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Alex O'Hanlon
Personal information
Full name	Alex O'Hanlon
Date of birth	24 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Blanchardstown, County Dublin, Ireland
Position(s)	Winger; Attacking midfielder;
Team information
Current team	St Patrick's Athletic
Number	23
Youth career
2003–2011	St Kevin's Boys
2011–2016	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Liverpool
2017–	St Patrick's Athletic
International career
2010–2011	Republic of Ireland U15
2011–2012	Republic of Ireland U16
2012–2013	Republic of Ireland U17
2013–2016	Republic of Ireland U19
2017–	Republic of Ireland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:21, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

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Alex O'Hanlon (born 24 April 1996) is an Irish professional footballer playing for League of Ireland Premier Division club, St Patrick's Athletic, having signed in January 2017 from Premier League club Liverpool, the club where he started his professional career.

Career

Early career

A native of Blanchardstown, County Dublin, O'Hanlon played with top Dublin youth football clubs St Kevin's Boys, the club that produced Republic of Ireland internationals Liam Brady, Damien Duff, Stephen Carr, Ian Harte, Robbie Brady and Jeff Hendrick among others. O'Hanlon excelled at underage level playing at left back and in May 2011, at the age of 15, he was snapped up by Premier League club Liverpool, despite interest from Premier League rivals Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, as well as Spanish giants Real Madrid, with comparisons in playing style being made with Wales international Gareth Bale.^[1]^[2] After playing at left-back, O’Hanlon moved into midfield and his performances in the centre midfield earned him his first professional contract at the end of the 2012–13 season. He followed that up with seven goals in 28 games in 2013–14 season, helping him break into Alex Inglethorpe’s U21s setup. O'Hanlon made 5 appearances in his side's 2014–15 UEFA Youth League campaign.^[3] During his time as first team manager, Brendan Rodgers included him in his first team squad for Premier League games against Swansea City and Newcastle United.^[4] In March 2016, first team manager Jurgen Klopp included him in the first team squad on their training camp in La Manga Club, Spain.^[5] In April 2016, O'Hanlon was offered a new contract with the club but opted to turn down the offer as he looked elsewhere for first team football. During this spell he went on trial with Sheffield Wednesday in search of a contract^[6]^[7] After he left Liverpool, he went of trial at Huddersfield Town, where he strangely went on to play over 10 games as a trialist and still didn't sign a full professional contract with the club.^[8]

St Patrick's Athletic

O'Hanlon returned home to Dublin and signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side St Patrick's Athletic on the 9th January a 2-year contract ahead of the 2017 season, alongside Barry Murphy and Kurtis Byrne.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13] On 31 January 2017 O'Hanlon made his Pats debut away to Bray Wanderers in the Leinster Senior Cup, scoring the fourth goal in a 4–0 win for the Saints at the Carlisle Grounds.^[14]^[15] He began the season alternating between left wing and attacking midfield roles, impressing Pats supporters and media in the Dublin derby wins over Shamrock Rovers^[16] and Bohemians. ^[17] On the 17th April, O'Hanlon scored a penalty in a 5–3 shootout win over Bray Wanderers in the League Cup following a 0–0 draw after extra time.^[18] O'Hanlon scored his first league goal at senior level on the 16th June 2017 when he opened the scoring in a 3–1 Dublin derby defeat at home to Bohemians.^[19] In the months after that, with the team struggling in a relegation battle, O'Hanlon lost his place in the starting 11 and was limited to the occasional substitute appearance. He scored his third goal of the season against Firhouse Clover amongst an experimental lineup in a 2–1 Leinster Senior Cup Quarter-final win, looping a shot over the goalkeeper from 25 yards.^[20]

International career

O'Hanlon has played international football for the Republic of Ireland all the way up from Under 15's level to Under 21's.^[21] He made his Under 21 debut on the 11th February 2017 against the Ireland Amateurs squad.^[22]

Career statistics

Professional appearances – correct as of 31 August 2017.^[23]

Club	Division	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Division	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	Premier League	2015–16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
St Patrick's Athletic	League of Ireland Premier Division	2017	17	1	0	0	3	0	–	–	3^[a]	2	23	3
Career Total			17	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	1	23	3

^ Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup

References

External links

"ALEX O'HANLON". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
"Republic of Ireland - A. O'Hanlon". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
"UEFA Youth League - Alex O'Hanlon". uefa.com. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
"Profile:Alex O'Hanlon". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
"Alex O'Hanlon - St. Patrick's Athletic". extratime.ie. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
"In Depth: Liverpool Under-21 midfielder Alex O'Hanlon". thenextgenkopites.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

[statsLSC-24] Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup

[1] ttp://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-beat-man-utd-3375290

[2] ttps://www.joe.ie/uncategorized/liverpool-sign-irish-teen-dubbed-the-new-gareth-bale-24225

[3] ttp://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/clubs/player=250066182/

[4] ttp://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/liverpool/dont-join-top-english-clubs-ohanlon-tells-irish-hopefuls-35385628.html

[5] ttp://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/liverpool/dont-join-top-english-clubs-ohanlon-tells-irish-hopefuls-35385628.html

[6] ttps://thenextgenkopites.wordpress.com/2016/04/25/liverpool-u21-midfielder-alex-ohanlon-set-to-leave-at-the-end-of-the-season/

[7] ttp://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/514745/Liverpool-midfielder-Alex-O-Hanlon-leave-summer-transfer-scramble

[8] ttp://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-give-trial-former-11907403

[9] ttp://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=7424

[10] ttp://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/from-anfield-to-inchicore-for-alex-35354804.html

[11] ttp://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/st-pats-add-former-liverpool-prospect-to-their-squad-ahead-of-2017-season-35353140.html

[12] ttp://www.the42.ie/st-pats-three-new-signings-9-january-2016-3177569-Jan2017/

[13] ttp://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3909/airtricity-premier-division/2017/01/09/31307232/st-patricks-athletic-sign-former-liverpool-youth-alex

[14] ttp://stpatsfc.com/report.php?report=1099

[15] ttp://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/30504/2/

[16] ttp://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/30201/2/

[17] ttp://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/30202/2/

[18] ttp://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/31049/2/

[19] ttp://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/30271/2/

[20] ttp://stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=7606

[21] ttps://thenextgenkopites.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/in-depth-liverpool-under-21-midfielder-alex-ohanlon/

[22] ttp://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/ireland-u21s-home-based-squad-draw-with-irish-amateurs

[23] "Republic of Ireland – A. O'Hanlon". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

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 === St Patrick's Athletic ===
-O'Hanlon returned home to [[Dublin]] and signed for [[League of Ireland Premier Division]] side [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] on the 9th January a 2-year contract ahead of the [[2017 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season|2017 season]], alongside [[Barry Murphy (footballer, born 1985)|Barry Murphy]] and [[Kurtis Byrne]].<ref>http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=7424</ref><ref>http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/from-anfield-to-inchicore-for-alex-35354804.html</ref><ref>http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/st-pats-add-former-liverpool-prospect-to-their-squad-ahead-of-2017-season-35353140.html</ref><ref>http://www.the42.ie/st-pats-three-new-signings-9-january-2016-3177569-Jan2017/</ref><ref>http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3909/airtricity-premier-division/2017/01/09/31307232/st-patricks-athletic-sign-former-liverpool-youth-alex</ref> On the 31st January 2017 O'Hanlon made his Pats debut away to [[Bray Wanderers F.C.|Bray Wanderers]] in the [[Leinster Senior Cup (association football)|Leinster Senior Cup]], scoring the fourth goal in a 4–0 win for the Saints at the [[Carlisle Grounds]].<ref>http://stpatsfc.com/report.php?report=1099</ref><ref>http://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/30504/2/</ref> He began the season alternating between left wing and attacking midfield roles, impressing Pats supporters and media in the [[Dublin]] derby wins over [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]<ref>http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/30201/2/</ref> and [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]].
+O'Hanlon returned home to [[Dublin]] and signed for [[League of Ireland Premier Division]] side [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] on the 9th January a 2-year contract ahead of the [[2017 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season|2017 season]], alongside [[Barry Murphy (footballer, born 1985)|Barry Murphy]] and [[Kurtis Byrne]].<ref>http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=7424</ref><ref>http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/from-anfield-to-inchicore-for-alex-35354804.html</ref><ref>http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/st-pats-add-former-liverpool-prospect-to-their-squad-ahead-of-2017-season-35353140.html</ref><ref>http://www.the42.ie/st-pats-three-new-signings-9-january-2016-3177569-Jan2017/</ref><ref>http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3909/airtricity-premier-division/2017/01/09/31307232/st-patricks-athletic-sign-former-liverpool-youth-alex</ref> On 31 January 2017 O'Hanlon made his Pats debut away to [[Bray Wanderers F.C.|Bray Wanderers]] in the [[Leinster Senior Cup (association football)|Leinster Senior Cup]], scoring the fourth goal in a 4–0 win for the Saints at the [[Carlisle Grounds]].<ref>http://stpatsfc.com/report.php?report=1099</ref><ref>http://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/30504/2/</ref> He began the season alternating between left wing and attacking midfield roles, impressing Pats supporters and media in the [[Dublin]] derby wins over [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]<ref>http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/30201/2/</ref> and [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]].
 <ref>http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/30202/2/</ref> On the 17th April, O'Hanlon scored a penalty in a 5–3 shootout win over [[Bray Wanderers F.C.|Bray Wanderers]] in the [[League of Ireland Cup|League Cup]] following a 0–0 draw after extra time.<ref>http://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/31049/2/</ref> O'Hanlon scored his first league goal at senior level on the 16th June 2017 when he opened the scoring in a 3–1 [[Dublin]] derby defeat at home to [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]].<ref>http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/30271/2/</ref> In the months after that, with the team struggling in a relegation battle, O'Hanlon lost his place in the starting 11 and was limited to the occasional substitute appearance. He scored his third goal of the season against Firhouse Clover amongst an experimental lineup in a 2–1 [[Leinster Senior Cup (association football)|Leinster Senior Cup]] Quarter-final win, looping a shot over the goalkeeper from 25 yards.<ref>http://stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=7606</ref>