Donnell McNeilly

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Donnell McNeilly
Personal information
Full name Donnell Ocarriel McNeilly [1]
Date of birth (2005-10-30) 30 October 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth London, England [2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Wycombe Wanderers
(on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Number 24
Youth career
2017–2025 Chelsea
2025– Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2025–Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Donnell Ocarriel McNeilly (born 30 October 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Wycombe Wanderers on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest. [4]

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Club career

Born in London, McNeilly joined Chelsea's academy as an under-12 from grassroots football. [2] In November 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the club, valid until June 2025. [5]

In the 2021–22 season, McNeilly was the top goalscorer for the Chelsea under-16s, a feat he repeated the following season with the under-18s, netting eleven goals. [2] [6] In the 2023–24 season, McNeilly was promoted to the under-21 team, but spent most of his season with the under-18s. Of all the Chelsea players, aged 16 and above, representing the senior men's, women's and academy sides, McNeilly scored the most goals for the club during the 2023–24 campaign. [6] McNeilly departed the club in June 2025 after his contract expired, having turned down an offer for a new deal. [7]

On 1 September 2025, McNeilly signed a three-year deal with Premier League side Nottingham Forest's academy, before immediately been loaned to EFL League One side Wycombe Wanderers for the remainder of the season. [8] [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 September 2024 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2022–231 [a] 010
2023–243 [a] 030
2024–251 [a] 111
Total000000005151
Career total000000004040
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

Citations

  1. "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Donnell McNeilly". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. Donnell McNeilly at WorldFootball.net
  4. 1 2 Donnell McNeilly at Soccerway
  5. "Official: Fast and powerful center forward signs new contract with Chelsea". All Nigeria Soccer. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 Johnson, Simon (28 March 2024). "Donnell McNeilly: Chelsea's prolific academy striker who is proving hard to ignore". The Athletic . Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. Johnson, Simon (9 June 2025). "Chelsea youngster Donnell McNeilly rejects contract offer, plans to leave club". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  8. Club, Nottingham Forest Football (September 1, 2025). "McNeilly signs for Forest and joins Wycombe on loan". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  9. Wanderers, Wycombe (September 1, 2025). "Deadline day deal for Donnell". Wycombe Wanderers.