Michael O'Halloran (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Francis O'Halloran[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | St Johnstone | 72 | (12) |
| 2016– | Rangers | 16 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Scotland U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2010 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:37, 17 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Michael Francis O'Halloran (born 6 January 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a Forward for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
Born in Glasgow he began his professional career with Bolton Wanderers in England, but he made only made two appearances in three seasons. While at Bolton he had loan spells with Sheffield United, Carlisle United and Tranmere Rovers, and has also represented Scotland at under-21 level.
Club career
Bolton Wanderers
O'Halloran started his professional career at Bolton Wanderers, regularly playing in the reserve side. A product of the youth system, he made his début in the League Cup tie at home to Macclesfield Town on 24 August 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Martin Petrov. His form in the reserves prompted Bolton to offer both O'Halloran and Joe Riley new three and a half-year contracts, committing them to the club until the summer of 2015.[2] In March 2012, O'Halloran joined Sheffield United on loan until the end of the season,[3] and made his début for the Blades on as an 81st-minute substitute against Chesterfield in a 4–1 victory at Bramall Lane.[4] O'Halloran was in and out of the side for the remainder of his spell, with his final appearance for the Blades coming at Wembley for the League One play-off final in which he came on as a substitute in extra time. O'Halloran scored in the game's penalty shoot out but United slipped to defeat.[5]
In August 2012, O'Halloran joined Carlisle United on a month's loan.[6] However, after playing just one game, a substitute appearance against MK Dons, O'Halloran opted to return to Bolton, his loan only lasting 12 days.[7] O'Halloran then joined Tranmere Rovers on loan on in November of the same year.[8] O'Halloran scored the first professional goal of his career on 8 December as he scored in a 2–2 draw against Portsmouth,[9] O'Halloran loan was extended by a further month on 7 January 2013, and then again until the end of the season on January deadline day.[10][11]
St Johnstone
After appearing in just two cup matches in three years at Bolton, O'Halloran made the move back to his native Scotland with St Johnstone in January 2014, signing an 18-month contract with the club.[12] O'Halloran made his debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 1–0 win over Partick Thistle. Then on 8 February 2014, O'Halloran scored his first goal in the fifth round of Scottish Cup, in a 4–0 win over Forfar Athletic.[13] He scored again in Saints' final home game of the season, to conclude a 3–3 draw with former club Celtic.[14]
O'Halloran won the Scottish Premiership player of the month award for November 2015.[15] St Johnstone rejected two bids from Rangers for O'Halloran in January 2016.[16] Manager Tommy Wright then left O'Halloran out of their following league game, saying that O'Halloran was not "mentally ready" to play. O'Halloran made his final appearance for the club in a 2-1 defeat to Hibernian in the Scottish League Cup semi final at Tynecastle.[17]
Rangers
On 1 February 2016, after much speculation, O'Halloran signed a four and a half-year deal with the then Scottish Championship club Rangers for a fee reported to be £500,000.[18] He made his debut for the Ibrox club as a substitute in a 1-0 victory against Raith Rovers at Stark's Park on 2 February 2016. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw with Alloa Athletic on 13 February 2016.[19] He picked up a winners' medal in the 2016 Scottish Challenge Cup Final at Hampden Park after defeating Peterhead 4-0 on 10 April 2016.[20]
International career
O'Halloran has represented Scotland at various age levels up to the under-21 team.[21]
Career statistics
- As of 24 October 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2011–12 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2011–12 | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2012–13 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| St Johnstone | 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 46 | 10 | |||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| Total | 72 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 90 | 16 | |||
| Rangers | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 117 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 22 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in 2012 Football League play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
Personal life
O'Halloran's father, Michael senior, is a youth coach at Old Firm rivals Celtic, although he never coached his son.[22]
Honours
Club
- St Johnstone
- Rangers
References
- ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ↑ "Riley And O'Halloran Sign New Deals". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ "Blades Loan O'Halloran". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ↑ "Blades V Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ "Huddersfield promoted after shootout". Eurosport. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ "O'Halloran Loaned To Carlisle". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "O'Halloran returns to Bolton". Carlisle United F.C. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ↑ "Tranmere Switch For O'Halloran". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ↑ "Tranmere 2–2 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "O'Halloran extends Rovers stay". Sky Sports. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "O'Halloran extends Rovers stay". Sky Sports. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "St Johnstone sign Michael O'Halloran from Bolton Wanderers". The Courier. DC Thomson. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Forfar Athletic 0–4 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ Gordon, Phil (7 May 2014). "Scott Brown and Michael O'Halloran lead St Johnstone fightback to stun Celtic". The Times. News International. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "O'Halloran named Player of the Month". Scottish Professional Football League. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (14 January 2016). "Michael O'Halloran: Rangers bids rejected by St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ McLeod, Liam (16 January 2016). "Michael O'Halloran 'still a St Johnstone player' - Tommy Wright". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ Thomson, Nick (1 February 2016). "Rangers Sign Michael O'Halloran". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ Sutherland, Jonathan (13 February 2016). "Alloa Athletic 1-1 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC.
- ↑ English, Tom (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4-0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Michael O'Halloran". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ McLean, Euan (14 February 2016). "New Rangers forward Michael O'Halloran thrills his Celtic coach dad after salvaging draw against Alloa". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror.
- ↑ Wilson, Richard (17 May 2014). "St Johnstone 2-0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. BBC.
- ↑ Burke, Andy (5 April 2016). "Rangers 1-0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ English, Tom (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4-0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
External links
- Michael O'Halloran career statistics at Soccerbase
- Scotland Stats at Scottish FA