Mark O'Mahony
Irish footballer (born 2005)
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Mark Jeremiah O'Mahony (born 14 January 2005) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Jeremiah O'Mahony[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 2005[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Carrigaline, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Carrigaline United | ||
| 2019–2023 | Cork City | ||
| 2023–2024 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Cork City | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | → Reading (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 6 | (4) |
| 2023– | Republic of Ireland U19 | 15 | (6) |
| 2024– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 15 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:30, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Cork City
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.[3][4]
Brighton & Hove Albion
In January 2023, O'Mahony joined the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion for a reported fee of an initial £50,000, signing a three-year contract.[5] On 12 November 2023, he was named among the match day squad in the Premier League as Brighton played at home against Sheffield United.[6] On 10 April 2024, he signed a new contract with the club until June 2027.[7] On 13 April 2024, he made his senior debut for the club, coming off the bench in their 1–1 draw away to Burnley in the Premier League.[8]
On 28 April 2024, he made his first ever Premier League start vs Bournemouth, getting subbed off at half-time. On 27 August, he scored his first senior goal in a 4-0 win against Crawley Town in the EFL Cup 2nd round.
Portsmouth (loan)
O'Mahony joined Portsmouth on 28 August 2024 on loan for the 2024–25 season.[9]
Reading (loan)
On 7 July 2025, O'Mahony joined EFL League One club Reading on a season-long loan.[10]
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.[11] In September 2022, he scored a hat trick for the Ireland U19 team against Gibraltar U19.[12] 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.[13]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2025–26 season[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cork City | 2022[3] | League of Ireland First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 2023–24[14] | — | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2023–24[14] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024–25[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2024–25[15] | Championship | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Reading (loan) | 2025–26[16] | League One | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Career total | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in the Munster Senior Cup
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
Honours
Club
- Cork City