Kent O'Connor

Kent O'Connor (born 5 March 1987) is an Australian-born Canadian soccer player who last played for SpVgg SV Weiden.

Career

Club Born in Brisbane, O'Connor grew up in Vancouver, where his family was from. From the age of 7, he attended the Roman Tulis European Soccer School of Excellence. He played for Canadian amateur side Surrey United before moving to Germany in 2006 to sign with TSV 1860 München. After making appearances for the team's junior side, and a brief stint back home with Toronto FC, he signed for FSV Oggersheim. Later in 2008, O'Connor signed for Eintracht Trier, where he won the Rheinlandpokal.

O'Connor was released by Trier in the summer 2009, and signed with Danish club Brabrand IF. On 4 May 2010, he announced his return to Germany and signed with Dynamo Dresden for two years, On 28 July 2010, he returned to Germany and signed with SpVgg Weiden of the Regionalliga Süd. He studied Finance at the University of British Columbia and plays besides soccer in the Pacific Coast Soccer League for the Vancouver Thunderbirds.

International O'Connor represented Canada at the U-20 level. He made his debut on 12 April 2006 in a game against the Norway, and was a member of the Canadian team which played at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, featuring in the games against Chile and Austria.