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
Height1.79 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*
YearsTeamApps(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 3 (0)
International career‡
2016–2018 Australia U23 2 (0)
2019 Australia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Perth Glory 2011–12 A-League 30——30
2012–13 30——30
2013–14 80——80
2014–15 3000—30
Total1700000170
Sydney FC 2015–16 A-League2101071291
2016–17 27320—293
2017–18 2722050342
2018–19 2925051393
2019–20 71100081
Total111811017213910
Pohang Steelers 2020 K League 1 13030—160
Buriram United 2020–21 Thai League 1 10030—131
Perth Glory 2021–22 A-League101——101
Newcastle Jets 2022–23 16110—171
Career Total1771018017221212

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

Individual

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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.
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