Dara O'Shea
Defender - Centre-Back
at Ipswich Town
at Ipswich Town
637 days · joined 2024-08-25
👕200+ Apps
🏴50+ Caps
Market value
€14.00m
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.05
goals / match
West Bromwich Albion
top club · 107 apps
Career highs
€14.00m
peak value · 2024
€14.20m
top transfer fee · 24/25
4
best season · 19/20
68 / 2
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1999-03-04 · 6 players total
261Appearances
14Goals
11Assists
34Yellow cards
1Red cards
69Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Dara O'Shea |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Dara Joseph O'Shea |
| Date of birth | 1999-03-04 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| Citizenship |  Ireland |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 189.00 m |
| Current club | Ipswich Town |
| Joined | 2024-08-25 |
| Contract expires | 2030-06-30 |
| Agent | Unique Sports Group |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Ipswich Town
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2024
Transfer: Burnley → Ipswich
24/25 · Transfer · €14.20m
Jul 2024
24/25 — Burnley FC, Ipswich Town
39 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Burnley FC
37 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: West Brom → Burnley
23/24 · Transfer · €7.80m
Jul 2022
22/23 — West Bromwich Albion
41 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
29 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — West Bromwich Albion, West Bromwich Albion U23
16 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — West Bromwich Albion
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — West Bromwich Albion, West Bromwich Albion U23
26 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: West Brom U23 → West Brom
19/20 · Transfer
May 2019
Transfer: Exeter City → West Brom U23
18/19 · Return from loan
Aug 2018
Transfer: West Brom U23 → Exeter City
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Exeter City
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2018
Transfer: Hereford → West Brom U23
17/18 · Return from loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: West Brom U23 → Hereford
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Hereford FC, West Bromwich Albion U23
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — West Bromwich Albion U23, West Bromwich Albion U18
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: West Brom U18 → West Brom U23
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — West Bromwich Albion U21
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: St. Kevins Boys → West Brom U18
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €14.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Ipswich Town
0.0%
Burnley FC
22.8%
West Bromwich Albion
43.2%
West Bromwich Albion U23
34.0%
Exeter City
0.0%
Hereford FC
0.0%
West Bromwich Albion U18
0.0%
West Bromwich Albion U21
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Burnley FC | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 1,415 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 19/20 | 22/23 | 107 | 7 | 2 | 2,682 |
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | 4 | 16/17 | 21/22 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2,113 |
| Exeter City | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hereford FC | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion U18 | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion U21 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Burnley FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | Ipswich Town | 35 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Burnley FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Burnley FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 33 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 965 |
| 22/23 | Championship | West Bromwich Albion | 37 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1,665 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Championship | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 523 |
| 21/22 | Premier League 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championship | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 494 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 450 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Exeter City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League Two | Exeter City | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Hereford FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,663 |
| 16/17 | U18 PL - Final Stage | West Bromwich Albion U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | U18 Premier League | West Bromwich Albion U18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | West Bromwich Albion U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | St. Kevins Boys | West Brom U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | West Brom U18 | West Brom U23 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-25 | West Brom U23 | Hereford | Loan | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-05-31 | Hereford | West Brom U23 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-07 | West Brom U23 | Exeter City | Loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-31 | Exeter City | West Brom U23 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | West Brom U23 | West Brom | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | West Brom | Burnley | Transfer | 5000000 | €7.80m |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-25 | Burnley | Ipswich | Transfer | 7000000 | €14.20m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Ankle injury | 2020-10-20 | 2020-11-07 | 19 | 2 |
| 21/22 | Broken ankle | 2021-09-07 | 2022-02-07 | 154 | 29 |
Current€14.00m
Peak€14.00m
Low€150k
Δ since start+€13.85m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €14.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €14.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #37709 | #5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23132 | #13 | 8 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23102 | #4 | 10 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21103 | #5 | 10 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3509 | #4 | 37 | 0 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okay Yokuşlu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sander Berge | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Delap | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vitinho | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chiedozie Ogbene | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Swift | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rekeem Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheus Pereira | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jed Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayson Molumby | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlan Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Cullen | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Callum Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Diangana | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Semi Ajayi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 3 | 33 |
| 19/20 | Championship | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 17 |
| 22/23 | Championship | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 37 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 4 | 33 |
| 19/20 | Premier League 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 3 | 5 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | Ipswich Town | 2 | 35 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-05-31 | Exeter City | West Brom U23 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-07 | West Brom U23 | Exeter City | Loan | — | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-05-31 | Hereford | West Brom U23 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-25 | West Brom U23 | Hereford | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Ipswich Town The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-03 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2024-08-28 | CGB |
AFC Wimbledon | 4–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-11-01 | CGB |
Ipswich Town | 1–3 | Fulham FC | Available |
| 2023-09-26 | CGB |
Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Available |
| 2023-08-29 | CGB |
Reading FC | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-08-09 | CGB |
Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2023-05-07 | GB3 |
Fleetwood Town | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-04-29 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 6–0 | Exeter City | Available |
| 2023-04-25 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 0–3 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-04-22 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 0–3 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-04-18 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Port Vale FC | Available |
| 2023-04-15 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 6–0 | Charlton Athletic | Available |
| 2023-04-10 | GB3 |
Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-04-07 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Available |
| 2023-04-01 | GB3 |
Derby County | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-03-18 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Available |
| 2023-03-11 | GB3 |
Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-03-07 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Accrington Stanley | Available |
| 2023-03-04 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Burton Albion | Available |
| 2023-02-25 | GB3 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-02-18 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2023-02-14 | GB3 |
Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-02-11 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Available |
| 2023-02-04 | GB3 |
Cambridge United | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-01-24 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Morecambe FC | Available |
| 2023-01-21 | GB3 |
Oxford United | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-01-14 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Available |
| 2023-01-02 | GB3 |
Lincoln City | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-12-29 | GB3 |
Portsmouth FC | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-12-26 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Oxford United | Available |
| 2022-12-17 | GB3 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-12-10 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2022-12-02 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Fleetwood Town | Available |
| 2022-11-19 | GB3 |
Exeter City | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-11-12 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Available |
| 2022-10-29 | GB3 |
Charlton Athletic | 4–4 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-10-25 | GB3 |
Port Vale FC | 2–3 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-10-21 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Derby County | Available |
| 2022-10-15 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Available |
| 2022-10-08 | GB3 |
Morecambe FC | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-10-04 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Cambridge United | Available |
| 2022-10-01 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Portsmouth FC | Available |
| 2022-09-25 | GB3 |
Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-09-17 | GB3 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-09-13 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2022-09-03 | GB3 |
Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-08-27 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2022-08-20 | GB3 |
Shrewsbury Town | 0–3 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-08-16 | GB3 |
Burton Albion | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-08-13 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Available |
Teams faced most often by Dara O'Shea'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford FC | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 58% |
| Everton FC | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 27% |
| Arsenal FC | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 9% |
| Liverpool FC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 10% |
| Chelsea FC | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 0% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 40% |
| Sunderland AFC | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 33% |
| AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 50% |
| Southampton FC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 63% |
| Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 14% |
| Manchester City | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 26 | -22 | 0% |
| Millwall FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 43% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | 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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 39 | 180 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23/24 | 37 | 1,235 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.44 |
| 22/23 | 41 | 1,665 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 21/22 | 16 | 523 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 20/21 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 26 | 944 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 18/19 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 27 | 1,663 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
75 apps
8 G
2 A
Premier League
96 apps
3 G
6 A
U21 PL
30 apps
2 G
3 A
EFL Cup
10 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
12 apps
0 G
0 A
League Two
27 apps
0 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Dara O'Shea?
Dara O'Shea is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ipswich Town.
How old is Dara O'Shea?
Dara O'Shea is 27 years old. He was born on March 4, 1999 in Dublin.
What position does Dara O'Shea play?
Dara O'Shea plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Dara O'Shea play for?
Dara O'Shea currently plays for Ipswich Town.
How many career goals has Dara O'Shea scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Dara O'Shea has scored 14 goals in 261 appearances.
What is Dara O'Shea's market value?
Dara O'Shea's most recent reported market value is €14.00m.