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Daniel O'Shaughnessy

{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1994)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Daniel O'Shaughnessy

| image = Daniel-oshaughnessy-2015.jpg

| caption = O'Shaughnessy with Finland U21 in 2015

| full_name = Daniel Michael O'Shaughnessy

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|9|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Riihimäki, Finland

| height = 1.90 m

| position = Centre-back, left back

| currentclub = HJK

| clubnumber = 5

| youthyears1 = 1998–2002

| youthclubs1 = RiNS

| youthyears2 = 2003–2008

| youthclubs2 = Honka

| youthyears3 = 2009–2011

| youthclubs3 = HJK

| youthyears4 = 2012–2014

| youthclubs4 = Metz

| years1 = 2011

| clubs1 = Klubi 04

| caps1 = 23

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2012–2014

| clubs2 = Metz B

| caps2 = 40

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2014–2016

| clubs3 = Brentford

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015

| clubs4 = → Braintree Town (loan)

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016

| clubs5 = → Midtjylland (loan)

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2016–2018

| clubs6 = Cheltenham Town

| caps6 = 37

| goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2018–2021

| clubs7 = HJK

| caps7 = 83

| goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2022–2024

| clubs8 = Karlsruher SC

| caps8 = 13

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = HJK

| caps9 = 12

| goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2009

| nationalteam1 = Finland U15

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2009–2010

| nationalteam2 = Finland U16

| nationalcaps2 = 13

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2010

| nationalteam3 = Finland U17

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam4 = Finland U18

| nationalcaps4 = 14

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| nationalyears5 = 2013–2014

| nationalteam5 = Finland U20

| nationalcaps5 = 2

| nationalgoals5 = 1

| nationalteam6 = Finland U21

| nationalyears6 = 2013–2016

| nationalcaps6 = 14

| nationalgoals6 = 2

| nationalteam7 = Finland

| nationalyears7 = 2016–

| nationalcaps7 = 23

| nationalgoals7 = 1

| club-update = 13 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 22 November 2024

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{medalTeam|Klubi-04}}

{{Medal|1st|Kakkonen|2011}}

{{medalTeam|HJK}}

{{Medal|2nd|Finnish Cup|2018}}

{{Medal|1st|Veikkausliiga|2018}}

{{Medal|1st|Veikkausliiga|2020}}

}}

Daniel Michael O'Shaughnessy (born 14 September 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club HJK and the Finland national team as a defender.

O'Shaughnessy began his career in the youth systems at Honka, HJK and Metz and also played in England for Braintree Town and Cheltenham Town. After rising to prominence and winning three Veikkausliiga championships during his second spell with HJK, he transferred to German club Karlsruher SC in 2022. Following a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year spell interrupted by career-threatening hip injuries, O'Shaughnessy returned to HJK in 2024.

Early life

O'Shaughnessy was born in Riihimäki on 14 September 1994,{{WorldFootball.net|id=daniel-oshaughnessy}} the son of a Finnish mother and an Irish father (Robert, a painter from Galway). He holds dual Finnish-Irish citizenship. His older brother Patrick is a former professional footballer.

Youth career

A central defender, O'Shaughnessy began his career in Finland alongside his brother Patrick at Honka and was part of the youth team which made an impressive showing at the 2008 Nike Premier Cup.{{Cite web |date=30 December 2013 |title=The Emerald Exiles Ones to Watch in 2014: Patrick and Daniel O'Shaughnessy |url=http://www.theemeraldexiles.com/2013/12/30/ones-to-watch-in-2014-patrick-and-daniel-oshaughnessy/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409181851/http://www.theemeraldexiles.com/2013/12/30/ones-to-watch-in-2014-patrick-and-daniel-oshaughnessy/ |archive-date=9 April 2016 |access-date=1 August 2014 |publisher=Theemeraldexiles.com}} Both brothers joined Veikkausliiga club HJK in early 2009.{{Cite web |last=Fitzmaurice |first=Aidan |date=22 January 2009 |title=Who's playing where? |url=http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/whos-playing-where-27898985.html |access-date=1 August 2014 |publisher=Herald.ie}} O'Shaughnessy broke into the club's reserve team the following year and made 23 appearances, scoring two goals, during the 2011 Kakkonen season. The club missed out on promotion to the Ykkönen, after a playoff semi-final defeat to BK-46.{{Cite web |title=Klubi-04 vs. BK-46 – 19 October 2011 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/10/19/finland/kakkonen/klubi-04---hjk-helsinki/bk-46-raasepori/1217725/ |access-date=22 September 2015 |website=Soccerway}}

Club career

=Metz B=

After trials at Premier League clubs Liverpool, Manchester United, Sunderland and Scottish Premier League club Celtic,{{Cite web |title=HJK-lupaus Liverpoolin testattavaksi |url=http://yle.fi/urheilu/hjk-lupaus_liverpoolin_testattavaksi/2777300 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309123012/http://yle.fi/urheilu/hjk-lupaus_liverpoolin_testattavaksi/2777300 |archive-date=9 March 2016 |access-date=1 August 2014 |website=Yle Urheilu}} O'Shaughnessy moved to French Ligue 2 club Metz on a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract in early January 2012. He made 40 appearances and scored one goal for the club's reserve team and helped the team to the 2013–14 Championnat de France amateur 2 Group C title.{{Cite web |title=Summary – National 3 – France |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/france/cfa-2/20132014/group-c/r22226/ |access-date=16 September 2019 |website=Soccerway}} O'Shaughnessy departed Metz at the end of the 2013–14 season,{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Mark |title=Daniel O'Shaughnessy Signs For Brentford |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/daniel-oshaughnessy-signs-for-brentford_63090 |access-date=1 August 2014 |publisher=Brentfordfc.com}} having failed to receive a call into the first team squad.

= Brentford =

O'Shaughnessy joined newly promoted Championship club Brentford on trial in July 2014 and made a 30-minute cameo in a 4–0 pre-season friendly defeat to Osasuna on 29 July.{{Cite web |title=Match report as Brentford play CA Osasuna in pre-season friendly at Griffin Park |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-0-ca-osasuna-4_63037 |access-date=1 August 2014 |publisher=Brentfordfc.com}} On 1 August, it was announced that O'Shaughnessy had signed a two-year professional contract. He was an unused substitute during Brentford's two League Cup ties in August 2014, but instead spent the 2014–15 season in the Development Squad, for which he made 23 appearances and scored one goal.{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=2014/15 Development Squad Stats |url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/201415-development-squad-stats-2518085.aspx |access-date=3 July 2015 |website=www.brentfordfc.co.uk |archive-date=4 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704064701/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/201415-development-squad-stats-2518085.aspx |url-status=dead }}

O'Shaughnessy began the 2015–16 season in the Development Squad and joined National League club Braintree Town on a one-month loan on 22 September 2015.{{Cite web |title=Daniel O'Shaughnessy joins Braintree Town on loan |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/daniel-oshaughnessy-joins-braintree-town-on-loan_71888 |access-date=22 September 2015 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}} His only appearance for the club came later that day as a half time substitute for Sam Habergham during a 2–1 win over Woking.{{Soccerbase season|76978|2015|access-date=6 January 2016}} Following another spell back with the Brentford Development Squad, O'Shaughnessy joined Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season in late January 2016.{{Cite news |title=Daniel O'Shaughnessy joins FC Midtylland on loan |language=en-gb |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/daniel-oshaughnessy-joins-fc-midtylland-on-loan_64168 |access-date=12 August 2018}} He made one appearance, when he replaced Kian Hansen after 59 minutes of a 4–1 victory over Nordsjælland on the final day of the season. O'Shaughnessy was released by Brentford in May 2016, after failing to make a first team appearance during his two seasons at Griffin Park.{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=Four young players will be leaving Brentford when their contracts expire at the end of the season |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/development-squad-contract-update_66798 |access-date=5 June 2016 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}

= Cheltenham Town =

On 12 July 2016, O'Shaughnessy signed a one-year contract with League Two newcomers Cheltenham Town.{{Cite news |title=Daniel O'Shaughnessy signs for the Robins! |language=en-gb |url=https://www.ctfc.com/news/2016/july/daniel-oshaughnessy-signs-for-the-robins/ |access-date=3 January 2018}} During a 2016–17 season in which the Robins narrowly avoided being relegated straight back into non-League football,{{Cite news |title=In Focus: Cheltenham Town |language=en-gb |url=https://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/2017/june/cheltenham-preview/ |access-date=3 January 2018}} he made 36 appearances and scored four goals. O'Shaughnessy signed a new one-year contract in June 2017,{{Cite news |title=Dan O'Shaughnessy signs a new contract with the Robins |language=en-gb |url=https://www.ctfc.com/news/2017/june/dan-os-signs/ |access-date=3 January 2018}} but he was down the defensive pecking order during the first half of the 2017–18 season and he departed the club on 2 January 2018.{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Jon |date=12 November 2017 |title=5 things we learned from Cheltenham Town's 2–2 draw with Luton |url=http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/five-things-learned-cheltenham-towns-764325 |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=GloucestershireLive |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=O'Shaughnessy leaves Robins to join Helsinki |language=en-gb |url=https://www.ctfc.com/news/2018/january/oshaughnessy/ |access-date=3 January 2018}} O'Shaughnessy made 49 appearances and scored four goals during 18 months at Whaddon Road.{{Soccerbase|id=76978}}

= HJK =

On 2 January 2018, O'Shaughnessy returned to Finland to re-join reigning Veikkausliiga champions HJK on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year.{{Cite web |title=HJK ja Daniel O'Shaughnessy sopimukseen |url=https://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/Miehet-4038 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103173614/https://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/Miehet-4038 |archive-date=3 January 2018 |access-date=3 January 2018 |website=www.hjk.fi |language=fi}} Despite missing the final three months of the 2018 season with a knee injury,{{Cite web |last=Lennon |first=Barry |title=Meet the Irish-Finnish soldier who is aiming to make the Euro 2020 finals... after completing his national service |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/meet-the-irish-finnish-soldier-who-is-aiming-to-make-the-euro-2020-finals-after-completing-his-national-service-38808260.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223032419/https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/meet-the-irish-finnish-soldier-who-is-aiming-to-make-the-euro-2020-finals-after-completing-his-national-service-38808260.html |archive-date=23 December 2019 |access-date=17 July 2020 |website=Independent |language=en}} O'Shaughnessy made 24 appearances, scored three goals and in his absence, HJK were crowned Veikkausliiga champions.{{Cite web |title=Summary – Veikkausliiga – Finland |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2018/regular-season/r44726/tables/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104124633/https://int.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2018/regular-season/r44726/tables/ |archive-date=4 November 2021 |access-date=16 September 2019 |website=Soccerway}} O'Shaughnessy was a near ever-present during the 2019 season and finished the campaign with 31 appearances and three goals.

During a period while he was conducting his national service, O'Shaughnessy signed a new two-year contract in October 2019 and made 28 appearances during HJK's double-winning 2020 season.{{Cite web |date=30 October 2019 |title=Daniel O'Shaughnessy jatkaa Klubissa |url=https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/miehet/daniel-oshaughnessy-jatkaa-klubissa/ |access-date=27 January 2020 |website=HJK Helsinki |language=fi}}{{Cite web |title=Summary – Veikkausliiga – Finland |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2020/regular-season/r56520/tables/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104124635/https://int.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2020/regular-season/r56520/tables/ |archive-date=4 November 2021 |access-date=1 March 2021 |website=Soccerway}} O'Shaughnessy made 35 appearances and scored one goal during the 2021 season, in which he captained the team to the Veikkausliiga championship.{{Cite web |date=1 November 2021 |title=HJK:n Daniel O'Shaughnessy kasvoi suureksi johtajaksi – kapteenin tunteet purkautuivat vasta "sanoinkuvailemattoman" vihellyksen jälkeen |url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-12168575 |access-date=4 November 2021 |website=Yle Urheilu |language=fi}} 2021 was O'Shaughnessy's final season at the Bolt Arena and he ended what would be his first spell with the club on 118 appearances and 9 goals. In each of his final two seasons with the club, O'Shaughnessy was voted the Veikkausliiga Defender of the Year and into the Veikkausliiga Team of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Saarela |first=Anni |title=Teemu Pukki ja Natalia Kuikka kruunattiin Vuoden jalkapalloilijoiksi – HJK:n Roope Riski kahmi palkintoja |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/jalkapallo/a/be540678-e304-4bfa-82d6-85a38c271cdf |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}{{Cite web |title=Pallo-Koplan Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue on valittu |url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2020/11/17/pallo-koplan-veikkausliigan-tahdistojoukkue-on-valittu |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=www.veikkausliiga.com |language=fi}}

= Karlsruher SC =

On 30 August 2021, it was announced that O'Shaughnessy would transfer to 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC on 1 December 2021 and sign a contract running until June 2024.{{Cite web |date=1 December 2021 |title=Die offizielle Bestätigung: Daniel O'Shaughnessy ist beim KSC angekommen |url=https://www.ka-news.de/ksc/news/Karlsruhe~/die-offizielle-bestaetigung-daniel-oshaughnessy-ist-beim-ksc-angekommen;art516931,2730503 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202130214/https://www.ka-news.de/ksc/news/Karlsruhe~/die-offizielle-bestaetigung-daniel-oshaughnessy-ist-beim-ksc-angekommen;art516931,2730503 |archive-date=2 December 2021 |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=KA-News}}{{Cite web |title=KSC verpflichtet Nationalspieler Daniel O'Shaughnessy |url=https://www.ksc.de/profis/saison/news/show/article/ksc-verpflichtet-nationalspieler-daniel-oshaughnessy/ |access-date=31 August 2021 |website=www.ksc.de |language=de}} He finished a mid-table 2021–22 season with 15 appearances and one goal,{{Cite web |title=Tables – 2. Bundesliga – Germany – Results, fixtures, tables and news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/germany/2-bundesliga/20212022/regular-season/r63189/tables/ |access-date=16 May 2022 |website=Soccerway}} before suffering a fractured fibula on international duty in June 2022.{{Cite web |title=Nach Nations League: Daniel O'Shaughnessy fällt aus |url=https://www.ksc.de/profis/saison/news/show/article/nach-nations-league-daniel-oshaughnessy-faellt-aus/ |access-date=15 June 2022 |website=www.ksc.de |language=de}} O'Shaughnessy returned to fitness in mid-November 2022,{{Cite web |date=16 November 2022 |title=Daniel O'Shaughnessy: "Nyt olen taas kunnossa" |url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/daniel-o-shaughnessy-nyt-olen-taas-kunnossa |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=www.palloliitto.fi |language=fi}} but he failed to make an appearance prior to undergoing season-ending surgery on a hip problem in March 2023.{{Cite web |date=22 March 2023 |title=Saison-Aus! KSC-Verteidiger O'Shaughnessy muss unters Messer |url=https://www.ka-news.de/ksc/news/saisonaus-ksc-verteidiger-daniel-oshaughnessy-muss-unters-messer-art-2930277 |access-date=28 April 2023 |website=ka-news |language=de}}

O'Shaughnessy undertook his rehabilitation in Finland and returned to continue it with the club in October 2023.{{Cite tweet|number=1711690788164305168|user=KarlsruherSC|title=Schaut mal, wer wieder da ist! 😍 Nach seiner langen Reha im Finnland ist Daniel O'Shaughnessy wieder in der Fächerstadt und wird hier seine Rehamaßnahmen fortsetzen. Schön, dich zu sehen, Dan! 💙 #KSCmeineHeimat}} On 14 March 2024, it was reported that O'Shaughnessy's professional career was in jeopardy due to consecutive injuries and two hip surgeries,{{Cite web |date=14 March 2024 |title=Tätä miestä Markku Kanerva kaipaa – Huuhkajien luottoratsulla musertava vammakierre, uran jatkokin puntarissa |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20079047 |access-date=13 April 2024 |website=Yle Urheilu |language=fi}} but one month later it was reported that he had returned to training.{{Cite web |date=9 April 2024 |title=O’Shaughnessy beim KSC wieder am Ball: "Das ist ein gutes Zeichen" |url=https://bnn.de/sport/ksc/o-shaughnessy-beim-ksc-erstmals-wieder-am-ball-das-ist-ein-gutes-zeichen |url-access=subscription |access-date=13 April 2024 |website=Badische Neueste Nachrichten |language=de}} O'Shaughnessy failed to win a call into a matchday squad before the end of the 2023–24 season and was released when his contract expired.{{cite web |title=Daniel O’Shaughnessy verlässt den Karlsruher SC |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/2bundesliga/news/karlsruher-sc-daniel-o-shaughnessy-wechsel-27523 |website=Bundesliga |publisher=bundesliga.com |access-date=24 May 2024 |date=21 May 2024}}

= Return to HJK =

On 1 July 2024, O'Shaughnessy returned to his former club HJK and signed a contract until the end of the 2025 season on a free transfer.{{Cite web |last=Mäntylä |first=Pekka |date=1 July 2024 |title=Daniel O’Shaughnessy palaa HJK:hon! |url=https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/miehet/daniel-oshaughnessy-palaa-hjkhon/ |access-date=1 July 2024 |website=HJK Helsinki |language=fi}} O'Shaughnessy suffered a collarbone injury in training in July,[https://www.apu.fi/artikkelit/daniel-o-shaughnessy-eli-jalkapallounelmaansa-huuhkajissa-ja-saksan-kentilla-kunnes-loukkaantumishelvetti-muuttui-painajaismaiseksi Daniel O’Shaughnessy eli jalkapallounelmaansa Huuhkajissa ja Saksan kentillä, kunnes loukkaantumishelvetti muuttui painajaismaiseksi], Apu, 12 July 2024 but eventually on 18 August, he made his first competitive club appearance in over two years, as a starter for HJK in a 3–0 away win over Ekenäs IF (EIF).[https://www.ess.fi/urheilu/7417194 Montenegrossa paistunut HJK sai maajoukkuemiehen takaisin parin vuoden vammakierteen jälkeen – "Jännitti yllättävän vähän"], Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 18 August 2024

During the next pre-season, on 15 January 2025, his contract was extended until the end of 2026.[https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/miehet/daniel-oshaughnessy-hjkssa-myos-2026/ Daniel O’Shaughnessy HJK:ssa myös 2026!], hjk.fi, 15 January 2025 O'Shaughnessy assumed the HJK captaincy for the 2025 season,[https://www.hjk.fi/en/artikkelit/hjk-mens-team/daniel-oshaughnessy-kipparoi-klubia/ Daniel O’Shaughnessy kipparoi Klubia], hjk.fi, 28 March 2025 having acted in the same role previously in 2021.

International career

O'Shaughnessy represented Finland at all age-groups from U15 up to U21 level. He won his maiden call into the senior team for a friendly versus Estonia on 9 June 2015, but remained an unused substitute during the 2–0 defeat. O'Shaughnessy made his full international debut as a late substitute for Ville Jalasto in a 3–0 friendly defeat to Sweden in Abu Dhabi on 10 January 2016.{{NFT player|61906|access-date=17 April 2019}} He made his first start three days later versus Iceland and played the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 defeat.

Two years after his maiden call-up to the senior team, O'Shaughnessy won his third cap as a half time substitute in a 2–1 friendly win over Jordan on 11 January 2018. He won his first competitive cap with a start in a 1–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B defeat to Wales on 3 September 2020. O'Shaughnessy was named in the Finland squad for Euro 2020 and was the only domestic-based player in the selection.{{Cite web |title=Tässä on Huuhkajien EM-kisajoukkue! |url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/jalkapallouutiset/tassa-huuhkajien-em-kisajoukkue |access-date=1 June 2021 |website=palloliitto.fi |language=fi}} He started in each of the Finns' three group stage matches, prior to the team's elimination.{{Cite web |date=24 June 2021 |title=EURO 2020 review: Finland |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026a-129856ba07fe-8676faabff74-1000--euro-2020-review-finland/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624105142/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026a-129856ba07fe-8676faabff74-1000--euro-2020-review-finland/ |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=UEFA |language=en}} He scored his first goal for Finland in a 3–1 2022 World Cup qualifying win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on 13 November 2021.

Career statistics

= Club =

{{Updated|13 May 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, Finnish Cup, DFB-Pokal}}

! colspan="2" |League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup and Finnish League Cup}}

! colspan="2" |Europe

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals

!Apps

!Goals

AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi-04

|2011

|Kakkonen Group A

|23

2colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

colspan="2" |—|232
rowspan="4" |Metz B

|2011–12

|CFA Group B

|3

0colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

colspan="2" |—|30
2012–13

|CFA Group A

|20

|0

colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

colspan="2" |—|200
2013–14

|CFA 2 Group C

|17

|1

colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

colspan="2" |—|171
colspan="2" |Total

!40

1colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—

! colspan="2" |—

colspan="2" |—401
Brentford

|2014–15{{Soccerbase season|76978|2014|access-date=6 January 2016}}

|Championship

|0

00000

| colspan="2" |—

0000
Braintree Town (loan)

|2015–16

|National League

|1

0colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

colspan="2" |—10
Midtjylland (loan)

|2015–16

|Danish Superliga

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

|1

|0

rowspan="3" |Cheltenham Town

|2016–17{{soccerbase season|76978|2016|accessdate=10 July 2017}}

|League Two

|27

32020

| colspan="2" |—

5Appearances in EFL Trophy1364
2017–18{{soccerbase season|76978|2017|accessdate=3 January 2018}}

|League Two

|10

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|2

|0

|13

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!37

!3

!2

!0

!3

!0

! colspan="2" |—

!7

!1

!49

!4

rowspan="5" |HJK

|2018{{Soccerway|id=160202|accessdate=3 July 2015}}

|Veikkausliiga

|17

|2

|5

|1

| colspan="2" |—

|2Appearances in Champions League

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|24

|3

2019

|Veikkausliiga

|24

|2

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|53 appearances and 1 goal in Champions League, 2 appearances in Europa League

|1

|2Appearances in Veikkausliiga European play-offs

|0

|31

|3

2020

|Veikkausliiga

|21

|0

|7

|2

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|28

|2

2021

|Veikkausliiga

|19

|1

|4

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|124 appearances in Champions League, 4 appearances in Europa League, 4 appearances in Europa Conference League

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|35

|1

colspan="2" |Total

!81

!5

!16

!3

! colspan="2" |—

!19

!1

!2

!0

!118

!9

rowspan="3" |Karlsruher SC

|2021–22

|2. Bundesliga

|13

|1

|2

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|15

|1

2022–23

|2. Bundesliga

|0

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!13

!1

!2

!0

! colspan="2" |—

! colspan="2" |—

! colspan="2" |—

!15

!1

rowspan=3|HJK

|2024

|Veikkausliiga

|8

000008{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League|name=uecl}}0colspan=2|—160
2025

|Veikkausliiga

|4

0004000colspan=2|–80
colspan=2|Total

!12

000408000240
colspan="3" |Career total

!208

12203702719127017

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= International =

{{Updated|match played 17 November 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="7" |Finland

|2016

20
201810
202050
2021101
2022

|4

|0

2023

|0

|0

2024

|1

|0

colspan="2" |Total||23||1

:Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each O'Shaughnessy goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Daniel O'Shaughnessy

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

|13 November 2021

|Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

|{{fb|BIH}}

|align="center"|3–1

|align="center"|3–1

|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Klubi 04

  • Kakkonen Group A: 2011{{Cite web |title=Summary – Kakkonen – Finland |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/finland/kakkonen/2011/lohko-a/r13729/ |access-date=16 September 2019 |website=Soccerway}}

Metz B

HJK

  • Veikkausliiga: 2018, 2020, 2021{{Cite web |title=Tables – Veikkausliiga – Finland |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2021/championship-round/r61958/tables/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001091502/https://int.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2021/championship-round/r61958/tables/ |archive-date=1 October 2021 |access-date=4 November 2021 |website=Soccerway}}
  • Finnish Cup: 2020{{Cite web |title=Inter Turku vs. HJK – 3 October 2020 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/03/finland/suomen-cup/football-club-inter-turku/helsingin-jalkapallokubi/3282588/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705225124/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/03/finland/suomen-cup/football-club-inter-turku/helsingin-jalkapallokubi/3282588/ |archive-date=5 July 2020 |access-date=11 October 2020 |website=Soccerway}}

Individual

  • Veikkausliiga Defender of the Year: 2020, 2021{{Cite web |last=Liimatta |first=Ville |date=3 December 2021 |title=Tässä suomalaisen jalkapallon vuoden 2021 parhaat – katso kaikki Captain's Ball -gaalassa palkitut |url=https://www.suomifutis.com/2021/12/captains-ball-2021-voittajat-palkitut/ |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=SuomiFutis |language=fi}}
  • Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2020, 2021{{Cite web |title=Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty Veikkausliigakauden 2021 osalta |url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2021/10/31/perinteinen-koplajoukkue-nimetty-veikkausliigakauden-2021-osalta |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=www.veikkausliiga.com |language=fi}}

References

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External links

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