Connor Neil Kazuki O'Toole is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the NPL NSW. O'Toole has represented the Australian under-20 national team on several occasions.

Early life

O'Toole was born in

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, Australia to a Japanese mother and Irish father. He has one sister who is a former national figure skater. As a junior his father chose to enrol him with Football Mundial Academy playing small sided football until U12's. At 13 he was selected as part of the Project 22 elite program conducted by FNSW where he trained and played in for 2 years. Rather than following the traditional youth league pathway in Sydney he went to Japan to attend Seiritsu Gakuen High School in

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, Japan for three years where he was part of their successful football program.

Playing career

Club

In November 2015, O'Toole was named in the Adelaide United youth team squad for the 2015–16 National Youth League. O'Toole signed for

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club

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in May 2016 on a two-year professional deal along with fellow young defender Kye Rowles. O'Toole made his professional debut for the Roar on 26 April 2017, in an

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group stage game against

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, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luke DeVere in a 3–0 loss. O’Toole made his A-League debut on 11 November 2017, seeing out a 1–1 draw with

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. He started and played a full

match for the first time the following week, impressing in a 3–1 win over Melbourne City FC at home. In January 2020, O'Toole left the Roar for fellow A-League side

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. He signed a two-year extension with the Jets in March 2021. Despite this, in July 2021 the club announced that his contract was mutually terminated. The following day

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announced they had signed O'Toole on a two-year contract. After a season and a half at Sydney FC, O'Toole had his contract mutually terminated. The following day he joined

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International

O'Toole was first called up to the Australian under-20 side in October 2015, making two appearances in the successful

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tournament. He was later included in the squad for the

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by incoming coach

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in September 2015. Australia went on to win the title, defeating

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5–1 in the final, with O'Toole setting up Keanu Baccus for the first of Australia's goals from a corner. Later that month O'Toole was named in the squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

''As of 6 May 2022''

Honours

International

;

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Otoole, Connor 1997 births Living people Men's association football defenders Australia men's under-20 international soccer players Australian people of Irish descent Australian people of Japanese descent Sportspeople of Japanese descent Brisbane Roar FC players Newcastle Jets FC players Sydney FC players Western United FC players Soccer players from Sydney Australian men's soccer players 21st-century Australian sportsmen

Early life

Playing career

Club

International

Career statistics

Club

Honours

International

See also

References

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