Tomás O'Connor (footballer)
Tomás O'Connor (born 25 March 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Rosario Central. Club careerBorn in Rosario, Santa Fe, Tomás O'Connor is of Irish descent[1] He joined the Rosario Central academy in 2018,[2] from youth team ADIUR in his hometown, a feeder club for Spanish side Villarreal.[1][3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2022.[2] The young midfielder made his professional debut for Rosario on the 7 May 2023 replacing Lautaro Giaccone and scoring in a 4–0 home Superliga win against Platense.[1][3] O'Connor established himself as a regular starter for the Canalla in the following 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional.[4][5] Despite suffering a severe concussion early September,[6][7][8] he was along with Jaminton Campaz and Jorge Broun amongst the only three footballers to play every game of what would prove to be a title-winning campaign.[3] He signed a new contract with the club in March 2024, with a release clause of 20 million dollars.[9] International careerTomás O'Connor was first called by Javier Mascherano to play with the Argentina under-20s in 2022.[1] References
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