Dara O'Shea

Defender · Ipswich Town · 27 · Ireland

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Season score: 54.0; Premier League 26/27, 8 matches
Last 5 weeks: 59.0; average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value: €20.0M; +€4.0M (+25%) since 28 May 2026; Transfermarkt, 7 Oct 2026

Photo: Irish Football Fan TV, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born: 4 Mar 1999
Height: 188 cm
Foot: R
Contract until: 30 Jun 2030
Wikipedia views: 12,636 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

47 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 46.8 (minutes-weighted); 1 of them 70 or better.

Form bars show the weekly score: no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table

Week	Matches	Minutes	Score	Expected	Underlying
20–26 Oct 2026	1	90	38.0	52.6	38.0
13–19 Oct 2026	1	90	62.7	52.1	62.7
6–12 Oct 2026	1	90	65.9	51.3	59.8
29 Sep – 5 Oct 2026	1	90	55.2	51.1	55.7
22–28 Sep 2026	2	180	66.0	50.3	66.0
15–21 Sep 2026	1	90	70.6	48.1	70.7
8–14 Sep 2026	1	90	58.5	47.3	58.5
1–7 Sep 2026	1	90	42.7	47.5	42.7
25–31 Aug 2026	2	180	38.2	48.4	38.7
18–24 Aug 2026	1	95	55.8	48.1	55.8
26 May – 1 Jun 2026	1	45	68.6	47.4	68.9
12–18 May 2026	1	90	43.1	47.6	46.2
28 Apr – 4 May 2026	2	180	37.9	48.6	38.1
21–27 Apr 2026	2	180	59.1	47.9	59.3
14–20 Apr 2026	2	180	49.9	47.1	50.3
7–13 Apr 2026	1	90	47.5	46.8	49.5
31 Mar – 6 Apr 2026	2	180	47.6	46.6	47.6
24–30 Mar 2026	1	120	69.7	44.9	68.8
17–23 Mar 2026	1	90	37.0	45.2	36.9
10–16 Mar 2026	2	180	40.3	45.5	40.8
3–9 Mar 2026	2	180	47.3	44.9	49.3
24 Feb – 2 Mar 2026	2	180	39.5	45.6	39.4
17–23 Feb 2026	1	90	39.5	45.7	39.9
10–16 Feb 2026	1	45	61.2	45.1	61.2
3–9 Feb 2026	1	90	37.5	45.4	37.6
27 Jan – 2 Feb 2026	1	90	42.8	45.4	43.0
20–26 Jan 2026	2	180	37.9	45.8	37.8
13–19 Jan 2026	1	90	35.2	46.6	37.7
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026	1	90	30.7	47.4	31.0
23–29 Dec 2025	2	180	49.5	47.2	49.6
16–22 Dec 2025	1	90	43.5	47.2	44.2
9–15 Dec 2025	2	180	39.1	47.6	40.1
2–8 Dec 2025	1	90	46.0	48.0	45.9
25 Nov – 1 Dec 2025	2	180	45.4	48.3	45.5
18–24 Nov 2025	1	90	39.4	48.7	39.5
11–17 Nov 2025	2	180	55.4	48.4	55.1
4–10 Nov 2025	2	180	38.0	48.7	38.0
28 Oct – 3 Nov 2025	1	90	51.6	48.8	51.8
21–27 Oct 2025	2	180	47.5	48.6	47.4
14–20 Oct 2025	2	180	43.7	49.0	40.8
7–13 Oct 2025	1	90	46.4	49.5	46.6
30 Sep – 6 Oct 2025	2	180	36.4	50.9	36.3
23–29 Sep 2025	1	90	42.8	51.7	43.3
9–15 Sep 2025	2	180	37.9	53.0	38.5
2–8 Sep 2025	1	90	68.9	52.8	68.1
26 Aug – 1 Sep 2025	1	90	47.5	53.2	49.9
19–25 Aug 2025	1	90	55.5	53.1	55.5
12–18 Aug 2025	1	90	38.2	54.1	38.9
5–11 Aug 2025	1	90	52.2	54.4	52.5

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: +5.2 a week above expectation.

Market value

Where these come from

Transfermarkt €20.0M +€4.0M (+25%) since 28 May 2026 7 Oct 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year

Current estimate €21.0M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh

Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €11.3M–€18.5M −23% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −14% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Wilfred Ndidi at 28 (€18.0M, scoring 52.3) −44%; Nicolas Pépé at 27 (€22.0M, scoring 52.5) −54%; Ramy Bensebaini at 27 (€20.0M, scoring 53.3) −55%.

Every value as a table

Date	Source	Value
22 Oct 2026	Current estimate (BSD)	€21.0M
7 Oct 2026	Transfermarkt	€20.0M
28 May 2026	Transfermarkt	€16.0M
3 Dec 2025	Transfermarkt	€15.0M
6 Oct 2025	Transfermarkt	€15.0M
30 May 2025	Transfermarkt	€14.0M
16 Dec 2024	Transfermarkt	€14.0M
1 Oct 2024	Transfermarkt	€10.0M
27 May 2024	Transfermarkt	€7.0M
19 Dec 2023	Transfermarkt	€7.0M
1 Jun 2023	Transfermarkt	€5.0M
24 Mar 2023	Transfermarkt	€5.0M
27 Oct 2022	Transfermarkt	€4.0M
13 May 2022	Transfermarkt	€3.0M
24 Nov 2021	Transfermarkt	€3.0M
8 Jun 2021	Transfermarkt	€3.0M
18 Mar 2021	Transfermarkt	€3.0M
17 Dec 2020	Transfermarkt	€2.5M
13 Oct 2020	Transfermarkt	€900k
8 Apr 2020	Transfermarkt	€900k
27 Feb 2020	Transfermarkt	€1.0M
17 Oct 2019	Transfermarkt	€150k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers

Date	Move	Fee
25 Aug 2024	Burnley Ipswich	€14.2M
1 Jul 2023	West Brom Burnley	€7.8M

What the score is made of

Premier League 26/27, 725 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 546 top-five-league defender seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

As a table

Part	Percentile	Per 90 vs average
Shooting	52	−0.06
Creating	71	+0.13
Progressing	70	+0.17
Keeping the ball	35	−0.23
Defending	92	+0.24
Aerial	80	+0.41
Finishing	98	+0.49

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level

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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Dara O'Shea.

Seasons

Season	Competition	Team	Matches	Minutes	Score	Underlying
Premier League 26/27	Premier League	Ipswich Town	8	725	54.0	53.3
UEFA Nations League 26/27	UEFA Nations League	Ireland	3	270	62.4	62.5
EFL Cup 26/27	EFL Cup	Ipswich Town	1	90	38.9	39.4
World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026	World Cup Qualification UEFA	Ireland	7	660	53.1	53.0
Int. Friendly Games 2026	International Friendlies	Ireland	3	225	50.3	51.5
Championship 25/26	Championship	Ipswich Town	45	4,050	43.6	43.9
FA Cup 25/26	FA Cup	Ipswich Town	1	45	61.2	61.2
Int. Friendly Games 2025	International Friendlies	Ireland	2	180	59.0	58.6
Premier League 24/25	Premier League	Ipswich Town	35	3,123	56.3	56.6
Championship 24/25	Championship	Burnley	2	180	52.3	48.7
EFL Cup 24/25	EFL Cup	Ipswich Town	1	90	75.7	74.5
FA Cup 24/25	FA Cup	Ipswich Town	1	75	74.5	73.4
Premier League 23/24	Premier League	Burnley	33	2,894	56.9	56.3

Latest matches

68 since July 2025

Date	Competition	Opponent	Result	Min	Goals	xG	xA	Score
23 Oct 2026	Premier League	Nottingham Forest	D 1–1	90	0	–	0.01	38.0
17 Oct 2026	Premier League	at Manchester City	L 2–3	90	0	–	0.02	62.7
10 Oct 2026	Premier League	Fulham	W 2–1	90	1	0.23	0.02	65.9
1 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Austria	D 2–2	90	0	0.06	0.00	55.2
27 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	at Israel	W 3–0	90	0	–	0.11	51.3
24 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	at Kosovo	L 0–1	90	0	–	0.01	80.6
19 Sep 2026	Premier League	at Everton	L 0–1	90	0	–	0.00	70.6
12 Sep 2026	Premier League	at Crystal Palace	W 3–2	90	0	–	0.08	58.5
4 Sep 2026	Premier League	Liverpool FC	L 0–2	90	0	–	0.01	42.7
30 Aug 2026	Premier League	at Manchester United	L 2–5	90	0	0.07	0.01	37.5

All 68 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Result	Min	Goals	Assists	xG	xA	Score
23 Oct 2026	Premier League	Nottingham Forest	D 1–1	90	0	0	–	0.01	38.0
17 Oct 2026	Premier League	at Manchester City	L 2–3	90	0	0	–	0.02	62.7
10 Oct 2026	Premier League	Fulham	W 2–1	90	1	0	0.23	0.02	65.9
1 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Austria	D 2–2	90	0	0	0.06	0.00	55.2
27 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	at Israel	W 3–0	90	0	0	–	0.11	51.3
24 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	at Kosovo	L 0–1	90	0	0	–	0.01	80.6
19 Sep 2026	Premier League	at Everton	L 0–1	90	0	0	–	0.00	70.6
12 Sep 2026	Premier League	at Crystal Palace	W 3–2	90	0	0	–	0.08	58.5
4 Sep 2026	Premier League	Liverpool FC	L 0–2	90	0	0	–	0.01	42.7
30 Aug 2026	Premier League	at Manchester United	L 2–5	90	0	0	0.07	0.01	37.5
25 Aug 2026	EFL Cup	Leicester City	W 3–1	90	0	0	–	–	38.9
22 Aug 2026	Premier League	Sunderland	W 2–1	95	0	0	–	0.16	55.8
28 May 2026	International Friendlies	Qatar	W 1–0	45	0	0	0.02	–	68.6
16 May 2026	International Friendlies	Grenada	W 5–0	90	0	1	0.40	–	43.1
2 May 2026	Championship	Queens Park Rangers	W 3–0	90	0	0	0.08	0.02	33.8
28 Apr 2026	Championship	at Southampton	D 2–2	90	0	0	–	0.04	42.1
25 Apr 2026	Championship	at West Bromwich Albion	D 0–0	90	0	0	–	0.01	53.4
22 Apr 2026	Championship	at Charlton Athletic	W 2–1	90	0	0	0.04	0.04	64.8
19 Apr 2026	Championship	Middlesbrough	D 2–2	90	0	0	0.09	0.05	45.3
14 Apr 2026	Championship	at Portsmouth	L 0–2	90	0	0	0.04	0.08	54.4
11 Apr 2026	Championship	at Norwich City	W 2–0	90	0	0	0.26	0.01	47.5
6 Apr 2026	Championship	Birmingham City	W 2–1	90	0	0	0.03	0.01	46.8
31 Mar 2026	International Friendlies	North Macedonia	D 0–0	90	0	0	–	–	48.3
26 Mar 2026	World Cup Qualification UEFA	at Czechia	D 2–2	120	0	0	–	–	69.7
21 Mar 2026	Championship	Millwall	D 1–1	90	0	0	–	0.01	37.0
14 Mar 2026	Championship	at Sheffield Wednesday	W 2–0	90	0	0	–	0.02	38.8
10 Mar 2026	Championship	at Stoke City	D 3–3	90	0	0	0.14	0.01	41.8
7 Mar 2026	Championship	Leicester City	D 1–1	90	0	0	0.47	0.03	56.3
3 Mar 2026	Championship	Hull City	W 1–0	90	0	0	0.04	0.03	38.4
28 Feb 2026	Championship	Swansea City	W 3–0	90	0	0	–	0.00	32.1
24 Feb 2026	Championship	at Watford	W 2–0	90	0	0	–	0.01	46.9
21 Feb 2026	Championship	at Wrexham	L 3–5	90	0	0	0.06	0.01	39.5
13 Feb 2026	FA Cup	at Wrexham	L 0–1	45	0	0	–	–	61.2
7 Feb 2026	Championship	at Derby County	W 2–1	90	0	0	0.03	0.04	37.5
31 Jan 2026	Championship	Preston North End	D 1–1	90	0	0	0.04	0.44	42.8
24 Jan 2026	Championship	at Sheffield United	L 1–3	90	0	0	–	0.01	42.5
20 Jan 2026	Championship	Bristol City	W 2–0	90	0	0	0.01	0.01	33.3
17 Jan 2026	Championship	Blackburn Rovers	W 3–0	90	0	0	0.33	0.01	35.2
1 Jan 2026	Championship	Oxford United	W 2–1	90	0	0	0.05	0.01	30.7
29 Dec 2025	Championship	at Coventry City	W 2–0	90	0	0	0.03	0.01	48.4
26 Dec 2025	Championship	at Millwall	D 0–0	90	0	0	0.03	0.03	50.5
20 Dec 2025	Championship	Sheffield Wednesday	W 3–1	90	0	0	0.10	0.01	43.5
13 Dec 2025	Championship	at Leicester City	L 1–3	90	0	0	0.28	0.02	43.3
10 Dec 2025	Championship	Stoke City	W 1–0	90	0	0	–	0.01	35.0
2 Dec 2025	Championship	at Blackburn Rovers	D 1–1	90	0	0	–	0.00	46.0
28 Nov 2025	Championship	at Oxford United	L 1–2	90	0	0	–	0.03	40.7
25 Nov 2025	Championship	at Hull City	W 2–0	90	0	0	0.04	0.03	50.2
22 Nov 2025	Championship	Wrexham	D 0–0	90	0	0	0.02	0.00	39.4
16 Nov 2025	World Cup Qualification UEFA	at Hungary	W 3–2	90	0	0	–	–	46.5
13 Nov 2025	World Cup Qualification UEFA	Portugal	W 2–0	90	0	1	–	–	64.2
8 Nov 2025	Championship	at Swansea City	W 4–1	90	0	1	0.03	0.23	37.8
4 Nov 2025	Championship	Watford	D 1–1	90	0	0	–	0.04	38.3
1 Nov 2025	Championship	at Queens Park Rangers	W 4–1	90	0	0	0.04	0.11	51.6
25 Oct 2025	Championship	West Bromwich Albion	W 1–0	90	0	0	–	0.06	54.8
21 Oct 2025	Championship	Charlton Athletic	L 0–3	90	0	0	–	0.01	40.2
17 Oct 2025	Championship	at Middlesbrough	L 1–2	90	1	0	0.21	0.03	50.4
14 Oct 2025	World Cup Qualification UEFA	Armenia	W 1–0	90	0	0	–	–	37.1
11 Oct 2025	World Cup Qualification UEFA	at Portugal	L 0–1	90	0	0	–	–	46.4
5 Oct 2025	Championship	Norwich City	W 3–1	90	0	0	–	0.01	32.9
30 Sep 2025	Championship	at Bristol City	D 1–1	90	0	0	0.01	0.01	39.8
27 Sep 2025	Championship	Portsmouth	W 2–1	90	0	0	0.07	0.00	42.8
12 Sep 2025	Championship	Sheffield United	W 5–0	90	0	0	0.09	0.00	42.1
9 Sep 2025	World Cup Qualification UEFA	at Armenia	L 1–2	90	0	0	–	–	33.6
6 Sep 2025	World Cup Qualification UEFA	Hungary	D 2–2	90	0	0	–	–	68.9
30 Aug 2025	Championship	Derby County	D 2–2	90	0	0	0.31	0.13	47.5
23 Aug 2025	Championship	at Preston North End	L 0–1	90	0	0	–	0.03	55.5
17 Aug 2025	Championship	Southampton	D 1–1	90	0	0	0.10	0.01	38.2
8 Aug 2025	Championship	at Birmingham City	D 1–1	90	0	0	0.05	0.01	52.2