Shannon O'Brien (footballer)
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Full name
Shannon O'Brien
Date of birth
5 October 2001
Place of birth
Coventry, England
Height
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shannon O'Brien | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aston Villa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Coventry United | 32 | (10) |
| 2021– | Leicester City | 84 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:51, 17 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Shannon O'Brien (born 5 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Leicester City.
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]
