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Connor O'Toole

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Connor O'Toole
Personal information
Full name Connor Neil Kazuki O'Toole
Date of birth (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
2015–2016 Adelaide United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Brisbane Roar NPL 8 (0)
2016–2020 Brisbane Roar 31 (0)
2020–2021 Newcastle Jets 27 (1)
2021–2023 Sydney FC 15 (0)
2023–2024 Western United 9 (1)
International career‡
2015–2016 Australia U-20 7 (0)
2019–2021 Australia U-23 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Third place 2020 Thailand U-23 Team
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
First place 2016 Vietnam U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2021

Connor Neil Kazuki O'Toole is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

O'Toole has represented the Australian under-20 national team on several occasions.

Early life

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O'Toole was born in Sydney,[1] Australia to a Japanese mother and Irish father. He has one sister who is a former national figure skater. As a junior his father chose to enrol him with Football Mundial Academy playing small sided football until U12's. At 13 he was selected as part of the Project 22 elite program conducted by FNSW where he trained and played in for 2 years. Rather than following the traditional youth league pathway in Sydney he went to Japan to attend Seiritsu Gakuen High School in Tokyo, Japan for three years where he was part of their successful football program.[2]

Playing career

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Club

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In November 2015, O'Toole was named in the Adelaide United youth team squad for the 2015–16 National Youth League.[3]

O'Toole signed for A-League club Brisbane Roar in May 2016 on a two-year professional deal along with fellow young defender Kye Rowles.[1] O'Toole made his professional debut for the Roar on 26 April 2017, in an AFC Champions League group stage game against Muangthong United, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luke DeVere in a 3–0 loss.[4]

O’Toole made his A-League debut on 11 November 2017, seeing out a 1–1 draw with Melbourne Victory at Etihad Stadium. He started and played a full A-League match for the first time the following week, impressing in a 3–1 win over Melbourne City FC at home.

In January 2020, O'Toole left the Roar for fellow A-League side Newcastle Jets.[5] He signed a two-year extension with the Jets in March 2021.[6] Despite this, in July 2021 the club announced that his contract was mutually terminated.[7] The following day Sydney FC announced they had signed O'Toole on a two-year contract.[8]

After a season and a half at Sydney FC, O'Toole had his contract mutually terminated.[9] The following day he joined Western United.[10]

International

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O'Toole was first called up to the Australian under-20 side in October 2015, making two appearances in the successful 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification tournament.[2] He was later included in the squad for the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship by incoming coach Ufuk Talay in September 2015.[11] Australia went on to win the title, defeating Thailand 5–1 in the final, with O'Toole setting up Keanu Baccus for the first of Australia's goals from a corner.[12] Later that month O'Toole was named in the squad for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 6 May 2022

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brisbane Roar 2016–17 A-League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2017–18 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2018–19 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
2019–20 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Total 31 0 3 0 1 0 35 0
Newcastle Jets 2019–20 A-League 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2020–21 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
Sydney FC 2021–22 A-League 13 0 0 0 4 0 17 0
Total 13 0 0 0 5 0 17 0
Career total 61 1 3 0 5 0 69 1

Honours

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International

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Australia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Monteverde, Marco (3 May 2016). "Brisbane Roar sign teenage defenders at the expense of Steve Lustica and Javier Hervas". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b Neal, Hamish (22 May 2016). "A-League off-season: O'Toole's journey to the Roar". FootyAlmanac.com.au. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Reds announce Foxtel National Youth League squad". Adelaide United FC. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Muangthong United 3–0 Brisbane Roar live commentary". Goal.com. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  5. ^ Lewis, Dave (26 January 2020). "Newcastle Jets pounce on Olyroo O'Toole". The World Game. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Connor O'Toole re-signs with Jets". Newcastle Jets FC. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Koutroumbis, Donachie and O'Toole depart Jets". Newcastle Jets. 16 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Wing Back Connor O'Toole". Sydney FC. 17 July 2021.
  9. ^ "O'Toole and Vlastelica leave Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 6 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Western United strengthens defence with Connor O'Toole". Western United FC. 7 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Ufuk Talay named as Australia U-20 Head Coach". Asian Football Confederation. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Young Socceroos win AFF U19 title". Goal.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Young Socceroos AFC U-19 squad revealed". FourFourTwo. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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