Patrick O'Shaughnessy (born 29 January 1993) is a Finnish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender for Finnish club HPS.

Early life

O'Shaughnessy was born in

Riihimäki Riihimäki (; ) is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about north of Helsinki and southeast of Tampere. An important railway junction is located in Riihimäki, since railway tracks from Riihimäki lead to Helsinki, Tampere and La ...

on 29 January 1993, the son of a Finnish mother and Irish father (Robert, a painter from

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). He holds both Finnish and Irish citizenship. His younger brother Daniel is also a footballer who plays for HJK and the Finland national team.

Club career

O'Shaughnessy made his

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debut on 15 April 2012, appearing as a starter against

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. After being released in winter 2013, he signed for Pallokerho-35 in April 2014.

International career

O'Shaughnessy has represented

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at age-group level. In November 2013, he expressed an interest in playing for

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

, stating that he felt "more Irish than Finnish". He said, "I think maybe it has to do with my personality and it would make my father very proud if I played for Ireland."

References

External links

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Profile at veikkausliiga.com
1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Riihimäki Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Finnish people of Irish descent Men's association football defenders Veikkausliiga players FC Honka players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Klubi 04 players Myllykosken Pallo −47 players PK-35 Vantaa (men) players Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura players Malmin Palloseura players Helsingin Palloseura footballers {{Finland-footy-defender-stub