Joshua O'Hanlon (born 25 September 1995) is an Irish former professional

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who plays as a striker for

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. He previously played for

Longford Town Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It had a population of 10,952 at the 2022 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meeting of I ...

(two spells),

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, Oxford City, Poole Town,

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, Newport County and

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Career

Born in

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, O'Hanlon played with St Kevin's Boys before joining

in February 2013. He scored on his first-team debut as a substitute in their 5–0 away win over Salthill Devon in the

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on 8 March 2013. He finished the 2013 season with 8 goals from 26 appearances, as Longford lost the promotion play-offs to

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. He signed for English

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club

on 29 January 2014 on a three-and-a-half-year contract for a fee of around £50,000. O'Hanlon joined

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club Oxford City on

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for the rest of the 2013–14 season on 25 March 2014. Making his debut a 4–0 away defeat to Leamington later that day, he completed his spell at Oxford City with four appearances. O'Hanlon joined Southern League Premier Division team Poole Town on an initial one-month loan in July 2014. He made 12 appearances and scored seven goals for Poole before returning to Bournemouth with a knee injury in October 2014. O'Hanlon signed for League Two club

on loan until the end of 2014–15 on 26 March 2015. He made his debut two days later as a 73rd-minute substitute for

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in a 4–1

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win over

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. He went on to make three appearances for York. O'Hanlon joined

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club

on a one-month loan on 1 September 2015. The loan was cut short on 16 September 2015, as he struggled to break into the team. On 8 January 2016, O'Hanlon re-joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Longford Town on loan for the first half of the 2016 season. He returned to his parent club having scored twice in his 17 appearances with Longford. He was released by Bournemouth at the end of 2015–16. O'Hanlon joined League Two club Newport County on 8 November 2016 on a short-term contract, making his debut the same day after starting in a 2–0

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victory over

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in the

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. He was released by Newport on 9 January 2017, having failed to score in 10 appearances. O'Hanlon was on trial at

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club

from his native

in January 2017, appearing in friendlies. O'Hanlon signed a contract with the Saints on 21 February 2017, 3 days before the first game of the season at home to

. Despite scoring just 2 goals in 26 games for

, O'Hanlon earned a move to champions

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on 10 November 2017 ahead of be 2018 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:OHanlon, Josh 1995 births Living people Association footballers from Dublin (city) Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football forwards Longford Town F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Cork City F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Oxford City F.C. players Poole Town F.C. players York City F.C. players Chester F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players League of Ireland players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players English Football League players 21st-century Irish sportsmen