Aiden Anthony O'Brien (born 4 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Sunderland. Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland national team internationally.
International Career
On 6 February 2013, O'Brien scored on his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21s against Netherlands in a 3–0 win at Tallaght Stadium. O'Brien then scored his first competitive goal and his third goal for Ireland in 4–1 away win against the Faroe Islands. On 15 November 2013, O'Brien bagged another international brace against Faroe Islands in a high scoring 5–2 win at The Showgrounds.
O'Brien has scored five times for the 21s and is two off Robbie Brady's all time goal scoring record with seven.
In September 2017 he was called up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Wales.
On 11 September 2018, O'Brien scored his first senior international goal for Ireland on his debut in a friendly against Poland in Wroclaw which finished 1–1.
This page also has a version in other languages : Эйдан О'Брайен (russian)