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Joey O'Brien

1986 - Today

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Joseph Martin O'Brien (born 17 February 1986) is an Irish retired professional footballer who played as a full-back and defensive midfielder for Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United and Shamrock Rovers. He was capped five times by the Republic of Ireland at senior level between 2006 and 2012. In the year 2016, O'Brien was among 13 people to be named as a victim of fraud and he testified in court for the trial. In 2021 he became the assistant manager of Shelbourne and remained in the role until June 2025, when he became interim manager of the club following the resignation of Damien Duff, then got the job on a permanent basis in July 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joey O'Brien is the 19,129th most popular soccer player (down from 17,227th in 2019), the 524th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 503rd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Joey O'Brien ranks 19,129 out of 21,273. Before him are Manuel Pucciarelli, Katsunari Mizumoto, Fernando Beltrán, Masao Tsuji, Yuta Someya, and Marlon King. After him are Óscar Melendo, Carlos Carmona, Rikihiro Sugiyama, Dan Howbert, Colin Killoran, and Toshiya Tanaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Joey O'Brien ranks 1,641. Before him are Kellie Pickler, Koji Noda, Kengo Ishii, Josh Akognon, Ryan Whiting, and Yuta Someya. After him are Dominic Inglot, Yusuke Sudo, Yuya Nakamura, Theresa Eslund, Gelete Burka, and Stephanie Labbé.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Joey O'Brien ranks 524 out of 549. Before him are Damien Molony (1984), Darren O'Dea (1987), Philip Deignan (1983), Chloë Agnew (1989), Molly Sterling (1998), and Ruth Bradley (1987). After him are Kenny Egan (1982), Robbie Brady (1992), Kasey Smith (1990), Keith Andrews (1980), Ryan O'Shaughnessy (1992), and Damien Delaney (1981).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, Joey O'Brien ranks 55. Before him are Glenn Whelan (1984), Evan Ferguson (2004), Darren Randolph (1987), Kenny Cunningham (1971), Daryl Murphy (1983), and Darren O'Dea (1987). After him are Robbie Brady (1992), Keith Andrews (1980), Damien Delaney (1981), Jeff Hendrick (1992), Kevin Long (1990), and Stephen Quinn (1986).

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