Tara O'Hanlon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Republic of Ireland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bohemian | |||
| Peamount United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2023 | Peamount United | ||
| 2024– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Sunderland (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Celtic (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Republic of Ireland | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tara O'Hanlon (born 14 March 2005) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Manchester City. She has also been capped by the Republic of Ireland national team.
Early life
[edit]O'Hanlon attended Castleknock Community College in Fingal in Ireland.[2]
Club career
[edit]O'Hanlon played for Bohemian in the 2020 U17 National League season before playing for South Dublin side Peamount United U17 in 2021.[3] She started her senior career with United and helping the club win the League of Ireland Premier Division in 2023.[4]
On 31 January 2024, O'Hanlon signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Manchester City.[3]
On 4 September 2025, Manchester City announced that O'Hanlon would spend the first half of the 2025–26 season on loan at Sunderland.[5]
On 23 January 2026, Celtic announced that O'Hanlon had joined them on loan to the end of the 2025–26 season.[6]
International career
[edit]O'Hanlon has represented the Republic of Ireland youth teams at under-17 and under-19 level.[7]
In March 2023, O'Hanlon received her first senior call-up to the Republic of Ireland national team.[8]
Style of play
[edit]O'Hanlon mainly operates as a defender and is known for her speed.[9]
She describes herself as an attack-minded full-back who used to play in midfield.[4]
Personal life
[edit]O'Hanlon has a sister.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tara O'Hanlon". Manchester City F.C.
- ↑ "Tara O'Hanlon parks Leaving Cert prep for 'surreal' Ireland call". independent.ie (Archived). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 Kelsey, George (31 January 2024). "O'Hanlon signs for City". Manchester City F.C.
- 1 2 "O'Hanlon outlines the reasons why she has joined Manchester City". irishmirror.ie. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ↑ Editorial, Man City. "O'Hanlon set for Sunderland loan switch". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ "Celtic FC Women welcome double signings Tara O'Hanlon and Poppy Pritchard". Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club. 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Tara O'Hanlon". Flashscore. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ↑ "Captain McCabe in Republic squad despite injury". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ↑ "Tara O'Hanlon's departure for Manchester City an inevitable consequence of talent". irishtimes.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ↑ "Tara O'Hanlon: 10 things you didn't know". onefootball.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Manchester City F.C.
- Tara O'Hanlon at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2005 births
- Manchester City W.F.C. players
- Women's Super League players
- Women's association football defenders
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Republic of Ireland women's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland women's international footballers
- 21st-century Irish sportswomen
- Bohemian F.C. Women players
- Sunderland A.F.C. Women players
- Celtic F.C. Women players