Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael O'Neill [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 June 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Southport, Merseyside, England [2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2022 | Preston North End | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | Preston North End | 6 | (0) |
2023 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2023 | → Southport (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2024– | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael O'Neill (born 8 June 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Burnley.
O'Neill is a youth product of Preston North End, and signed his first scholarship agreement with the club on 9 July 2020 and was awarded Scholar of the Year in 2022 as well as being included in the EFL 'The 11 '. [2] He made his professional debut with Preston North End in a 2–1 EFL Championship win over Queens Park Rangers on 9 April 2022, coming on as a late sub in the 90th minute. One month later on May 10 O'Neill signed his first professional contract. Following several appearances from the bench he made his full debut on 7 January 2023 starting in a 3–1 victory against Huddersfield in the F.A. Cup at Deepdale. [3]
On 14 January 2023, O'Neill joined EFL League Two side Grimsby Town on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. [4]
On 5 September 2023, O'Neill joined National League North side Southport. on loan until 6th January 2024. [5]
On 31 January 2024 O'Neill joined Premier League side Burnley for an Undisclosed Fee. On 21 May 2024, Burnley announced the player would be leaving in the summer. [6]
O'Neill is a creative midfielder who can play as an attacking midfielder, or in a more advanced attacking role. He has experience playing futsal, and is technically very good with the ball. [7]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Preston North End | 2021–22 [8] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2022–23 [9] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Grimsby Town (loan) | 2022–23 [9] | League Two | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Southport (loan) | 2023–24 [10] [11] | National League North | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 18 | 3 | |
Career total | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
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