D. O'Shea · career
Dara Joseph O'Shea
Center Back · Ipswich · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — O'Shea is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 196 appearances with 16 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Ipswich — Season rating 47, 1 goal and 1 assist in 46 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 28 points at West Brom. Form is on a climb — up 26 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Premier League) and kept playing — 34 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Ipswich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 47 |
| 2025/26 | Ipswich | 46 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | Ipswich | 36 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | Burnley | 34 | 3 | 4 | 84 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | West Brom | 37 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 47 |
| 2021/22 | West Brom | 14 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 19 |
| 2020/21 | West Brom | 28 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | West Brom | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Exeter City | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | HerefordLoan | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | West Bromwich Albion U18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland U21 | 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 6 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 4 | 0 | |
| Republic of Ireland U19 | 2018/19 | UEFA U19 Championship | 6 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | UEFA U19 Championship | 1 | 0 | |
| Republic of Ireland U17 | 2016/17 | UEFA U17 Championship | 5 | 0 |
| Rep. Of Ireland | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | UEFA Nations League | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Premier League Cup×2Championship×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Rep. Of Ireland | 3 | 225 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 |
Schedule · 2026/27
2 played6 not in squad· 180 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29 | Friendlies Clubs | H Osasuna | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Oxford United | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Wycombe | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | Friendlies Clubs | H Le Havre | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Rayo Vallecano | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Union Berlin | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Premier League | H Sunderland | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | H Leicester | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 |