Kevin O'Hara (born 11 August 1998) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a striker for club

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. O'Hara has previously played for

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

, East Fife,

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Formed as Alloa in 1880, the football club shortly changed its name to Alloa Association, and then to Alloa Ath ...

and

Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently play in Scottish League One after being relegated from the 2021–22 Scottish Championship. Dunfermline ...

Club career

O'Hara was raised in the village of Fallin and attended Wallace High School in

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

. Having spent time training with the Forth Valley Football Academy, he began his professional career with

, making his senior debut in a league game on 12 April 2015. After strong performances for the club's Development League team, he was in contention for a place in the squad for the

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, although in the end he was not selected. He spent a loan spell with East Fife between July 2016 and January 2017, scoring 3 goals in 19 appearances in all competitions. In November 2017 he received an 8-match 'excessive misconduct' ban for abusing

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about his disability during a game against

. On 13 August 2018, O'Hara joined

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club

on a six-month loan deal. He was recalled on 3 January 2019. O'Hara was released by Falkirk at the end of the 2018–19 season, following the club's relegation to League One. In July 2019, O'Hara signed for

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club

. After an impressive year with Alloa during which he scored 14 goals in 35 matches, O'Hara signed a three-year contract with Dunfermline Athletic on 10 July 2020. Following relegation in his second season with the club, O'Hara was part of the Dunfermline team who won the

title in the 2022–23 season. Following the end of his contract, O'Hara was released by Dunfermline. O'Hara signed with

in June 2023. He was criticised at the start of the season due to a lack of goals, but scored a hat-trick on 11 November 2023. In March 2024 he extended his contract to 2026.

International career

O'Hara has been involved with

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at various youth age group levels. In October 2013, he became the first Forth Valley Academy player to be selected for a national squad.

Career statistics

Honours

Dunfermline Athletic *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:OHara, Kevin 1998 births Living people Footballers from Stirling Scottish men's footballers Falkirk F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football forwards Scotland men's youth international footballers Hamilton Academical F.C. players