Kevin O'Toole (soccer)
.jpg) O'Toole with New York City FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin William Nathaniel O'Toole[1] | ||
| Date of birth | December 14, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Montclair, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New York City FC | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | New York Red Bulls | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Princeton Tigers | 58 | (15) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | New York Red Bulls II | 22 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 21 | (0) |
| 2022– | New York City FC | 80 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | New York City FC II | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 30, 2025 | |||
Kevin William Nathaniel O'Toole (born December 14, 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club New York City FC.
Career
O'Toole is a member of the New York Red Bulls Academy. During the 2015/16 season he appeared in 2 matches for the U-17/18 team. He also appeared for United Soccer League side New York Red Bulls II in 2016, signing on an amateur contract.
O'Toole made his debut for the New York Red Bulls II in the summer of 2016 at the age of 17. He scored his first professional goal on July 23 in a 3–2 loss to Charleston Battery.[3] On October 23, 2016, O'Toole helped the club to a 5–1 victory over Swope Park Rangers in the 2016 USL Cup Final, appearing as a starter in the cup final.[4]
O'Toole was selected by New York City FC with the 34th overall pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft.[5] On March 7, 2022, O'Toole officially signed with New York City FC.[6]
International career
He is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland due to his Dublin-born grandfather - he has said he ''would be proud'' to represent Ireland internationally.[7] He received his first call up to the Irish national team on 6 November 2025 from head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures against Portugal and Hungary.[8][9]
Personal life
O'Toole's sister Jillian plays for League of Ireland Women's Premier Division club Treaty United.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 November 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| New York Red Bulls II | 2016 | USL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||||
| New York Red Bulls U-23 | 2018 | PDL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | USL2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| New York City FC | 2022 | MLS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 2 | ||
| New York City FC II | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 105 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 156 | 3 | ||
Honors
New York City FC
New York Red Bulls II
References
- ^ "Two Hundred Seventy-Fifth Commencement Exercises" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 9. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ "Kevin O'Toole". New York City FC. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ "USL Match Recap: NYRB II Falls, 3-2 to Charleston". NewYorkRedBulls.com.
- ^ "Allen's Hat Trick Leads Red Bulls II to USL Cup". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ "New York City FC Drafts Three Players In 2022 MLS SuperDraft". NYCFC.com. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "New York City Football Club Signs 2022 SuperDraft Pick Kevin O'Toole". NYCFC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ Boyle, Fionnuala (February 28, 2024). "New York City FC star would 'proudly' represent Ireland on international stage". Irish Star.
- ^ Fallon, John (November 6, 2025). "US-born Kevin O'Toole the bolter in Ireland squad for final World Cup qualifiers". Irish Examiner.
- ^ a b Barry, Stephen (November 6, 2025). "New York City defender Kevin O'Toole gets shock call-up to 25-man Ireland squad". The 42.
- ^ Kevin O'Toole at Soccerway
External links
- Kevin O'Toole at Soccerway
- ussoccerda.com profile Archived August 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine