Nico O'Reilly

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Nico O'Reilly
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O'Reilly training with Manchester City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Nico O'Reilly
Date of birth (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 75
Youth career
2011–2022 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Manchester City 2 (0)
International career‡
2021 England U16 2 (1)
2021–2022 England U17 10 (1)
2022–2023 England U18 4 (0)
2024– England U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:13, 15 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:57, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

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

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Club career

Nico O'Reilly [2] was born on 21 March 2005 in Manchester. [3] He started his career with the Manchester 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 an under-18s match for Manchester City against Middlesbrough 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 their Premier League fixture on away to Brighton & Hove Albion on 24 May 2023, and was included amongst the match day substitutes. [9] [10]

He made his senior debut in the 2024 FA Community Shield against Manchester United on 10 August 2024. [11]

O’Reilly scored his first goal for City on January 11 2025, in an FA Cup match against Salford City. [12]

International career

Born in England, O'Reilly is of Jamaican descent. [13] He scored his first goal for the England under-16s against Northern Ireland on 3 June 2021, in a 6–0 win. [14] [15] 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 on 21 October 2022. [16]

On 6 September 2024, O'Reilly made his England U20 debut during a 1-1 draw away to Turkey. [17]

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". [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2025 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2024–25 Premier League 2021201 [a] 01 [b] 081
Career total202120101081

Honours

Manchester City

References

  1. ↑ Nico O'Reilly at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2023/24 retained lists". Premier League. 5 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Nico O'Reilly". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Bray, Joe (8 July 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 (8 April 2023). "'Puskas award incoming' - Man City fans rave about incredible Academy team wonder goal". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Binns, Rob (31 May 2023). "FOOTBALLU18 Premier League: Nico O'Reilly scores brace as City triumphs over United in U18 mini-derby". Elite Scholars. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Bray, Joe (5 December 2022). "Manchester City training camp squad for trip to Abu Dhabi confirmed". Manchester Evening News.
  9. ↑ Plant, Michael (24 May 2023). "'Not fit' - Pep Guardiola gives update on wave of injuries in Man City camp". Manchester World.
  10. ↑ "Brighton vs. Man City". Soccerway. 24 May 2023.
  11. ↑ Stone, Simon (12 August 2024). "Which youngster will emerge?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Manchester City vs Salford City: FA Cup stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  13. ↑ "O'Reilly, Nico O'Reilly - Footballer | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com.
  14. ↑ "England U16 vs. Northern Ireland U16". Soccerway. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  15. ↑ Smith, Peter (3 June 2021). "Stoke City youth striker bangs in hat-trick on England duty". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  16. ↑ Smith, Frank (21 October 2022). "Slovakia 2-2 England" . Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  17. ↑ Drury, Adam (6 September 2024). "Report: England Elite League Squad 1-1 Turkiye". England Football. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  18. ↑ Khalique-Loonat, Hamzah (5 April 2023). "Gareth Southgate wouldn't be worried if he watched Arsenal and Manchester City youth". The Times. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  19. ↑ Nico O'Reilly at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  20. ↑ "Manchester City 1–1 Manchester United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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