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 ...
who plays as a
defender for Finnish club
HPS.
Early life
O'Shaughnessy was born in
Riihimäki
Riihimäki (literally "Drying barn hill") 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 ...
on 29 January 1993, the son of a Finnish mother and Irish father (Robert, a painter from
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...
). 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
Veikkausliiga
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debut on 15 April 2012, appearing as a starter against
TPS. After being released in winter 2013, he signed for
Pallokerho-35 in April 2014.
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International career
O'Shaughnessy has represented Finland
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at age-group level. In November 2013, he expressed an interest in playing for Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, stating that he felt "more Irish than Finnish".
References
External links
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Profile at veikkausliiga.com
1993 births
Living people
People from Riihimäki
Finnish men's footballers
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
Sportspeople from Kanta-Häme
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