Dan Neil (footballer)

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Dan Neil
Personal information
Full name Daniel Neil [1]
Date of birth (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 23)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Sunderland 156 (10)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:04, 25 January 2025 (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.

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Career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2018–19 [6] [7] [13] League One 0000001 [a] 010
2019–20 [14] League One0000000000
2020–21 [15] League One2000006 [a] 080
2021–22 [16] League One39310501 [a] 1464
2022–23 [17] Championship 45230002 [b] 0502
2023–24 [18] Championship424101000444
2024–25 [19] Championship281100000291
Career total15610606010117811
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the play-offs.

Honours

Sunderland

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Sunderland" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 68. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 Dan Neil at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sunderland's Dan Neil: 'The gaffer said I needed to improve'". The Northern Echo.
  4. ↑ "Profile". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Inside the Hebburn production line that has produced Manchester United starlet Shola Shoretire plus Sunderland, Leeds and Norwich trio Bali Mumba, Dan Neil and Sam Greenwood". www.shieldsgazette.com.
  6. 1 2 "Morecambe vs. Sunderland – 13 November 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. 1 2 James Hunter (13 November 2018). "Morecambe 0–1 Sunderland report: Josh Maja's late strike send Black Cats through". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sunderland 2–1 Accrington Stanley". BBC. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  9. ↑ King, Kieran (26 December 2021). "Burnley to test Sunderland's resolve with Dan Neil bid". ChronicleLive.
  10. ↑ Hewitt, Matty (16 January 2022). "Steven Gerrard plotting Aston Villa approach for Dan Neil, according to reports". ChronicleLive.
  11. 1 2 "Dan Neil claims EFL Young Player of the Month award for December". www.efl.com. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  12. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (11 November 2021). "Portugal 2–0 England MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  20. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2021.


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