Detalles de Jugador

Nombre

Lewis O'Brien

Estatura

5' 8"

Peso

163 lbs

Lugar de nacimiento

10.14.1998 (26)

Lugar de nacimiento

Colchester, England

Posición

Midfielder

Categoría en la plantilla

Senior
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ACQUIRED:

Acquired on loan from Nottingham Forest through 2024 with a club option to purchase. LAFC acquired O’Brien’s Right of First Refusal from D.C. United in exchange for $50,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money (GAM)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Huddersfield Town Academy Player of the Year in 2017-18
  • 2019-2020 Huddersfield Town Player of the Year
  • Scored the EFL Goal of the Month in January 2020 for his goal in a 2-1 loss to Barnsley.

PERSONAL

  • Grew up as a Manchester City fan watching games with his father.
  • Born in Colchester, England
  • Married to wife Robin in June, 2024.
  • Played several games against Wayne Rooney in England, who would later serve as his head coach with D.C. United.
  • Was teammates with former LAFC goalkeeper Jamal Blackman on Huddersfield Town.
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PROFESSIONAL:

2023-24 (Middlesbrough -English Football Championship)

  • On loan from Nottingham Forest, appeared in 23 games (18 starts), registering one assist in 1,576 minutes.

2023: (D.C. United -MLS)

  • On loan from Nottingham Forest, played in 17 games (17 starts) for D.C., registering one goal and one assist in 1,515 minutes.
  • Established himself as a key player in United’s midfield.

2022-23: (Nottingham - English Premier League)

  • Signed with Nottingham on July 20, 2022
  • Made Nottingham Forest debut on Aug. 6, 2022
  • Scored first EPL goal Sept. 15, 2022 vs. Fulham
  • Made a total of 17 appearances across all competitions for Nottingham Forest

2018-2022: (Huddersfield Town – English Premier League/English Football Championship)

  • Named 2017-18 Academy Player of the Year
  • Finished second in league with 121 tackles in 2019-2020
  • Named 2019-2020 Huddersfield Town Player of the Year
  • Appeared in a total of 131 career matches across all competitions.
  • Scored eight goals and registered 10 assists for Huddersfield Town.

2018-2019: (Bradford City – League One)

  • On loan to Bradford City from Huddersfield Town
  • Appeared in 46 games in all competitions for Bradford City