Victor Ozhianvuna (born 10 January 2009) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.
Club career
Youth career
Tallaght, County Dublin man Ozhianvuna began playing football with the academy of local League of Ireland club Shamrock Rovers.[1] In May 2022, he featured in the side that defeated Midleton 1–0 in the Under-13 National Cup Final at Turners Cross.[2]
Shamrock Rovers
On 17 January 2025, Ozhianvuna made his first senior appearance for Shamrock Rovers, coming off the bench at half time in a 4–0 win over Usher Celtic in the Leinster Senior Cup.[3] He made his league debut for the club on 16 February 2025, replacing Daniel Cleary from the bench in the 69th minute of a 1–0 loss in the Dublin Derby against Bohemians in front of a record League of Ireland Premier Division crowd of 33,208 at the Aviva Stadium.[4] On 20 February 2025, he made the first European appearance of his career, replacing Josh Honohan from the bench in the 105th minute of his side's UEFA Conference League Knockout phase play-off second leg against Molde, in which they were defeated on penalties.[5][6][7][8]
International career
In November 2023, he received his first international call up to the Republic of Ireland U15 side, for a UEFA Development Tournament in Serbia.[9] He made his debut on 21 November 2023 in a 3–1 win over Greece U15.[10] On 26 November 2023, he scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win over Venezuela U15 to win the tournament.[11] Ozhinavuna received his first called up to the Republic of Ireland U17 squad in March 2025.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 3 March 2025[13]
| Club | Division | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup
References
- ^ "Victor Ozhianvuna | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "Midleton battle hard in U13 National Cup final loss to Shamrock Rovers". echo live. 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Usher Celtic 0 - 4 Shamrock Rovers - UPDATES | 2024/25 Leinster Senior Cup Group B | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
- ^ Branigan, Peter (16 February 2025). "Bragging rights for Bohs on historic day for the LOI" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ Fennessy, Paul (20 February 2025). "As it happened: Shamrock Rovers v Molde, Uefa Conference League". The 42.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers' European adventure ends after penalty shootout defeat". TheJournal.ie. 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Harsh lesson for young Hoops as Molde hold firm". 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Victor Ozhianvuna | Matches | UEFA Conference League 2024/25 | UEFA.com".
- ^ "MU15 | Donohue names squad for Serbia tournament". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "REPORT | MU15 | Winning start over Greece for Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "REPORT | MU15 | Ireland beat Venezuela to win UEFA Development Tournament". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Men's Under-19s and Under-17s Squad named for EURO qualifiers". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/victor-ozhianvuna/1024485/
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