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Defender

Dara O'Shea

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Appearances
13
1,170 min
Goals
1
G+A per 90: 0.08
Assists
0
Average rating
7.01
Age27
Date of birth4 Mar 1999
Height188 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€21M
Contract until30 Jun 2030

Season performance · 2026

Premier League Ipswich Town
Appearances / Starts9 / 9
Minutes810
Rating6.73
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)2 (1)
Passes · accuracy438 · 80%
Key passes7
Tackles / Interceptions15 / 12
Duels won52 / 83
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.31 / 0.32
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion50%
Headed goals1
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls16
Accurate crosses5
Touches617
Possession lost111
Dispossessed3
Aerial duels won27
Ground duels won25
Clearances52
Ball recoveries33
Fouls won7
Fouls committed6
Offsides3
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal1
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)95.09
Top speed (km/h)32.34
UEFA Nations League Ireland
Appearances / Starts3 / 3
Minutes270
Rating7.67
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (1)
Passes · accuracy129 · 78%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions5 / 4
Duels won18 / 20
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.10 / 0.13
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls14
Accurate crosses0
Touches170
Possession lost30
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won10
Ground duels won8
Clearances20
Ball recoveries11
Fouls won3
Fouls committed1
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)29.78
Top speed (km/h)33.88
EFL Cup Ipswich Town
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes90
Rating7.50
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (1)
Passes · accuracy51 · 82%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 0
Duels won5 / 5
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls6
Accurate crosses1
Touches70
Possession lost13
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won2
Ground duels won3
Clearances3
Ball recoveries5
Fouls won2
Fouls committed0
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking38
Technical46
Tactical63
Defending76
Creativity44

Characteristics

Strengths

151625

National team

  • Ireland48 caps · 0 goals · debut Oct 2020

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
31 Oct 2026 Hull City – Ipswich Town 2–2 90' 7.0
23 Oct 2026 Ipswich Town – Nottingham Forest 1–1 90' 6.4
17 Oct 2026 Manchester City – Ipswich Town 3–2 90' 7.5
10 Oct 2026 Ipswich Town – Fulham 2–1 90' 7.8
1 Oct 2026 Ireland – Austria 2–2 90' 7.1
27 Sep 2026 Israel – Ireland 0–3 90' 7.8
24 Sep 2026 Kosovo – Ireland 1–0 90' 8.1
19 Sep 2026 Everton – Ipswich Town 1–0 90' 6.9
15 Sep 2026 Ipswich Town – Arsenal 2–4 – –
12 Sep 2026 Crystal Palace – Ipswich Town 2–3 90' 6.4
4 Sep 2026 Ipswich Town – Liverpool FC 0–2 90' 6.1
30 Aug 2026 Manchester United – Ipswich Town 5–2 90' 5.0
25 Aug 2026 Ipswich Town – Leicester City 3–1 90' 7.5
22 Aug 2026 Ipswich Town – Sunderland 2–1 90' 7.5
15 Aug 2026 1. FC Union Berlin – Ipswich Town 2–4 – –

Career and transfers

6 clubs · 5 moves · total fees 22M €
  1. Burnley To: Ipswich
    Transfer 14.2M €
  2. West Brom To: Burnley
    Transfer 7.8M €
  3. West Brom U21 To: West Brom
    Transfer
  4. West Brom U21 To: Exeter
    Loan
  5. West Brom U21 To: Hereford
    Loan

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)54
Average rating7.16
Last match rating6.931 Oct 2026
Matches missed0
4 5 6 7 8 9 7.16 Nov 2025 Mar 2026 Oct 2026 6.9

Last 10 matches

6.9 6.4 7.5 7.8 7.1 7.8 8.1 6.9 6.4 6.1

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Premier League Ipswich Town 9 (9) 810 1 0 6.73
2026 UEFA Nations League Ireland 3 (3) 270 0 0 7.67
2026 EFL Cup Ipswich Town 1 (1) 90 0 0 7.50

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Premier League 2026 · percentile among defenders (70 players)

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50 Tackles 54 Interceptions 56 Clearances 74 Aerials won 81 Duels won 75 Pass accuracy 2 Progressive carries 51 Rating 8

5 matches · 450 min

Dara O'Shea: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.40
54
Interceptions / 90 min 1.20
56
Clearances / 90 min 6.20
74
Aerials won / 90 min 3.20
81
Duels won 63.6%
75
Pass accuracy 73.8%
2
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.80
51
Rating 6.38
8

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