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Oliver John O'Neill (born 8 January 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Leyton Orient and the Republic of Ireland U21 team.
Early life [ edit ]
Brought up in West London , O'Neill was in the academy at Brentford from the age of seven until thirteen when they made the decision to disband their academy.[1] O'Neill attended the City of London School where he received 11 A* GCSE grades and two A* A-Level grades.[1]
Club career [ edit ]
O'Neill signed his first professional contract with Fulham in February 2020.[2] He was named the scholar of the year in the Fulham academy in 2021.[3] He called up to the first team squad at Fulham for the first time being an unused substitute against Leeds United in the EFL Cup in September 2021.[4] He signed a new three-year contract with the club in July 2022.[5] He had interest from other English clubs for a loan spell but was injured over the January 2023 transfer window and no moves materialised as a result.[6]
Derry City (loan) [ edit ]
O'Neill joined Derry City on a six-month loan deal in February 2023. He said he was attracted by the style of play of Derry manager Ruaidhri Higgins .[7] He made his League of Ireland debut for Derry City on 20 February 2023 in a 1–1 draw at St Patrick’s Athletic .[8] He scored his first league goal for Derry City on 6 March 2023 against UCD .[9] He played nineteen games, starting twelve, before returning to Fulham.[10]
Leyton Orient [ edit ]
On 23 January 2024, O'Neill signed for EFL League One side Leyton Orient for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[11]
International career [ edit ]
O'Neill began representing Republic of Ireland at the under-16 Victory Shield .[12] He scored a 92nd winner for the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team against Sweden on 17 November 2021.[13]
Personal life [ edit ]
He was brought up in Ealing , London with his parents and brothers and sisters. They have Irish family in Waterford and Galway and Kerry . His father’s family are from Waterford and his mother's family are living in Galway.[14]
References [ edit ]
^ Fennessy, Paul (23 March 2023). "The league is getting better... As Irish people, we have a tendency to underrate it' " . the42.ie . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ Healy, Martin (9 May 2022). "Premier League duo battling to sign exciting teenage Ireland winger" . Extra.ie . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ "O'NEILL SIGNS NEW DEAL" . Fulhamfc.com . 12 July 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ Horgan, Andrew (23 February 2023). "Ollie O'Neill: Academy stars in England need to play senior football and LOI is where they can" . Irish Examiner . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ Collins, Simon (16 February 2023). "Fulham's Ollie O'Neill says progressive Derry City is perfect place to play" . Derry Journal . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ O'Connor, Seán (20 February 2023). "Derry City's Irish starlet Ollie O'Neill hails experience of LOI debut as 'different level' to English academy football" . Independent.ie . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ Ferry, Gary (6 March 2023). "Derry City stay top of the league after dominant display against UCD" . Derrynow.com . Retrieved 28 March 2023 .
^ Ferry, Gary (15 June 2023). "Emotional O'Neill will never forget Derry City experience" . Derry Now . Retrieved 15 June 2023 .
^ "Leyton Orient sign winger O'Neill from Fulham" . BBC Sport . 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024 .
^ Fallon, John (16 November 2021). "Ollie O'Neill's last-gasp heroics against Sweden extend Irish football's feelgood factor" . Irish Examiner . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ Wilson, David (16 November 2021). "Ollie O'Neill's last-minute winner keeps Ireland under-21 qualification hopes alive" . Irish Times . Retrieved 27 March 2023 .
^ Fennessy, Paul (17 November 2022). "Ireland's matchwinner revels in a special night at Tallaght Stadium" . the42.ie . Retrieved 28 March 2023 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ollie_O%27Neill&oldid=1232384945 "
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