Callum O'Hare (born 1 May 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club Coventry City F.C. He has previously played for Aston Villa O'Hare is a product of the Aston Villa Academy, spending fifteen years at the club, and has represented

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at Under-20 level.

Career

Aston Villa

O'Hare joined Aston Villa at the age of 7, and progressed through the development teams before signing his first professional contract with the club in 2015. He played for both Villa's U18 and U23 squads, making 33 appearances and scoring 2 goals prior to his first professional appearance. On 9 August 2017 O'Hare made his debut for the first team in Aston Villa's 2–1 win in the first round of the

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against

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. His league debut came 3 days later as a substitute in a 0–3 loss at Cardiff City in the

. O'Hare made 6 more first team appearances for Aston Villa during the 2017–18 season.

Loan to Carlisle

On 29 January 2019, O'Hare signed on loan with

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club Carlisle United until the end of the 2018-19 season. Upon joining the club he explained that the reason for the loan deal was to get more game time for his development, saying “I’ve had a good taste of football with Villa but I want to be playing game to game and showing everybody what I can do. I want to prove myself and that’s why I think this is a good move for me.”. He made 16 appearances for Carlisle, scoring 3 goals, as they finished 11th in the league.

Coventry City

On 22 August 2019, O'Hare signed with EFL League One club

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on a season-long loan. He made 40 appearances and scored 4 goals for Coventry before the season was suspended due to the

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. On 9 June 2020 the League One season was officially ended and Coventry were crowned champions, securing promotion to the Championship. O'Hare returned to Aston Villa ahead of the resumption of the Premier League season. On 25 June 2020, O'Hare was released by Aston Villa. Following his release from Villa, O'Hare signed permanently for Coventry on 15 July 2020 on a three-year deal. He scored his first Championship goal in Coventry's 3–2 victory over

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, their first league win of the season. Having been stretchered off just ten minutes into a 3–1 defeat to

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on 26 December 2022, it was later confirmed that O'Hare had suffered an ACL injury that would rule him out for at least nine months.

International career

Born in England, O'Hare is of Irish descent. He has represented England at U20 level.

Career statistics

Honours

Aston Villa U23s

Premier League Cup: 2017–18

Coventry City

EFL League One: 2019–20

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:OHare, Callum 1998 births Living people English footballers England youth international footballers English people of Irish descent Association football forwards Aston Villa F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players English Football League players Sportspeople from Solihull