Brandon O'Neill

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Brandon O'Neill

Personal information
Full name	Brandon O'Neill
Date of birth	(1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Perth Glory
Number	6
Youth career
	ECU Joondalup
2011–2012	Perth Glory
2011	WA NTC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	ECU Joondalup	29	(0)
2012–2015	Perth Glory	17	(0)
2014–2015	Perth Glory NPL	5	(1)
2015–2020	Sydney FC	111	(8)
2020	Pohang Steelers	13	(0)
2020–2021	Buriram United	10	(0)
2021–2022	Perth Glory	10	(1)
2022–2024	Newcastle Jets	39	(1)
2024–	Perth Glory	0	(0)
International career‡
2016–2018	Australia U23	2	(0)
2019	Australia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2019

Brandon O'Neill (born 12 April 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Perth Glory in the A-League Men.

Club career

Perth Glory

Born in Perth, Western Australia, O'Neill signed a youth contract with A-League club Perth Glory in 2010 and then re-signed again in 2011. He made his professional debut in the 2011–12 A-League season on 18 March 2012 in a round 26 clash against Gold Coast United at the Robina Stadium. ^[1]

On 3 May 2012 it was announced he had signed a two-year senior contract with Perth Glory ^[2]

Sydney FC

On 25 May 2015, O'Neill signed a two-year contract with Sydney FC. ^[3]

O'Neill scored his first A-League goal in the Sydney Derby on Saturday 8 October 2016 by bending a free kick around the wall from just outside the penalty area into the top right corner. He scored his second goal of the season, also from a free kick against Melbourne City on Friday 24 February 2017 by curling the ball over the wall and into the top corner. ^[4]

Following performances which made him a key member of the starting squad, Sydney FC re-signed O'Neill for another two years on 13 December 2016. ^[5]

On 26 March 2017, O'Neill scored his third goal for Sydney FC away at Perth Glory, with a low and hard shot from outside the box, as the Sky Blues ran out 3–0 winners and secured the premiers plate. ^[6]

Pohang Stelers

On 13 January 2020, it was announced that K League 1 side Pohang Steelers had reached an agreement with Sydney for the transfer of O'Neill. ^[7] The fee is believed to be between $250,000 and $300,000 AUD, with the player agreeing to sign a two-year deal. ^{[8] [9]}

Buriram United

On 3 December 2020, O'Neill signed for Thai League 1 club, Buriram United.

Return to Perth

On 1 July 2021, it was announced that O'Neill would return to his hometown club on a three-year deal. ^[10] Following the departure of Diego Castro, O’Neill was announced on 28 October as captain for the 2021/22 season. ^[11]

Newcastle Jets

In June 2022, O'Neill signed for Newcastle Jets for the next two seasons. ^[12]

Return to Perth again

On 31 May 2024, Perth announced O'Neill had re-signed for the club once again, on a two-year contract. ^[13]

Club statistics

As of match played on 22 April 2023 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Perth Glory	2011–12	A-League	3	0	—		—		3	0
	2012–13		3	0	—		—		3	0
	2013–14		8	0	—		—		8	0
	2014–15		3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		17	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Sydney FC	2015–16	A-League	21	0	1	0	7	1	29	1
	2016–17		27	3	2	0	—		29	3
	2017–18		27	2	2	0	5	0	34	2
	2018–19		29	2	5	0	5	1	39	3
	2019–20		7	1	1	0	0	0	8	1
	Total		111	8	11	0	17	2	139	10
Pohang Steelers	2020	K League 1	13	0	3	0	—		16	0
Buriram United	2020–21	Thai League 1	10	0	3	0	—		13	1
Perth Glory	2021–22	A-League	10	1	—		—		10	1
Newcastle Jets	2022–23		16	1	1	0	—		17	1
Career Total			177	10	18	0	17	2	212	12

International career

He made his debut for Australia national soccer team on 7 June 2019 in an friendly against South Korea, as a starter. ^[15]

Honours

Team

Sydney FC

• A-League Premiership: 2016–2017, 2017–2018
• A-League Championship: 2017, 2019
• FFA Cup: 2017

Individual

• PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2018-2019

References

1. "Official A-League Match centre". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
2. "Glory Add Two Young Locals to Squad - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate Football Website". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
3. "Sydney FC confirm Brandon O'Neill signing". Hyundai A-League. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
4. Parkin, Richard (8 October 2016). "Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC: A-League Sydney derby - as it happened". The Guardian.
5. "Sydney FC Re-Sign Brandon O'Neill". Sydney FC. 13 December 2016.
6. "Perth Glory vs Sydney FC, A-League Men, Round 24, 26th Mar 2017". 31 July 2017.
7. Bossi, Dominic (13 January 2020). "Sydney FC star O'Neill moves to K-League giants Pohang". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
8. Lewis, Dave. "Pohang Steelers poised to seal O'Neill deal". The World Game.
9. "Pohang Steelers have officially signed Sydney FC midfielder, Brandon O'Neill, on a 2-year contract". Viva la K League. Twitter. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
10. "Glory swoop to bring Socceroos midfielder home". Perth Glory FC. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
11. "Congratulations Captain Brano! The one and only Brandon O'Neill will lead his hometown club in the @aleaguemen 2021/22 Season! #OneGlory". Twitter. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
12. "NEWCASTLE JETS SIGN BRANDON O'NEILL". Newcastle Jets. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
13. Morgan, Gareth (31 May 2024). "Double A-League Championship and Premiership winner rejoins Glory". Perth Glory. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
14. "UK - Stanislav Iljutcenko - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". UK soccerway.com.
15. "South Korea v Australia game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.

External links

• Brandon O'Neill at National-Football-Teams.com
• Brandon O'Neill at Soccerway
• Brandon O'Neill – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)