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Two Minutes with… Jake O’Connor Jun 24, 2019

Name: Jake O’Connor

 

Date of Birth: 28th October 1998

 

Height: 5’11

 

Weight: 79 kg

 

From: Baldoyle, North Dublin

 

Position: Centre Midfield

 

Occupation: Footballer / College Student – Tourism management

 

Favorite player: Steven Gerrard

 

Favorite meal:  Starter – Prawns Pil Pil Main – Chicken Wings Dessert – Raspberry cheesecake

 

Best pre match breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with banana on toast

 

How do I prepare for a game?  set out boots etc the night before have an ice bath the night before and stay relaxed the day of the game

 

Usual routine?  get up, have shower, have breakfast, do teeth, wash face, hair etc, put feet up for a while, then when traveling to match play my Spotify playlist.

 

Any lucky traditions?  same lucky underwear for every match day

 

Favorite book? unbeatable mind, Mark Divine

 

Person I most admire ? My mother, Lesley

 

3 guests for dinner, dead or alive? Will Ferrell, Barack Obama and Jimmy Bullard

 

Football Honours ? u16 international Cap, U17s umbro cup all Ireland winner (Home Farm),  U19s captain and Enda McGuill all Ireland winner (Dundalk),  Dundalk FC double winning squad 2018

 

Past Clubs – Malahide, Home Farm, Dundalk, Portmarnock