Tomás O'Connor (born 25 March 2004) is an

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professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...

Club career

Born in

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, Santa Fe, Tomás O'Connor is of Irish descent He joined the

academy in 2018, from youth team ADIUR in his hometown, a feeder club for Spanish side Villarreal. He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2022. The young midfielder made his professional debut for

on the 7 May 2023 replacing Lautaro Giaccone and scoring in a 4–0 home

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win against Platense. O'Connor established himself as a regular starter for the ''Canalla'' in the following

2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional The 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Sur Finanzas 2023, starting from the 8th round, for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 17 August and ende ...

. Despite suffering a severe

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early September, he was along with

Jaminton Campaz Jaminton Leandro Campaz (born 24 May 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Rosario Central and the Colombia national team. Club career Campaz joined Campeonato Br ...

and Jorge Broun amongst the only three footballers to play every game of what would prove to be a title-winning campaign. He signed a new contract with the club in March 2024, with a release clause of 20 million

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International career

Tomás O'Connor was first called by

Javier Mascherano Javier Alejandro Mascherano (; born 8 June 1984) is an Argentine Association football, football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. As a player, he played as a centre-back or defensive ...

to play with the Argentina under-20s in 2022.

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* 2004 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine people of Irish descent Argentina men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Rosario Central footballers Argentine Primera División players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub