Ollie O'Neill

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Ollie O'Neill
Personal information
Full name Oliver John O'Neill
Date of birth (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leyton Orient
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2016 Brentford
2016–2022 Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Fulham 0 (0)
2023 → Derry City (loan) 19 (1)
2024– Leyton Orient 15 (5)
International career‡
Republic of Ireland U16
2020 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (1)
2021 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
2021– Republic of Ireland U21 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Oliver John O'Neill (born 8 January 2003) is an Irish footballer who plays for Leyton Orient, and the Republic of Ireland U21 team.

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Early life

Brought up in West London, O'Neill was in the academy at Brentford from the age of seven until thirteen when they made the decision to disband their academy. [1] O'Neill attended the City of London School where he received 11 A* GCSE grades and two A* A-Level grades. [1]

Career

Fulham

O'Neill signed his first professional contract with Fulham in February 2020. [2] He was named the scholar of the year in the Fulham academy in 2021. [3] He called up to the first team squad at Fulham for the first time being an unused substitute against Leeds United in the EFL Cup in September 2021. [4] He signed a new three-year contract with the club in July 2022. [5] He had interest from other English clubs for a loan spell but was injured over the January 2023 transfer window and no moves materialised as a result. [6]

Derry City (loan)

He joined Derry City on a six-month loan deal in February 2023. He said he was attracted by the style of play of Derry manager Ruaidhri Higgins. [7] He made his League of Ireland debut for Derry City on 20 February 2023 in a 1–1 draw at St Patrick’s Athletic. [8] He scored his first league goal for Derry City on 6 March 2023 against UCD. [9] He played nineteen games, starting twelve, before returning to Fulham. [10]

Leyton Orient

On 23 January 2024, O'Neill signed for EFL League One side Leyton Orient for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [11]

International career

O'Neill began representing Republic of Ireland at the under-16 Victory Shield. [12] He scored a 92nd winner for the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team against Sweden on 17 November 2021. [13]

Personal life

He was brought up in Ealing, London with his parents and brothers and sisters. They have Irish family in Waterford and Galway and Kerry. His father’s family are from Waterford and his mother's family are living in Galway. [14]

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  10. ↑ Ferry, Gary (15 June 2023). "Emotional O'Neill will never forget Derry City experience". Derry Now. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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  14. ↑ Fennessy, Paul (17 November 2022). "Ireland's matchwinner revels in a special night at Tallaght Stadium". the42.ie. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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