| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlie Martin McNeill [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Droylsden, England [2] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| 2014–2020 | Manchester City | ||
| 2020–2022 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Newport County (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Stevenage (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2024– | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U16 | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:45, 16 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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 EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
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] McNeill scored over 600 goals at youth level. [9]
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]
On 5 June 2024, Manchester United announced he was leaving the club to seek opportunities elsewhere. [15]
On 31 January 2023, McNeill signed for League Two club Newport County on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. [16] He made his Newport debut in the starting line-up for the League Two 2–1 win against Swindon Town on 4 February 2023. [17] He scored his first goal for Newport in the 3–1 League Two win against Tranmere Rovers on 18 March 2023. [18]
In September 2023, McNeil joined EFL League One club Stevenage on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. [19] Having struggled for gametime, he returned to his parent club on 3 January 2024. [20]
On 10 July 2024, McNeill joined Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer. [21] He made his debut in the EFL Cup against Hull City on 14 August 2024, scoring a brace, with the first after 27 seconds. [22] On 21 December 2024, he made his league debut coming off the bench against Stoke City. [23]
McNeill was born in England, and is of part Irish descent through a grandfather. [24]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United U21 | 2021–22 [25] | — | — | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 [26] | — | — | — | — | — | 5 [a] | 3 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 2023–24 [27] | — | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
| Manchester United | 2022–23 [26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Newport County (loan) | 2022–23 [26] | League Two | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2023–24 [27] | League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2024–25 [28] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 [29] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 9 | ||
Manchester United U18