John O'Sullivan (footballer)
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John O'Sullivan is an Irish professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers F.C.
's reserve team . John is the currently the captain of the Republic of Ireland under-19 football team. in 2010, at age 17, he played for the Irish under-19 team
in the European finals. He scored against the Czech republic and helped the team reach the semi-finals. .. John won the FAI under 16 international player of the year for the 2009-2010 international season .
, in the UK. He moved to Dublin in 1997, he lived Summerhill for 5 years and attended O'Connels boys primary school. He joined belvedere fc at age 7 and stayed with the club until he moved to Blackburn Rovers aged 16. He moved to Raheny
Dublin when he was 10 and was educated at St. Fintan's High School
, he left after four years to pursue his football career. As well as playing football John was a talented GAA football player, he played for Raheny GAA and won an all ireland runner up Feile medal in the same year that he won a Kennedy cup medal with the DDSL representative team.
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
's reserve team . John is the currently the captain of the Republic of Ireland under-19 football team. in 2010, at age 17, he played for the Irish under-19 team
Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team
The Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team, is the national under-19 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-19 Football Championship....
in the European finals. He scored against the Czech republic and helped the team reach the semi-finals. .. John won the FAI under 16 international player of the year for the 2009-2010 international season .
Early life
John O'Sullivan was born in BirminghamBirmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, in the UK. He moved to Dublin in 1997, he lived Summerhill for 5 years and attended O'Connels boys primary school. He joined belvedere fc at age 7 and stayed with the club until he moved to Blackburn Rovers aged 16. He moved to Raheny
Raheny
Raheny is a northern suburb of Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. It is an old area, centred around an old village, and is referenced back to 570 AD but after years of light settlement, with a main village and a coastal hamlet, grew rapidly in the 20th century, and is now a mid-density...
Dublin when he was 10 and was educated at St. Fintan's High School
St. Fintan's High School
St. Fintans High School is a boys secondary school, which is located in the suburb of Sutton in Fingal County, Ireland. The school currently has 641 students....
, he left after four years to pursue his football career. As well as playing football John was a talented GAA football player, he played for Raheny GAA and won an all ireland runner up Feile medal in the same year that he won a Kennedy cup medal with the DDSL representative team.