Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Neil [1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 December 2001 | ||
Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Hebburn Town | |||
2010–2018 | Sunderland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Sunderland | 131 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:08, 26 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:44, 30 March 2022 (UTC) |
Daniel Neil (born 13 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Sunderland.
Born in South Shields, [2] Neil grew up as a Sunderland fan, [3] and began his career with the club after a stint with Hebburn Town Juniors. [4] [5]
He made his senior debut on 13 November 2018, in the EFL Trophy, appearing as a late substitute in injury time. [6] [7] Neil scored his first professional goal when he scored against Accrington Stanley on 11 September 2021 in a 2–1 win. [8]
In December 2021 and January 2022 he was linked with possible transfers to Premier League clubs Burnley and Aston Villa, however he remained with Sunderland. [9] [10] This speculation came off of the back of Neil being awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month award for December 2021. [11]
On 11 November 2021, Neil made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 defeat to Portugal in the 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League. [12]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sunderland | 2018–19 [6] [7] [13] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2019–20 [14] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21 [15] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2021–22 [16] | League One | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 46 | 4 | |
2022–23 [17] | Championship | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
2023–24 [18] | Championship | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
2024–25 [19] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 131 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 152 | 10 |
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