Stefan O'Connor

Stefan Ramone Sewell O'Connor (born 23 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie club MVV Maastricht, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal. O'Connor, who features as a centre or right back, also had a loan spell with League Two club York City in the 2015–16 season.

O'Connor was born in Croydon, London. He joined Arsenal's academy in 2010 having previously been at Crystal Palace, and signed scholarship forms with the club in the summer of 2013. After impressive performances for the Arsenal U21s and for the U19s in the UEFA Youth League, he signed his first professional contract for the club on 10 October 2014. On 9 December 2014, O'Connor made his debut for Arsenal in a UEFA Champions League match against Galatasaray, replacing Mathieu Debuchy with 13 minutes to play as Arsenal won 4–1 away to finish second in their group.

On 26 November 2015, O'Connor joined York City of League Two on loan until 6 January 2016. He made his debut two days later after starting York's 5–1 home defeat to Accrington Stanley, in which he conceded a penalty that was scored by Josh Windass. He started at centre-back, but was moved to right-back later in the match due to an injury to Jordan Lussey, and continued to play for York in this position. He finished his loan at York with four appearances.

On 5 July 2016, O'Connor joined Eerste Divisie club MVV Maastricht on loan until end of the season.

O'Connor was capped for the England national under-17 team, playing two friendlies against Belgium in 2014.

He plays predominantly at centre-back, but can also play at right-back.

As of match played 18 November 2016