A graduate of the Liverpool F.C. Academy, he signed professionally with Ipswich Town in July 2009. He joined Port Vale on a six-week loan spell in November 2011, though did not make a first team appearance. He left Ipswich in January 2012, and subsequently signed with his hometown club Cork City. He left Cork City in July 2012 and signed for Shamrock Rovers. He has represented Ireland at U17, U19, and U21 levels.
Playing career
O'Connor started his playing career at the Liverpool Academy as a sixteen-year-old, after being spotted playing football for Irish amateur side Rockmount A.F.C. He started playing regularly for the under-18 side in the early 2008–09Premier Academy League season. In July 2009, after a short trial O'Connor signed a one-year deal with Championship side Ipswich Town, who were managed by his boyhood hero, Roy Keane. O'Connor made his debut for Ipswich in the League Cup away against Shrewsbury Town, replacing Jack Ainsley as a substitute at half-time; the "Tractor Boys" went on to win the match on penalties following a 3–3 draw. He made his first league start for Ipswich on 20 February, in a 1–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. He played a further eleven league games for Ipswich in 2009–10; he impressed in midfield against Cardiff City, though gave away a penalty in a draw at home to Doncaster Rovers. At the end of the campaign he was handed a new two-year deal, which he eventually signed. However experienced player Mark Kennedy was also signed for a £75,000 fee, and was expected to battle O'Connor for the left-back spot.
Shane O'Connor (born 29 March 1983 in Ireland) is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Guinness Premiership. He plays as a second-row. He joined them from Munster in the Summer of 2008. Here, his swashbuckling style and take-no-prisoners attitude earned him the nickname "Princess" amongst his teammates. He was also known for his flowing blond locks and ability to turn a scrum by just looking at it. Once on tour in South Africa, Shane turned Chuck Norris upside down by his ankles and stole his lunch money. Brian O' Driscoll recalls it as one of the best days of his life, he is quoted to have said "This is one of the best days of my life". Shane left the game of Rugby in 2014 after an undocumented incident involving 13 creamy pints of Guinness, a swimming hat and a bag of broccoli.
Shane joined Accenture in January of 2015, from there he travelled to Bangalore, India with a dream of starting an Aqua tribute band. On the first Friday of his time in India, Shane discovered Gin and this is where the "Barbie Girl" dream ended. Shane met the bold George Hobbs and after a brief wrestling encounter, they agreed to be m8's and bought a dog together, which they called Sara. After spending a year searching the city of Bangalore for their marbles, George's mummy rang for him to come home because his dinner was ready and the butler had finished washing his underpants. O' Connor was left out in the wilderness. He could be seen running through the streets of Bangalore, wearing a purple Sari screaming "AONGOOOOSE, Où es-tu mon amour...AONGOOOOSE".
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