Mark O'Mahony
{{short description|Irish association football player}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Mark O'Mahony
|fullname = Mark Jeremiah O'Mahony{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3681595 |title=2023/24 Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=13 September 2023 |access-date=13 April 2024}}
|birth_place = Carrigaline, Ireland
|image =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|01|14|df=y}}
|position = Striker
|currentclub = Portsmouth
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
|clubnumber = 11
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019
|youthclubs1 = Carrigaline United
|youthyears2 = 2019–2023
|youthclubs2 = Cork City
|youthyears3 = 2023–2024
|youthclubs3 = Brighton & Hove Albion
|years1 = 2022–2023
|clubs1 = Cork City
|caps1 = 11
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2023–
|clubs2 = Brighton & Hove Albion
|caps2 = 3
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2024–
|clubs3 = → Portsmouth (loan)
|caps3 = 11
|goals3 = 3
|nationalyears1 = 2019
|nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U16
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2021–2022
|nationalteam2 = Republic of Ireland U17
|nationalcaps2 = 6
|nationalgoals2 = 4
|nationalyears3 = 2023–
|nationalteam3 = Republic of Ireland U19
|nationalcaps3 = 15
|nationalgoals3 = 6
|nationalyears4 = 2024–
|nationalteam4 = Republic of Ireland U21
|nationalcaps4 = 9
|nationalgoals4 = 1
|club-update = 10:50, 13 March 2025 (UTC)
|ntupdate = 22:40, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Mark Jeremiah O'Mahony (born 14 January 2005) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship side Portsmouth on loan from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Club career
=Cork City=
From Carrigaline, in County Cork, O'Mahony left Carrigaline United to join Cork City in 2019. He made 11 appearances for the club as they won the 2022 League of Ireland First Division to gain promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division.{{Soccerway|mark-omahony/793093|accessdate=22 July 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40978913.html|title=Cork City are First Division champions after draw at packed Turner's Cross|date=October 7, 2022|website=echo live}}
=Brighton & Hove Albion=
In January 2023, O'Mahony joined the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion for a reported fee of an initial £50,000, signing a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/cork-citys-mark-omahony-18-becomes-the-latest-member-of-the-irish-contingent-at-brighton/42314260.html|first=Sean|last=O'Connor|website=Independent.ie|date=23 January 2023|accessdate=22 July 2023|title= Cork City’s Mark O’Mahony, 18, becomes the latest member of the Irish contingent at Brighton}} On 12 November 2023, he was named among the match day squad in the Premier League as Brighton played at home against Sheffield United.{{cite web|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2023/11/12/england/premier-league/brighton--hove-albion-fc/sheffield-united-fc/4082129/|date=12 November 2023|accessdate=12 November 2023|title=BRIGHTON VS. SHEFF UTD|website=Soccerway}} On 10 April 2024, he signed a new contract with the club until June 2027.{{cite web|url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/3961505/mark-omahony-signs-new-contract|title=Mark O'Mahony signs new contract|date=10 April 2024|accessdate=10 April 2024|website=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.}} On 13 April 2024, he made his senior debut for the club, coming off the bench in their 1–1 draw away to Burnley in the Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/cork-teenager-mark-omahony-makes-premier-league-debut-for-brighton/a405632230.html|title=Cork teenager Mark O’Mahony makes Premier League debut for Brighton|date=April 13, 2024|website=Irish Independent}}
On 28 April 2024, he made his first ever Premier League start vs Bournemouth, getting subbed off at half-time. On 27 August, he scored his first senior goal in a 4-0 win against Crawley Town in the EFL Cup 2nd round.
== Portsmouth (loan) ==
O'Mahony joined Portsmouth on 28 August 2024 on loan for the 2024–25 season.{{cite web |title=O'Mahony links up with Portsmouth |url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/modals/en/media-article-popup/mft-transfers-omahony-links-up-with-portsmouth |website=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |access-date=28 August 2024}}
International career
He has been capped for Republic of Ireland at U-17, U-18 and U-19 levels, and was named the FAI’s U-17 Player of the Year in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-41057480.html|website=Irish Examiner|accessdate=22 July 2023|date=26 January 2023|first=Shane|last=Donavan|title=Confirmed: Mark O'Mahony joins Brighton from Cork City }} In September 2022, he scored a hat trick for the Ireland U19 team against Gibraltar U19.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-40966694.html#:~:text=IN%20FOCUS%3A-,Cork%20City's%20Mark%20O'Mahony%20hits%20hat%2Dtrick%20for%20Ireland,included%20Inter%20Milan's%20Kevin%20Zefi.|website=Irish Examiner|access-date=22 July 2023|title= Cork City's Mark O'Mahony hits hat-trick for Ireland U19s in 6-0 win over Gibraltar|date=21 September 2022}} In December 2022 he was named the FAI U17 player of the year after scoring fourteen goals in sixteen appearances for Irish youth international teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-41019896.html|website=echolive.ie|accessdate=15 August 2023|title= Cork City's Mark O'Mahony is named the FAI U17 player of the year|date=2 December 2022}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 15 February 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 !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork City
|2022 |League of Ireland First Division |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|Appearances in the Munster Senior Cup}} | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|166677|2023|access-date=13 April 2024}} |colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in the EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Brighton & Hove Albion
|rowspan=2|Premier League |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024–25{{Cite web |title=Mark O'Mahony {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Brighton & Hove Albion {{!}} Season 2024/2025 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=166677&season_id=157 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Portsmouth (loan)
|10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 3 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
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Honours
=Club=
;Cork City
=Individual=
References
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{{Portsmouth F.C. squad}}
{{FAI Under 19 International Player of the Year}}
{{FAI Under 17 International Player of the Year}}
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Category:Association footballers from County Cork
Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Carrigaline United A.F.C. players
Category:Cork City F.C. players
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:Premier League players
Category:Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Irish expatriate sportspeople in England