Reading

John O'Shea

Defender#4

Bio

Born in Waterford, England in 1981, John O'Shea made his senior debut with Manchester United F.C. in 1999 and now plays for Reading F.C.. He has also played for AFC Bournemouth, Royal Antwerp F.C. and Sunderland A.F.C.. He played as a defender. He has represented the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team and the Republic of Ireland men's national association football team.

Key facts

Age: 45
Height: 1.91 m
Weight: 75 kg
Number: #4
Born: 30/4/1981
Birthplace: Waterford, England
Debut: 1999
Position: Defender
Nationality: Republic of Ireland

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

1999–2019

1999–2011Manchester United F.C.
2000AFC Bournemouth
2001Royal Antwerp F.C.
2011–2018Sunderland A.F.C.
2018–2019Reading F.C.
2000–2002Republic of Ireland national under-21 football teamNational team
2001–2018Republic of Ireland men's national association football teamNational team

Career stats

offensive

	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2018-19 English League Championship REA	7	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2018-19 EFL ChampionshipReading	9	0	0	1	0	628	2	1	0	9	2	5	2	0	11	0
2017-18 EFL ChampionshipSunderland	37	1	0	9	2	3,079	4	0	1	37	3	25	12	0	58	0
2016-17 Premier LeagueSunderland	28	0	1	3	2	2,160	5	0	0	28	2	17	9	0	42	0
2015-16 Premier LeagueSunderland	28	0	0	7	3	2,007	2	0	0	28	5	19	13	0	37	0
2014-15 Premier LeagueSunderland	37	0	0	7	0	3,271	4	0	1	37	0	28	16	1	53	0
2013-14 Premier LeagueSunderland	33	1	0	7	1	2,922	2	1	0	33	0	21	11	1	47	0
2012-13 Premier LeagueSunderland	34	2	0	13	3	2,993	3	0	1	34	0	26	15	0	47	0
2011-12 Premier LeagueSunderland	29	0	0	6	1	2,441	0	0	1	15	0	4	3	0	12	0
2010-11 Premier LeagueManchester United	20	0	3	8	1	1,541	1	0	0	20	2	10	4	0	14	0
2010-11 UEFA Champions LeagueManchester United	6	0	0	0	0	396	1	0	0	6	1	3	0	0	2	0
2010 MLSManchester United	1	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
2009-10 Premier LeagueManchester United	15	1	1	1	1	1,117	0	0	0	15	3	12	3	0	12	0
2009-10 UEFA Champions LeagueManchester United	3	0	0	1	1	215	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	2	0
2008-09 UEFA Champions LeagueManchester United	12	1	1	4	2	1,080	0	0	1	12	0	14	2	0	8	0
2008-09 Premier LeagueManchester United	30	0	3	7	2	1,985	1	0	1	30	10	23	9	0	11	0
2007-08 Premier LeagueManchester United	28	0	3	6	4	1,132	1	0	1	27	17	13	8	0	5	0
2007-08 UEFA Champions LeagueManchester United	6	0	0	3	2	396	0	0	0	6	2	5	0	0	0	0
2006-07 Premier LeagueManchester United	32	4	0	6	6	1,723	2	0	0	32	16	22	12	0	14	0
2006-07 UEFA Champions LeagueManchester United	11	1	0	4	1	682	0	0	1	11	3	10	0	0	7	0
2005-06 Premier LeagueManchester United	34	1	2	10	4	2,833	5	0	0	34	0	36	28	0	24	0
2005-06 UEFA Champions LeagueManchester United	7	0	0	3	0	625	1	0	0	6	0	8	0	0	4	0
2004-05 Premier LeagueManchester United	23	2	2	21	12	1,486	1	0	0	23	7	28	12	2	7	0
2004-05 UEFA Champions LeagueManchester United	5	–	–	–	–	443	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003-04 Premier LeagueManchester United	33	2	1	21	11	2,818	1	0	1	33	1	32	35	1	2	0
2003-04 UEFA Champions LeagueManchester United	7	–	–	–	–	502	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2002-03 Premier LeagueManchester United	32	0	1	–	–	2,286	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2001-02 Premier LeagueManchester United	9	0	0	–	–	360	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career27 seasons	549	16	18	148	59	41,211	37	2	10	480	75	362	195	5	419	0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game
5 May v Birmingham CityD 0-0 5 May	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
24 Feb v Rotherham UnitedD 1-1 24 Feb	0	18	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
2 Jan v Swansea CityL 1-4 2 Jan	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
30 Dec @ Queens Park RangersD 0-0 30 Dec	0	90	1	0	1	0	1	2	0
25 Nov @ Wigan AthleticD 0-0 25 Nov	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
11 Nov v Ipswich TownD 2-2 11 Nov	0	77	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
4 Nov v Bristol CityW 3-2 4 Nov	0	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
28 Oct @ Swansea CityL 0-2 28 Oct	1	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
23 Sept v Hull CityW 3-0 23 Sept	0	83	1	1	1	0	2	0	0

Splits, EFL Championship

Split
HomeHome or away, 5W	25	0.0	0.3	0.0	78.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.5	0.3	1.6
AwayHome or away, 4W	21	0.0	0.1	0.0	83.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.8	0.3	1.4
LossesResult, 0W	20	0.0	0.3	0.0	83.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.7	0.3	2.1
DrawsResult, 0W	17	0.0	0.2	0.1	78.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.6	0.5	1.4
WinsResult, 9W	9	0.1	0.1	0.1	79.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.8	0.0	0.3
Regular seasonStage, 9W	46	0.0	0.2	0.0	80.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.7	0.3	1.5
Bristol CityOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	2.3
Ipswich TownOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.3	0.0	68.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.3	2.3
Queens Park RangersOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.3	0.3	90.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.7
Aston VillaOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Birmingham CityOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5
Bolton WanderersOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.5	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	2.0
BrentfordOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.5
Burton AlbionOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
FulhamOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Hull CityOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	86.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
MiddlesbroughOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	2.0
MillwallOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	1.5
Norwich CityOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	36.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0
Preston North EndOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.0
Sheffield UnitedOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	2.0
Swansea CityOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.5	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	3.0
Wolverhampton WanderersOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	88.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
BarnsleyOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Cardiff CityOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0
Derby CountyOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0
Leeds UnitedOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0
Nottingham ForestOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ReadingOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Rotherham UnitedOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Sheffield WednesdayOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
Wigan AthleticOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Stadium of Light, SunderlandGround, 3W	19	0.0	0.4	0.1	84.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.5	0.4	1.6
Select Car Leasing Stadium, ReadingGround, 2W	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	59.7	0.2	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.5	0.0	1.5
MATRADE Loftus Road, LondonGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	0.5
Ashton Gate, BristolGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Bramall Lane, SheffieldGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0
Cardiff City StadiumGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0
Carrow Road, NorwichGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Craven Cottage, LondonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	2.0
Deepdale, PrestonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
Elland Road, LeedsGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0
Griffin Park, BrentfordGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Molineux Stadium, WolverhamptonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent, StaffordshireGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
Portman Road, IpswichGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0
Pride Park Stadium, DerbyGround, 1W	1	1.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0
Riverside Stadium, MiddlesbroughGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Swansea.com StadiumGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
The Brick Community Stadium, WiganGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
The City Ground, NottinghamGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
The Den, LondonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Toughsheet Community Stadium, BoltonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Villa Park, BirminghamGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0

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