Charlie McNeill (footballer)

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Charlie McNeill
Personal information
Full name Charlie Martin McNeill [1]
Date of birth (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Droylsden, England [2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 56
Youth career
Manchester United
2014–2020 Manchester City
2020–2022 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Manchester United 0 (0)
2023 → Newport County (loan) 20 (2)
2023–2024 → Stevenage (loan) 3 (1)
International career‡
2019 England U16 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:02, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:33, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Charlie Martin McNeill (born 9 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Droylsden, [3] McNeill started his career with Manchester United, who he supported growing up, [4] [5] before leaving for city rivals Manchester City in 2014. [6] [7] [8] While with City, McNeill scored over 600 goals at youth level. [9]

Manchester United

In 2020, Manchester United agreed a deal for McNeill worth a reported £750,000. [10] [11] He continued his prolific form that made him a highly regarded prospect at Manchester City, scoring 24 goals in 21 games in his first season with the United U18 squad. [12] [13]

He made his debut for United's first team as a substitute in the UEFA Europa League match against Real Sociedad on 8 September 2022, the day before his 19th birthday. [14]

Newport County loan

On 31 January 2023, McNeill signed for League Two club Newport County on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. [15] He made his Newport debut in the starting line-up for the League Two 2-1 win against Swindon Town on 4 February 2023. [16] He scored his first goal for Newport in the 3-1 League Two win against Tranmere Rovers on 18 March 2023. [17]

Stevenage loan

In September 2023, McNeil joined EFL League One club Stevenage on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. [18] Having struggled for gametime, he returned to his parent club on 3 January 2024. [19]

On 5 June 2024, Manchester United announced he was leaving the club to seek opportunities elsewhere. [20]

Personal life

McNeill was born in England, and is of Irish descent through a grandfather. [21]

Sponsorship

McNeill has a contract with German brand Adidas, which could reportedly rise to a value of £1 million. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 September 2023 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2021–22 —————2 [lower-alpha 1] 121
2022–23 —————5 [lower-alpha 1] 353
2023–24 —————1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total————8484
Manchester United 2022–23 Premier League 0000001 [lower-alpha 2] 0—10
Newport County (loan) 2022–23 League Two 202————202
Stevenage (loan) 2023–24 League One 3100———31
Career total23300001084327
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Manchester United U18

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  2. 1 2 Charlie McNeill at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "New Contracts for United Trio". Manchester United. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Charlie McNeill". Manchester United. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Aladay, Adam (12 September 2020). "Charlie McNeill: All You Need to Know About Man Utd's New Young Goal Machine". 90min.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Egerton, Nathan (29 December 2020). "Move over Greenwood, Charlie McNeill is next off Man Utd's production line". planetfootball.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Ducker, James (6 March 2021). "Meet Charlie McNeill: Manchester United academy's goalscoring phenomenon who swapped sky blue for red" . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Lee, Sam (12 December 2019). "'Some great individual players' but can City's kids help to bring European success?" . theathletic.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. 1 2 Lucas, Kat (30 December 2020). "Manchester United: Meet Charlie McNeill, the wonderkid with 600 goals at youth level". givemesport.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Duncker, Charlotte (11 September 2020). "Manchester United agree £750,000 fee to sign 17-year-old Man City goal machine McNeill". goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Luckhurst, Samuel (11 September 2020). "Why Charlie McNeill joined Manchester United after rejecting Man City contract". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. ↑ Duncker, Charlotte (1 April 2021). "Charlie McNeill: Man Utd's teenage goal machine who left City behind". goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  13. 1 2 Charlie McNeill at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  14. ↑ Stone, Simon (8 September 2022). "Man Utd 0-1 Real Sociedad: Brais Mendez scores winner after controversial penalty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Charlie McNeill arrives on loan!". www.newport-county.co.uk. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Morris' 10-man Swindon beaten at Newport" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "Newport back to winning ways away at Tranmere" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "Stevenage sign Man United striker McNeill on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. ↑ "Three loan players return to parent clubs". www.stevenagefc.com. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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