Michael O'Halloran (footballer)

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Michael O'Halloran
Personal information
Full name Michael Francis O'Halloran[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
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Position(s) Forward
Team 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 10 (3)
International career
2008 Scotland U17 4 (1)
2010 Scotland U19 1 (0)
2012 Scotland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Michael Francis O'Halloran (born 6 January 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a Forward for Scottish Championship 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.

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 Scottish Championship club Rangers for a fee rumoured to be £500,000 on the final day of the January Transfer window.[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. He picked up a winners' medal in the Scottish Challenge Cup Final at Hampden after defeating Peterhead 4-0 on 10th April 2016.

Honours

Club

St Johnstone
Rangers

Club career statistics

As of 1 February 2016
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2011–12 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2011–12 Sheffield United (loan) League One 8* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2012–13 Bolton Wanderers Football League Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Carlisle United (loan) League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 Tranmere Rovers (loan) League One 23 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 3
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2013–14 St Johnstone Scottish Premiership 14 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 19 2
2014–15 38 9 2 1 2 0 4 0 46 10
2015–16 20 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 25 3
2015–16 Rangers Scottish Championship 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Career total 106* 16 10 2 6 2 5 0 128 19

* Including one appearance in the 2012 League One Play-off Final

References

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