promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division.[2][3] O'Mahony joined the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion for a reported fee of an initial £50,000. He signed a three-year contract in January 2023.[4]

On 12 November 2023, he was named among the match day squad in the Premier League as Brighton played at home against Sheffield United.[5]

International career

He has been capped for Republic of Ireland at U-17, U-18 and U-19 levels, and was named the FAI’s U-17 Player of the Year in 2022.[6] In September 2022, he scored a hat trick for the Ireland U19 team against Gibraltar U19.[7] In December 2022 he was named the FAI U17 player of the year after scoring fourteen goals in sixteen appearances for Irish youth international teams.[8]

Career statistics

As of 19 September 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cork City 2022[2] League of Ireland First Division 11000––110
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2023–24[9] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Career total 110000020130
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club

Cork City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Mark O'Mahony". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Mark O'Mahony at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Cork City are First Division champions after draw at packed Turner's Cross". echo live. October 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ O'Connor, Sean (23 January 2023). "Cork City's Mark O'Mahony, 18, becomes the latest member of the Irish contingent at Brighton". Independent.ie. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "BRIGHTON VS. SHEFF UTD". Soccerway. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Donavan, Shane (26 January 2023). "Confirmed: Mark O'Mahony joins Brighton from Cork City". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Cork City's Mark O'Mahony hits hat-trick for Ireland U19s in 6-0 win over Gibraltar". Irish Examiner. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cork City's Mark O'Mahony is named the FAI U17 player of the year". echolive.ie. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Mark O'Mahony in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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