Joe O'Cearuill

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Joe O'Cearuill

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Joseph Delpesh O'Cearuill{{cite book| editor-last = Hugman| editor-first = Barry J. | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09| publisher = Mainstream| year = 2008| isbn = 978-1-84596-324-8}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|2|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Edmonton, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 2004–2005

| youthyears2 = 2005–2006

| youthclubs1 = Leyton Orient

| youthclubs2 = Watford

| years1 = 2006–2007

| years2 = 2007

| years3 = 2007–2008

| years4 = 2008–2009

| years5 = 2009

| years6 = 2009

| years7 = 2009–2010

| years8 = 2010–2011

| years9 = 2011

| years10 = 2012–2013

| years11 = 2013

| years12 = 2013–2015

| years13 = 2015

| years14 = 2015

| years15 = 2015–2016

| years16 = 2016

| clubs1 = Arsenal

| clubs2 = → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)

| clubs3 = Barnet

| clubs4 = St Patrick's Athletic

| clubs5 = Harlow Town

| clubs6 = Boreham Wood

| clubs7 = Forest Green Rovers

| clubs8 = Bishop's Stortford

| clubs9 = Tooting & Mitcham United

| clubs10 = Haringey Borough

| clubs11 = Enfield Town

| clubs12 = Haringey Borough

| clubs13 = Heybridge Swifts

| clubs14 = Dover Athletic

| clubs15 = Staines Town

| clubs16 = Haringey Borough

| caps1 = 0

| caps2 = 8

| caps3 = 14

| caps4 = 15

| caps5 = 2

| caps6 = 1

| caps7 = 14

| caps8 = 15

| caps9 = 12

| caps10 = 28{{cite web|url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/joe-o%27cearuill/ |title=Joe O'cearuill Profile |publisher=Aylesbury United FC |date=1987-02-09 |accessdate=2022-08-16}}

| caps11 =

| caps12 =

| caps13 = 3{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/heybridge-swifts/appearances/2014-2015/ocearuill-joseph/29730|title = Heybridge Swifts | Appearances | O'Cearuill Joseph | 2014-2015 | Football Web Pages}}

| caps14 = 0

| caps15 = 29

| caps16 = 9{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/haringey-borough/appearances/2016-2017/joseph-ocearuill/370247|title=Haringey Borough | Appearances | Joseph O'Cearuill | 2016-2017 | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 2

| goals11 =

| goals12 =

| goals13 = 0

| goals14 = 0

| goals15 = 0

| goals16 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalyears2 = 2006

| nationalyears3 = 2007

| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U21

| nationalteam2 = Republic of Ireland B

| nationalteam3 = Republic of Ireland

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalgoals3 = 0

}}

Joseph Delpesh O'Cearuill (born 9 February 1987) is a retired footballer who played as a defender. His previous clubs have included Barnet and St. Patrick's Athletic, and he has been capped by the Republic of Ireland.

Career

Born in Edmonton, London, O'Cearuill started his career at Leyton Orient, playing 27 youth team games in the 2004–05 season,{{cite web|url=http://www.leytonorient.premiumtv.co.uk/page/YouthTeamDetail/0,,10439~479436,00.html |title=Youth Team Schedule & Standings |publisher=Leyton Orient F.C. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060105000541/http://www.leytonorient.premiumtv.co.uk/page/YouthTeamDetail/0%2C%2C10439~479436%2C00.html |archivedate= 5 January 2006 }} (source does not indicate the stats relate to 2004/05) before being released in August 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.leytonorient.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Transfers/0,,10439,00.html |work=Transfers |title=Players out 2005/06 |publisher=Leyton Orient F.C. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051216230812/http://www.leytonorient.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Transfers/0%2C%2C10439%2C00.html |archivedate=16 December 2005 }}

He joined Watford as a youth player for the 2005–06 season, but was released in the summer of 2006. He was signed by Premier League team Arsenal in July on a professional contract, having impressed after playing in their reserve team towards the end of the season.{{cite news

| first = Tom

| last = Adams

| title = Wenger snaps up young guns

| url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_2383672,00.html

| publisher = Sky Sports

| date = 14 July 2006

| accessdate = 6 November 2009}} He was an unused substitute for the Arsenal first team on 24 October 2006; a League Cup third round match against West Bromwich Albion.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6072672.stm

|title=West Brom 0-2 Arsenal

|publisher=BBC Sport

|date=24 October 2006

|accessdate=19 January 2016}}

He moved to Barnet in August 2007 and made a total of 18 senior appearances for them.

In January 2008 O'Cearuill joined St Patrick's Athletic.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnet/7219453.stm |title=Defender O'Cearuill leaves Barnet |date=31 January 2008 |publisher=BBC Sport }} He made his competitive debut for St Patrick's on 7 March 2008, in a League of Ireland match against Sligo Rovers.{{cite web|title=St Patrick's Athletic 3 – Sligo Rovers 1|url=http://www.stpatsfc.com/report.php?report=234|publisher=St Patrick's FC|accessdate=16 April 2011|date=7 March 2008}} O'Cearuill made a total of 3 UEFA Cup appearances with St. Pats. He left the club in January 2009.{{cite web|title=O'CEARUILL LEAVES ST PAT'S|url=http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=2808|publisher=St Patrick's FC Site|accessdate=15 April 2011|date=20 January 2009}}

He signed for Harlow Town on 17 September 2009,{{cite news

|first = David

|last = Rimmer

|title = Harlow boss swoops for Republic of Ireland defender

|url = http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/harlowstar-sport/displayarticle.asp?id=449937

|publisher = Harlow Star

|date = 17 September 2009

|accessdate = 6 November 2009

|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20120913171650/http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/harlowstar-sport/displayarticle.asp?id=449937

|archivedate = 13 September 2012

}} before signing for Boreham Wood on 27 October.{{cite news|title=Three in – one out at Wood |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=61835 |publisher=Non League Daily |date=27 October 2009 |accessdate=7 November 2009 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925140527/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=61835 |archivedate=25 September 2012 }}

He signed for Conference National team Forest Green Rovers on 6 November.{{cite news

| title = Forest Green snap up O'Cearuill

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/8347132.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 6 November 2009

| accessdate = 16 May 2016}}
In September 2010, Joe signed for Bishop's Stortford.[http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/Sport/Stortford-FC-coach-raves-at-trio-of-new-signings.htm Joe signs for the blue brazil] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101033523/http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/Sport/Stortford-FC-coach-raves-at-trio-of-new-signings.htm |date=1 November 2011 }}{{cite news

| title = Joe O'Cearuill Player Profile

| url = http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11741_455941,00.html#pp1

| publisher = Sky Sports

| accessdate = 18 September 2011}}

In November 2011 he was playing for Tooting and Mitcham United.{{cite web|url=http://www.hastingsunitedfc.co.uk/news/article/woodley-sent-off-but-us-still-tame-terrors/|title=Tooting & Mitcham United 1 Hastings United 2|date=26 November 2011|publisher=Hastings United FC|accessdate=24 February 2012|archive-date=18 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118023136/http://www.hastingsunitedfc.co.uk/news/article/woodley-sent-off-but-us-still-tame-terrors/|url-status=dead}}

In August 2012 he signed for Haringey Borough,{{cite news

| title = Haringey Borough sign former Orient, Barnet and Arsenal defender

| url = http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/premier-league/arsenal/haringey_borough_sign_former_orient_barnet_and_arsenal_defender_1_1497978

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120902065243/http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/premier-league/arsenal/haringey_borough_sign_former_orient_barnet_and_arsenal_defender_1_1497978

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = 2 September 2012

| publisher = Hampstead & Highgate Express

| date = 30 August 2012

| accessdate = 2 January 2013

}} before joining Isthmian League Premier Division side Enfield Town in January 2013.{{cite news

| title = Enfield Town have signed former Leyton Orient and Barnet striker Scott McGleish and defender Joe O'Cearuill

| url = http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/sport/10136296.Enfield_complete_double_signing/

| publisher = Enfield Independent

| date = 2 January 2013

| accessdate = 2 January 2013}}

International career

O'Cearuill was born in England to a Trinidadian father and Irish mother. He was called up the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the first time in May 2007 for an end of season tour to the United States,{{cite web |url=http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2011 | title=Staunton Announces Squad for USA Friendlies | publisher=Football Association of Ireland}} making his senior debut as a substitute against Ecuador on 22 May 2007 at Giants Stadium.{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/matchdetails.php?id=437|title=Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]|website=www.soccerscene.ie}} O'Cearuill then started the subsequent tour game against Bolivia at the Gillette Stadium.{{Cite news|title=Ireland play out a 1–1 draw against Bolivia in Boston |url=http://www.fai.ie/fai/press-office/archive/2076.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802221020/http://www.fai.ie/fai/press-office/archive/2076.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2012 |publisher=Football Association of Ireland |date=26 May 2007 |accessdate=9 January 2012 }}

Personal life

O'Cearuill's son JJ Gabriel currently plays football at the Manchester United Academy.{{Cite web|url=https://tribuna.com/en/blogs/who-is-jj-gabriel-man-uniteds-kid-messi-is-the-youngest-ever/|title=Who is JJ Gabriel? Man United's 'Kid Messi' is the youngest ever player to feature for Under-18s|first=Georgy|last=Tzepkovsky|date=16 April 2025|website=tribuna.com}}

Club career statistics

This table is incomplete.

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup{{ref label\|Cup\|A}} !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe{{ref label\|Europe\|B}} !colspan="2"\|Other{{ref label\|Other\|C}} !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
\|Arsenal \|2006–07{{cite web\|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45106\|publisher=CenturyComm\|work=Soccerbase\|title=Joe O'Cearuill\|access-date=2 November 2015}} \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
\|Brighton (loan) \|2006–07 \|8	0	1	0\|



\|1	0	10	0
\|Barnet \|2007–08 \|14	0	3	0	0	0\|

\|1	0	18	0
\|St Patrick's Athletic \|2008 \|15{{cite web\|title=League Results\|url=http://www.stpatsfc.com/results.php?comp=league\|work=Match Results\|publisher=St Patrick's FC\|accessdate=16 April 2011}}	0	5{{cite web\|title=Fai Cup Results\|url=http://www.stpatsfc.com/results.php?comp=faiCup\|work=Match Results\|publisher=St Patrick's FC\|accessdate=16 April 2011}}{{cite web\|title=Sporting Fingal 3–3 St Patrick's Athletic \|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0911/fingal_stpats.html \|work=FAI Cup \|publisher=RTÉ Sport \|accessdate=16 April 2011 \|date=11 September 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030062655/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0911/fingal_stpats.html \|archivedate=30 October 2008 }}	0	0{{cite web\|title=League Cup Results\|url=http://www.stpatsfc.com/results.php?comp=leagueCup\|work=Match Results\|publisher=St Patrick's FC\|accessdate=16 April 2011}}	0	3[http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=2009/round=15283/match=303874/index.html 2008/09 UEFA Cup 2nd Qual Rnd line-ups v Elfsborg, and links to other rounds – UEFA] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118023136/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season%3D2009/round%3D15283/match%3D303874/index.html \|date=18 January 2016 }}	0	2{{cite web\|title=Setanta Cup Results\|url=http://www.stpatsfc.com/results.php?comp=setantaCup\|work=Match Results\|publisher=St Patrick's FC\|accessdate=16 April 2011}}	0	25	0
\|Forest Green Rovers \|2009–10 \|14	0	4	0\|



\|?	0	?	0
colspan="2"\|Career totals !51	0	?	?	?	?	?		?	?	?	?

=Notes=

:{{note|Cup|A}} Cup statistics relate to the FA Cup for English teams and for the FAI Cup for St Patrick's

:{{note|Europe|B}} European stats listed under 2008 St Patrick's season relate to 2008–09 UEFA Cup

:{{note|Other|C}} The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy unless stated. For his time at St Patrick's it relates to the 2008 Setanta Sports Cup.