La Salle University Athletics

2019: Appeared in 14 games in first season after transferring… Made 10 starts… Totaled 10 shots, with four on target… Started and recorded a shot on goal in La Salle debut, a 2-1 season-opening win over Iona (8/30)… Tallied three shots in win over Robert Morris (9/7)… Played a season-high 73 minutes in shutout win over LIU (9/10)… Took two shots apiece in win at Howard and draw vs. NJIT.

2018 (South Carolina): SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll... Played in 12 games with nine starts in the central midfield… Made his first career start at Furman (9/11)… Finished the season with two points after logging assists vs. Wofford (9/19) and at New Mexico (10/13)… Played a season-high 91 minutes in the team’s comeback 2-1 OT victory at No. 19 Virginia Tech (10/1)… Had five shots and two shots on goal.

2017 (South Carolina): SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll... C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll... Made 12 appearances off the bench in initial collegiate season… Played season-high 54 minutes in the team’s 3-2 comeback win vs. Old Dominion (10/29) on Senior Day… Assisted on the game-winning goal in the second half, marking the first points of his career… Came off the bench and played 41 minutes in the team’s opening game of the C-USA Tournament against Old Dominion (11/8).

Background: Played for Highland Football Club (Asheville, N.C.) grades 6-10... Switched to CESA in the fall of his junior year... Team captain... While with CESA, team was runner-up at USYS Southern Regionals, USYS National League and USYS Region III... Earned all-state, all-region and all-conference honors at Asheville High School... Played in the East vs. West All-Star game and the Battle of the Carolinas All-Star game... Four-year starter for the varsity team.

Personal: Son of Jim and Gisselle O'Brien... Favorite food is steak... Greatest athletic thrill was beating No. 1 team in the country, Solar Chelsea, 3-0... Enjoys English Premier League games... Favorite athlete is Lionel Messi... Major is Marketing.