Nico O'Reilly

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Nico O'Reilly
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 75
Youth career
2008– Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Manchester City 0 (0)
International career
2021 England U16 2 (1)
2021–2022 England U17 10 (1)
2022– England U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Nico O'Reilly (born 21 March 2005) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester City as a midfielder. [2]

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Career

From Manchester, O’Reilly started at the City academy when he was eight years-old. [3] He moved up to the Manchester City under-23 side towards the end of the 2021-22 season and subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2022. [4] O’Reilly captained the under-18s during the 2022-23 season. [5] He made some headlines after he was filmed scoring an overhead scorpion kick in the 95th minute of a Manchester City under-18s match against Middlesbrough under-18s in April 2023. [6] A week later he scored another spectacular goal with a forty-yard chip against Manchester United under-18s. [7]

O’Reilly trained with the Manchester City first-team on a warm weather training camp to Abu Dhabi in December 2022. [8] He was included in the match day squad for the Premier League match on May 24, 2023 away at Brighton and Hove Albion and was included amongst the match day substitutes. [9] [10]

International career

O’Reilly scored his first goal for the England U-16s against Northern Ireland U-16s on June 3, 2021 in a 6-0 win. [11] [12] A few months later he scored his first goal for the England U17 side, in the 88th minute of a 2-2 draw away against Slovakia U-17 in October 21, 2022. [13]

Style of play

O’Reilly has been described as an attacking midfielder with “flair” who is “graceful and fluid with the ball at his feet”. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Nico O'Reilly at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Nico O'Reilly". Soccerway. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nico O'Reilly". Man City. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ Bray, Joe (July 8, 2022). "Two Man City players sign contract extensions as 13 youngsters sign first professional deals". Manchester Evening News.
  5. ↑ Vegas, Paul. "Man City U18 captain Nico O'Reilly proud of brace in victory over Man Utd". Tribal Football.
  6. ↑ Abbott, Matthew (April 8, 2023). "'Puskas award incoming' - Man City fans rave about incredible Academy team wonder goal". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  7. ↑ Binns, Rob (May 31, 2023). "FOOTBALLU18 Premier League: Nico O'Reilly scores brace as City triumphs over United in U18 mini-derby". Elite Scholars. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ Bray, Joe (December 5, 2022). "Manchester City training camp squad for trip to Abu Dhabi confirmed". Manchester Evening News.
  9. ↑ Plant, Michael (May 24, 2023). "'Not fit' - Pep Guardiola gives update on wave of injuries in Man City camp". Manchester World.
  10. ↑ "BRIGHTON VS. MAN CITY". Soccerway. May 24, 2023.
  11. ↑ "ENGLAND U16 VS. NORTHERN IRELAND U16 6-0". Soccerway. June 3, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ Smith, Peter (June 3, 2021). "Stoke City youth striker bangs in hat-trick on England duty". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ <Smith, Frank (October 21, 2022). "SLOVAKIA 2-2 ENGLAND" . Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  14. ↑ Khalique-Loonat, Hamzah (April 5, 2023). "Gareth Southgate wouldn't be worried if he watched Arsenal and Manchester City youth". The Times. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
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