David O'Brien (born 24 January 1984) is a Scottish former professional

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who played as a left-sided

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, for home-town side

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now acts as a coach. He has also played for

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and

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Career

O'Brien started his career with

in 2001, after joining from

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side Denny Amateurs, and helped them win the Second Division play-off final against

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in 2007. In January 2007, he signed a pre-contract agreement with

, moving to

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in May 2007. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he signed a one-year contract extension with the

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side. He failed to have his contract renewed when it expired in 2009. On 15 June 2009,

announced that they had signed O'Brien. He left the Honest Men on 3 August 2009, after not being selected to play against his old club

on 1 August 2009. O'Brien met with the manager Brian Reid, and after a short discussion he left the club. He rejoined his home-town team, Stirling Albion, on 6 August 2009. After his contract expired at Stirling, he joined manager

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at new club

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. O'Brien signed on for another season in May 2012. He again signed a one-year deal in May 2013. He left Morton in the summer of 2014 after failing to recover from an injury sustained at

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. In August 2016, he signed for Junior side

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where he stayed for a season before signing for

Honours

Stirling Albion *

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**Winners 2009–10

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:OBrien, David Living people 1984 births Scottish men's footballers Stirling Albion F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Footballers from Stirling Ayr United F.C. players Scottish Football League players Men's association football wingers Greenock Morton F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Camelon Juniors F.C. players University of Stirling F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen

Career

Honours

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