Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brandon O'Neill | ||
Date of birth | 12 April 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
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– | Newcastle Jets | 26 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2018 | Australia U23 | 2 | (0) |
2019– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 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 Newcastle Jets in the A-League.
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]
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]
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]
On 3 December 2020, O'Neill signed for Thai League 1 club, Buriram United.
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]
In June 2022, O'Neill signed for Newcastle Jets for the next two seasons. [12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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 |
He made his debut for Australia national soccer team on 7 June 2019 in an friendly against South Korea, as a starter. [14]
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