Market value
—
Rating · 2013
5.2
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Dundee FC
top club · 102 apps
Position rank · 2013
#237
goals rank
#279
assists rank
15
season goals
3
season assists
Among 378 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€750k
peak value · 2008
—
top transfer fee
5
best season · 16/17
30 / 1
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1987-02-04 · 6 players total
311Appearances
15Goals
3Assists
62Yellow cards
1Red cards
84Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Darren O'Dea |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1987-02-04 (39 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| Citizenship |  Ireland |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2019-08-12 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Relatives |
Aug 2019
Transfer: East Kilbride → Retired
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
Transfer: Dundee FC → East Kilbride
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Dundee FC
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Dundee FC
22 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Dundee FC
39 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2016
Transfer: Mumbai City → Dundee FC
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Blackpool → Mumbai City
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Dundee FC
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2014
Transfer: Without Club → Blackpool
14/15 · Transfer
Aug 2014
Transfer: Metalurg D. → Without Club
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Blackpool FC, Mumbai City FC
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Toronto → Metalurg D.
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015)
18 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — Toronto FC
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2012
Transfer: Celtic → Toronto
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Toronto FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
2012 — Toronto FC
9 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2012
Transfer: Leeds → Celtic
11/12 · Return from loan
Aug 2011
Transfer: Celtic → Leeds
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Leeds United
38 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2011
Transfer: Ipswich → Celtic
10/11 · Return from loan
Aug 2010
Transfer: Celtic → Ipswich
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Ipswich Town
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2009
Transfer: Reading → Celtic
09/10 · Return from loan
Sep 2009
Transfer: Celtic → Reading
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Celtic FC, Reading FC
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Celtic FC
15 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Celtic FC
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Celtic FC
16 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Celtic U20 → Celtic
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Celtic FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 317 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2013. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.06/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.06/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.18/90
Minutes played by club
Toronto FC
20.3%
Dundee FC
15.5%
Blackpool FC
0.0%
Mumbai City FC
0.0%
Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015)
5.0%
Leeds United
20.5%
Ipswich Town
0.0%
Celtic FC
38.7%
Reading FC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto FC | 3 | 12/13 | 2013 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1,530 |
| Dundee FC | 4 | 15/16 | 18/19 | 102 | 5 | 1 | 1,164 |
| Blackpool FC | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mumbai City FC | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015) | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 378 |
| Leeds United | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1,540 |
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celtic FC | 5 | 05/06 | 09/10 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 2,909 |
| Reading FC | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Canadian Championship | Toronto FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | MLS | Toronto FC | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,530 |
| 2012 | MLS | Toronto FC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Betfred Cup | Dundee FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premiership Relegation | Dundee FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/19 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Betfred Cup | Dundee FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premiership Relegation | Dundee FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Betfred Cup | Dundee FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 390 |
| 16/17 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 35 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 774 |
| 15/16 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Blackpool FC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Blackpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Indian Super League | Mumbai City FC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Premier Liga | Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015) | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 378 |
| 13/14 | Ukrainian Cup | Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | CONCACAF CL | Toronto FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Leeds United | 35 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1,540 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Reading FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,545 |
| 09/10 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 195 |
| 08/09 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 726 |
| 08/09 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 443 |
| 05/06 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Celtic U20 | Celtic | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-09-01 | Celtic | Reading | Loan | 750000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-12-31 | Reading | Celtic | Return from loan | 750000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-01 | Celtic | Ipswich | Loan | 550000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-05-01 | Ipswich | Celtic | Return from loan | 550000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-01 | Celtic | Leeds | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-04-01 | Leeds | Celtic | Return from loan | 500000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-08-03 | Celtic | Toronto | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-14 | Toronto | Metalurg D. | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-29 | Metalurg D. | Without Club | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-12-04 | Without Club | Blackpool | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-11 | Blackpool | Mumbai City | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-07 | Mumbai City | Dundee FC | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Dundee FC | East Kilbride | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-12 | East Kilbride | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Leg injury | 2016-01-23 | 2016-01-28 | 6 | 1 |
| 15/16 | Knee injury | 2016-02-27 | 2016-03-04 | 7 | 2 |
| 16/17 | Foot injury | 2016-09-10 | 2016-09-18 | 9 | 2 |
| 17/18 | Knee injury | 2017-08-12 | 2017-09-11 | 31 | 4 |
| 17/18 | concussion | 2017-10-25 | 2017-11-17 | 24 | 3 |
| 17/18 | Hamstring injury | 2018-04-02 | 2018-04-11 | 10 | 2 |
Current€200k
Peak€750k
Low—
Δ since start+€150k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €375k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #21103 | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3509 | #14 | 21 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McGowan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cammy Kerr | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Holt | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Bain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark O'Hara | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Faissal El Bakhtaoui | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross McCormack | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Clayton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lees | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Vincent | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 4 | 35 |
| 13/14 | Premier Liga | Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015) | 2 | 16 |
| 06/07 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 2 | 13 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | MLS | Toronto FC | 1 | 9 |
| 17/18 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 1 | 13 |
| 13/14 | Premier Liga | Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015) | 1 | 16 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2012-04-01 | Leeds | Celtic | Return from loan | — | €500k |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-01 | Celtic | Leeds | Loan | — | €500k |
| 10/11 | 2011-05-01 | Ipswich | Celtic | Return from loan | — | €550k |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-01 | Celtic | Ipswich | Loan | — | €550k |
| 09/10 | 2009-12-31 | Reading | Celtic | Return from loan | — | €750k |
| 09/10 | 2009-09-01 | Celtic | Reading | Loan | — | €750k |
Teams faced most often by Darren O'Dea's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crew | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21% |
| New York RB | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 29% |
| D.C. United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 46% |
| Chicago Fire | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 36% |
| New England Revolution | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 27% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 50% |
| Houston Dynamo | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 11% |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 13% |
| Millwall FC | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 50% |
| Huddersfield Town | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 13% |
| Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 50% |
| Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 38% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17 | 1,530 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 39 | 1,164 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 15/16 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 18 | 378 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 12/13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 38 | 1,540 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 10/11 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 31 | 1,545 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 08/09 | 15 | 921 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 07/08 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premiership
129 apps
8 G
1 A
Premier Liga
16 apps
2 G
1 A
Co-op. Ins. Cup
10 apps
2 G
0 A
Championship
82 apps
2 G
0 A
MLS
26 apps
1 G
1 A
Premiership Relegation
7 apps
0 G
0 A
SFA Cup
12 apps
0 G
0 A
Indian Super League
9 apps
0 G
0 A
League Cup
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Darren O'Dea?
Darren O'Dea is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Darren O'Dea?
Darren O'Dea is 39 years old. He was born on February 4, 1987 in Dublin.
What position does Darren O'Dea play?
Darren O'Dea plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Darren O'Dea play for?
Darren O'Dea currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Darren O'Dea scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Darren O'Dea has scored 15 goals in 311 appearances.