The 20-year-old defender joins the ‘Gers from St. Patricks FC, having spent the 2024 season on-loan at Finn Harps. He becomes Stephen Baxter’s fifth addition of the transfer window.
O’Brien made 25 appearances for Harps in the 2024 season as they finished 6th, just missing out on a spot in the First Division playoffs.
On joining Carrick Rangers, Luke O’Brien commented,
“As the League of Ireland season finished, my agent rang me about an opportunity to come up and play. I came up and trained with the squad and really enjoyed it so when the opportunity came to sign, I jumped at the chance. I’m glad to be here and looking forward to starting.
“The main goal is to play as many games as I can and help the team as much as I can to get the points on the board and see where we are at the end of the season. Personally, I like to be a modern day full-back, and get forward as much as I can but also do my main job which is keeping the goals out.”
Manager Stephen Baxter was pleased to add to his defensive options, saying,
“I am delighted to welcome Luke O’Brien to Carrick Rangers after securing his signature on Saturday. Luke, who plays left back joins the club after a very successful loan spell with Finn Harps.
"Another player from the highly successful St. Pat's Academy, I would like to thank everyone involved for making this move possible. We are all looking forward to seeing Luke very soon."
Welcome to Carrick Rangers, Luke!
