John O'Sullivan

Shelbourne

Born on : September 18, 1993 (31 years) at Dublin

Nationality : Republic of Ireland

Height : 1m81

Best foot : Right foot

U21 International

2020-2021
2012-2013

Other photos

Current season statistics (2025)

0 Impacting goals 0 Goals

0 Impacting assists 0 Assists

0 Played matches 0 Minutes played

0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards

ROM

Main position
Right Offensive Midfielder	54%
Other positions
Playmaker	10%

O'Sullivan's career statisticsLast updated on 15/01/2025 at 23:13

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

2025

2024

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Shelbourne	SSE Airtricity League	24	1	1006	8	13	1006	16	50%	23	67%	7	63%	25%	13%
Shelbourne	Europa Conference League	3			3	1	138	16	67%	2	75%		0%	67%	33%
Shelbourne	FAI Cup	1				1	90	0	100%			1	100%	0%	0%

2023

Bohemian

201

206

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Bohemian	SSE Airtricity League	19	1		201		4	6	201	18	11%	32	54%	1		47%	26%	26%
Bohemian	FAI Cup	1						1	5	0	0%	1				100%	0%	0%

2022

Bohemian

430

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Bohemian	SSE Airtricity League	8	1		430		6	2	430	17	63%	3	44%	1		38%	13%	50%

2021/2022

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Accrington	Sky Bet League One	25	2	1	636	32	6	1271	7	52%	17	54%	1	32%	28%	40%
Accrington	Papa John's Trophy	1	1		55		1	55	7	100%	1	25%		100%	0%	0%
Accrington	Emirates FA Cup	1				5		90	7	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%

2020/2021

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Morecambe	Carabao Cup	3				8	1	270	16	100%		100%		33%	33%	33%
Morecambe	EFL Trophy	2					1	165	16	100%		67%	1	50%	0%	50%
Morecambe	Sky Bet League Two	38	3	7	963	38	8	2888	16	84%	9	83%	5	50%	21%	29%
Morecambe	Emirates FA Cup	3	1		88	1	1	88	16	0%	3	100%		67%	0%	33%
Morecambe	League Two Play-Off	1					1	30	16	0%	1	33%	1	100%	0%	0%

2019/2020

Morecambe

844

921

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Morecambe	League Two	34	3	4	844	44	5	2533	7	79%	7	92%	2	18%	29%	53%
Morecambe	Carabao Cup	1						15	7	0%	2	50%		0%	100%	0%
Morecambe	Leasing.com Trophy	3				4		142	7	67%	1	100%		33%	33%	33%
Morecambe	FA Cup	1				3		73	7	100%		100%	1	0%	0%	100%

2018/2019

Dundee FC

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Dundee FC	Ladbrokes Premiership	11		1			11	1	591	7	55%	8	79%	1		9%	9%	82%

2018/2019

Blackpool

564

1029

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Blackpool	League One	13				2	8	465	18	31%	21	45%		23%	46%	31%
Blackpool	Carabao Cup	4				2	1	191	18	50%	2	100%		75%	0%	25%
Blackpool	Checkatrade Trophy	3	1	2	270	7		270	18	100%		100%	1	33%	33%	33%
Blackpool	FA Cup	2		1		1		103	18	50%	3	50%		100%	0%	0%

2017/2018

Carlisle United

431

498

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Carlisle United	FA Cup	4			1	1	42	18	0%	5	80%		25%	50%	25%
Carlisle United	Checkatrade Trophy	1					25	18	0%	1	33%		0%	0%	100%
Carlisle United	League Two	18	1	431	4	6	431	18	11%	26	39%	1	50%	33%	17%

2016/2017

Carlisle United

434

233

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Carlisle United	League Two	17	2		434		14	2	868	18	59%	8	94%	2		29%	24%	47%
Carlisle United	League Two Play-Off	2	2		32		2		63	11	0%	2	100%	1		0%	50%	50%

2016/2017

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Accrington	EFL Cup	3					2	285	27	100%		100%		33%	33%	33%
Accrington	League Two	19	1	1	1487	21	4	1487	27	95%	1	83%	3	21%	32%	47%
Accrington	Checkatrade Trophy	1				3		90	27	100%		33%		0%	0%	100%
Accrington	FA Cup	2	1		161	1	1	161	27	100%		67%		100%	0%	0%

2015/2016

Bury

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Bury	League One	19		3			19	6	1185	18	63%	9	86%	3		21%	32%	47%

2015/2016

Rochdale

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Rochdale	League One	2					1		44	16	100%		40%	1	1	50%	0%	50%
Rochdale	FA Cup	1					1		56	16	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

2015/2016

Blackburn

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Blackburn	Capital One Cup	1					2		56	18	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%
Blackburn	Championship	2						2	17	18	0%	9	12%			50%	50%	0%

2014/2015

Blackburn

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Blackburn	Championship	2					1	1	76	18	50%	5	29%			50%	50%	0%

2014/2015

Barnsley

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Barnsley	League One	8		3			2	6	604	31	88%	1	100%			75%	25%	0%

2014/2015

Accrington

272

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Accrington	League Two	13	4	5	272		16	2	1088	18	100%		100%	2		54%	15%	31%

2013/2014

Southport

615

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Southport	Conference	21	3	6	615		33	4	1844	27	100%		100%	2		33%	29%	38%

2013/2014

Blackburn B

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	1							17	0	0%	1				100%	0%	0%

2012/2013

Blackburn

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Blackburn	FA Cup									44		1	0%
Blackburn	Championship	1							15	0	0%	1	2%			0%	100%	0%

2011/2012

Blackburn B

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland U-19	Euro U-19	4	1		320		6	1	320	8	100%					25%	25%	50%
Ireland U-19	Eliminatoires Euro U-19	6					9		540	0	100%					33%	17%	50%

2010/2011

Blackburn B

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland U-19	Eliminatoires Euro U-19	3						3	270	8	100%					67%	33%	0%

Total

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Notes

Overall

60/100

Physical

12/20

Mental

11/20

Technical

11/20

Offense

11/20

Defense

9/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Runner-ups

FAI Cup

2023

Transfers

08/12/23 >	Shelbourne
10/06/22 > 08/12/23	Bohemian
17/06/21 > 10/06/22	Accrington
02/07/19 > 17/06/21	Morecambe
01/02/19 > 14/05/19	Dundee FC	Loan
13/06/18 > 01/02/19	Blackpool	Free
30/01/17 > 07/05/18	Carlisle United
08/08/16 > 08/01/17	Accrington	Loan
15/01/16 > 31/05/16	Bury	Loan
26/11/15 > 03/01/16	Rochdale	Loan
19/02/15 > 23/03/15	Barnsley	Loan
18/09/14 > 21/12/14	Accrington	Loan
09/01/14 > 31/05/14	Southport	Loan
01/07/10 > 17/01/17	Blackburn B

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 15/01/2025 at 23:13

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Accrington	65	9	7	503	4527	6		80%52	35%23	40%26
Barnsley	8		3		604			88%7	75%6	0%0
Blackburn	6				164			33%2	33%2	17%1
Blackpool	22	1	3	1029	1029	1		45%10	41%9	27%6
Bohemian	28	2		318	636	2		25%7	46%13	32%9
Bury	19		3		1185	3		63%12	21%4	47%9
Carlisle United	42	5		286	1429	4		29%12	36%15	33%14
Dundee FC	11		1		591	1		55%6	9%1	82%9
Ireland U-19	13	1		1130	1130			100%13	38%5	38%5
Ireland U-21	1				17			0%0	100%1	0%0
Morecambe	86	7	11	886	6204	10		78%67	36%31	40%34
Rochdale	3				100	1	1	100%3	33%1	67%2
Shelbourne	28	1		1234	1234	8		54%15	57%16	14%4
Southport	21	3	6	615	1844	2		100%21	33%7	38%8

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Crewe	8	3	0	0
Shamrock	6	3	0	0
Derry City	6	1	0	0
Shrewsbury	5	0	0	0
Drogheda	5	4	0	0
Sligo Rovers	5	3	2	0
Galway	4	3	0	0
Yeovil	4	3	1	0
Grimsby Town	7	2	0	0
Oldham	7	5	0	1
Cheltenham	7	2	0	1
Gillingham	6	2	0	0
Orient	6	3	0	1
Scunthorpe	6	3	0	2
Forest Green	6	2	2	1
Bradford	5	0	1	0
Plymouth	5	2	0	0
Dundalk FC	5	4	1	0
Colchester	5	3	2	2
Coventry	4	2	0	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Cambridge	6	5	15
Port Vale	8	4	14
Exeter City	9	4	20
St. Patrick	6	3	10
Newport	8	3	13
Wigan	3	3	10
Bradford	5	3	5
Crewe	8	3	11
Grimsby Town	7	3	8
Blackpool	5	3	15
Mansfield	8	3	12
Plymouth	5	3	6
Stevenage	5	3	7
Rochdale	3	3	7
Forest Green	6	3	9
Shamrock	6	2	5
Coventry	4	2	7
Portsmouth	4	2	7
S Wednesday	3	2	5
Oxford	3	2	7

Results with or without him

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2025	Shelbourne	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
2024	Shelbourne	57%	14%	28	20%	33%	15	Extremely positive
2023	Bohemian	47%	26%	19	48%	29%	21	-
2022	Bohemian	38%	50%	8	46%	46%	13	Slightly negative
2021/2022	Accrington	33%	41%	27	42%	35%	26	Slightly negative
2020/2021	Morecambe	51%	30%	47	45%	36%	11	Slightly positive
2019/2020	Morecambe	18%	51%	39	25%	50%	4	-
2018/2019	Dundee FC	9%	82%	11	33%	33%	3	-
2018/2019	Blackpool	41%	27%	22	44%	28%	18	Very slightly negative
2017/2018	Carlisle United	43%	22%	23	33%	36%	33	Slightly positive
2016/2017	Carlisle United	26%	47%	19	100%	0%	1	-
2016/2017	Accrington	28%	44%	25	43%	43%	7	Negative
2015/2016	Bury	21%	47%	19	60%	20%	5	-
2015/2016	Rochdale	33%	67%	3	67%	0%	3	-
2015/2016	Blackburn	33%	33%	3	20%	33%	15	-
2014/2015	Blackburn	50%	0%	2	33%	17%	6	-
2014/2015	Barnsley	75%	0%	8	0%	0%	0	-
2014/2015	Accrington	54%	31%	13	25%	25%	4	-
2013/2014	Southport	33%	38%	21	0%	0%	0	-
2013/2014	Blackburn B	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
2012/2013	Blackburn	0%	0%	1	33%	35%	51	-
2011/2012	Blackburn B	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
2010/2011	Blackburn B	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-

Key figures

O'Sullivan hasn't scored at home in Premier Division for 1630 minutes.

John O'Sullivan hasn't lost in Premier Division any of the last 7 at home matches

The player hasn't scored in Premier Division for 1969 minutes.

O'Sullivan hasn't scored away from home in Premier Division for 979 minutes.

The player hasn't scored at home all competitions included for 1720 minutes.

John O'Sullivan hasn't lost all competitions included any of the last 8 at home matches

O'Sullivan hasn't scored all competitions included for 2329 minutes.

John O'Sullivan hasn't scored away from home all competitions included for 1249 minutes.

O'Sullivan hasn't lost in non-league and non-national team competition any of the last 5 at home matches

He hasn't scored in non-league and non-national team competition for 578 minutes.

John O'Sullivan hasn't scored away from home in non-league and non-national team competition for 1171 minutes.

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Blackburn
04/05/2013	C	Birmingham - Blackburn	1 - 1	First match with the club
04/04/2015		Leeds United - Blackburn	0 - 3	First victory
14/04/2015		Birmingham - Blackburn	2 - 2	First start
11/08/2015		Blackburn - Shrewsbury	1 - 2	First loss
Southport
11/01/2014	C	Southport - Hyde	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
18/01/2014	C	Hereford - Southport	4 - 1	First loss
15/02/2014	C	Southport - Salisbury City	3 - 1	First victory
22/02/2014	C	Forest Green - Southport	3 - 1	First goal
Accrington Stanley
20/09/2014	LT	Northampton - Accrington	4 - 5	First match with the club, first start, first victory, first goal, first time scoring 2 goals
11/10/2014	LT	Accrington - D&R	1 - 2	First loss
Barnsley
21/02/2015	LO	Barnsley - Crewe	2 - 0	First match with the club, first victory
24/02/2015	LO	Scunthorpe - Barnsley	0 - 1	First start
Rochdale
28/11/2015	LO	Rochdale - Port Vale	2 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory
06/12/2015		Rochdale - Bury	0 - 1	First loss
12/12/2015	LO	Swindon Town - Rochdale	2 - 1	First red card
Bury
16/01/2016	LO	Bury - Walsall	2 - 3	First match with the club, first loss
23/01/2016	LO	Oldham - Bury	0 - 1	First victory
26/01/2016	LO	Bury - Crewe	0 - 0	First start
Carlisle United
04/02/2017	LT	Leyton Orient - Carlisle United	1 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first victory
11/02/2017	LT	Carlisle United - Blackpool	1 - 4	First loss
14/02/2017	LT	Carlisle United - Doncaster	2 - 1	First goal
Blackpool
04/08/2018		Wycombe - Blackpool	0 - 0	First match with the club
11/08/2018		Blackpool - Portsmouth	1 - 2	First loss
14/08/2018		Blackpool - Barnsley	3 - 1	First start, first victory
04/09/2018	CT	Macclesfield - Blackpool	3 - 3	First goal
Dundee FC
02/02/2019		Hamilton - Dundee FC	1 - 1	First match with the club
22/02/2019		Dundee FC - Hibernian	2 - 4	First loss
17/03/2019		Dundee FC - Celtic Glasgow	0 - 1	First start
11/05/2019		Livingston - Dundee FC	0 - 1	First victory
Morecambe
03/08/2019		Morecambe - Grimsby Town	0 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first loss
20/08/2019		Macclesfield - Morecambe	0 - 1	First victory
05/10/2019		Port Vale - Morecambe	3 - 1	First goal
Bohemian
07/07/2022	SSEAL	UCD - Bohemian	1 - 3	First match with the club, first victory
15/07/2022	SSEAL	Drogheda - Bohemian	0 - 1	First start
07/08/2022	SSEAL	Sligo Rovers - Bohemian	2 - 1	First loss, first goal
Shelbourne
16/02/2024	SSEAL	Waterford - Shelbourne	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
23/02/2024	SSEAL	Shelbourne - Shamrock	2 - 1	First victory
01/03/2024	SSEAL	Sligo Rovers - Shelbourne	0 - 1	First goal
12/04/2024	SSEAL	Shelbourne - Bohemian	1 - 2	First loss

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 15/01/2025 at 23:13

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Premier Division	Premier Division	51	3	546		1637	37%19		53%27	24%12	24%12
FAI Cup	FAI Cup	2				95	50%1		100%2
FA Cup	FA Cup	14	2	307	1	613	43%6		50%7	14%2	36%5
League Cup	League Cup	12				817	75%9		42%5	25%3	33%4
Championship	Championship	5				108	20%1		40%2	60%3
League One	League One	67	2	1785	7	3569	57%38	1	33%22	31%21	36%24
EFL Trophy	EFL Trophy	11	2	374	2	747	82%9		36%4	18%2	45%5
League Two	League Two	139	14	664	17	9295	73%102		36%50	26%36	38%53
League Two Play-Off	League Two Play-Off	3	2	47		93			33%1	33%1	33%1
National League	National League	21	3	615	6	1844	100%21		33%7	29%6	38%8
Premiership	Premiership	11			1	591	55%6		9%1	9%1	82%9
Euro U-19	Euro U-19	4	1	320		320	100%4		25%1	25%1	50%2
UEFAU21CQ	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	1				17			100%1
EEU19	Eliminatoires Euro U-19	9				810	100%9		44%4	22%2	33%3
ECL	Europa Conference League	3				138	67%2			67%2	33%1

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2024	Shelbourne	1	1	54	31	14	12	5	32	20
2023	Bohemian	1	6	58	36	16	10	10	53	40
2022	Bohemian	1	6	46	36	12	10	14	45	46
2021/2022	Accrington	3	12	61	46	17	10	19	61	80
2020/2021	Morecambe	4	4	78	46	23	9	14	69	58
2019/2020	Morecambe	4	22	32	37	7	11	19	35	60
2018/2019	Dundee FC	1P	12	18	34	4	6	24	25	70
2018/2019	Dundee FC	1	8	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
2018/2019	Blackpool	3	8	42	28	11	9	8	29	25
2017/2018	Carlisle United	4	10	67	46	17	16	13	62	54
2016/2017	Carlisle United	4	6	71	46	18	17	11	69	68
2016/2017	Accrington	4	21	25	24	6	7	11	23	31
2015/2016	Bury	3	14	60	46	16	12	18	56	73
2015/2016	Rochdale	3	13	31	23	8	7	8	29	27
2015/2016	Blackburn	2	13	20	17	4	8	5	17	16
2014/2015	Blackburn	2	9	67	46	17	16	13	66	59
2014/2015	Barnsley	3	6	53	36	16	5	15	50	49
2014/2015	Accrington	4	11	30	21	9	3	9	32	35
2013/2014	Southport	5	18	53	46	14	11	21	53	71
2012/2013	Blackburn	2	17	58	46	14	16	16	55	62

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
November 01, 2024	01/11	SSEAL	Round 36	Derry City	0 - 1	Shelbourne	On the bench
October 25, 2024	25/10	SSEAL	Round 35	Shelbourne	2 - 1	Drogheda	0 minute
October 18, 2024	18/10	SSEAL	Round 34	Shelbourne	3 - 1	Waterford	On the bench
October 06, 2024	06/10	SSEAL	Round 33	Shamrock	2 - 0	Shelbourne	90 Minutes
September 30, 2024	30/09	SSEAL	Round 30	Shelbourne	2 - 3	St. Patrick	On the bench
September 27, 2024	27/09	SSEAL	Round 32	Shelbourne	0 - 0	Sligo Rovers	61 Minutes
September 20, 2024	20/09	SSEAL	Round 31	Galway United	1 - 0	Shelbourne	On the bench
September 14, 2024	14/09	FAIC	Quarter-finals	Derry City	2 - 0	Shelbourne	No data
September 06, 2024	06/09	SSEAL	Round 19	Bohemian	1 - 1	Shelbourne	23 Minutes
August 30, 2024	30/08	SSEAL	Round 29	Dundalk FC	0 - 1	Shelbourne	8 Minutes
August 23, 2024	23/08	SSEAL	Round 28	Shelbourne	1 - 1	Bohemian	On the bench
August 16, 2024	16/08	FAIC	Round of 16	Shelbourne	1 - 15-3 s.o	Galway United	Absent
August 10, 2024	10/08	SSEAL	Round 27	Sligo Rovers	2 - 1	Shelbourne	Absent
August 05, 2024	05/08	SSEAL	Round 26	Shelbourne	0 - 0	Derry City	On the bench
August 01, 2024	01/08		Qualifying 2nd Round	Shelbourne	0 - 0	FC Zürich	63 Minutes
July 25, 2024	25/07		Qualifying 2nd Round	FC Zürich	3 - 0	Shelbourne	75 Minutes
July 21, 2024	21/07	FAIC	First round	Bray Wanderers	0 - 1	Shelbourne	90 Minutes
July 18, 2024	18/07		Qualifying 1st Round	St Joseph's FC	1 - 1	Shelbourne	0 minute
July 11, 2024	11/07		Qualifying 1st Round	Shelbourne	2 - 1	St Joseph's FC	On the bench
July 04, 2024	04/07	SSEAL	Round 23	Drogheda	1 - 1	Shelbourne	On the bench
June 28, 2024	28/06	SSEAL	Round 22	Shelbourne	2 - 0	Galway United	19 Minutes
June 13, 2024	13/06	SSEAL	Round 21	Waterford	0 - 1	Shelbourne	19 Minutes
June 07, 2024	07/06	SSEAL	Round 20	Shelbourne	1 - 0	Dundalk FC	26 Minutes
May 31, 2024	31/05	SSEAL	Round 18	Shelbourne	1 - 2	Sligo Rovers	On the bench
May 24, 2024	24/05	SSEAL	Round 17	Shamrock	0 - 2	Shelbourne	55 Minutes
May 20, 2024	20/05	SSEAL	Round 25	St. Patrick	1 - 2	Shelbourne	59 Minutes
May 17, 2024	17/05	SSEAL	Round 16	Shelbourne	1 - 0	Waterford	13 Minutes
May 10, 2024	10/05	SSEAL	Round 15	Shelbourne	1 - 1	Drogheda	On the bench
May 06, 2024	06/05	SSEAL	Round 14	Derry City	1 - 1	Shelbourne	67 Minutes
May 03, 2024	03/05	SSEAL	Round 13	Dundalk FC	0 - 0	Shelbourne	On the bench
April 26, 2024	26/04	SSEAL	Round 12	Shelbourne	1 - 0	St. Patrick	16 Minutes
April 22, 2024	22/04	SSEAL	Round 24	Shelbourne	0 - 0	Shamrock	90 Minutes
April 19, 2024	19/04	SSEAL	Round 11	Galway United	1 - 0	Shelbourne	72 Minutes
April 12, 2024	12/04	SSEAL	Round 10	Shelbourne	1 - 2	Bohemian	25 Minutes
April 05, 2024	05/04	SSEAL	Round 9	Drogheda	2 - 2	Shelbourne	On the bench
April 01, 2024	01/04	SSEAL	Round 8	Shelbourne	0 - 0	Derry City	90 Minutes
March 29, 2024	29/03	SSEAL	Round 7	Shelbourne	2 - 1	Dundalk FC	14 Minutes
March 15, 2024	15/03	SSEAL	Round 6	St. Patrick	1 - 2	Shelbourne	6 Minutes
March 08, 2024	08/03	SSEAL	Round 5	Bohemian	0 - 2	Shelbourne	45 Minutes
March 04, 2024	04/03	SSEAL	Round 4	Shelbourne	1 - 0	Galway United	20 Minutes
March 01, 2024	01/03	SSEAL	Round 3	Sligo Rovers	0 - 1	Shelbourne	45 Minutes	1
February 23, 2024	23/02	SSEAL	Round 2	Shelbourne	2 - 1	Shamrock	53 Minutes
February 16, 2024	16/02	SSEAL	Round 1	Waterford	1 - 1	Shelbourne	90 Minutes

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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