Scott Neville

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Scott Neville
Scott Neville-Olyroos.jpg
Neville warming up for the Olyroos in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-11) 11 January 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Devon, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
2005–2006 WA NTC
2008–2011 Perth Glory
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Sorrento 46 (11)
2008–2012 Perth Glory 63 (4)
2012–2015 Newcastle Jets 43 (3)
2015–2017 Western Sydney Wanderers 51 (1)
2017–2019 Perth Glory 48 (3)
2019–2025 Brisbane Roar 101 (4)
2020–2021 → East Bengal (loan) 16 (1)
International career‡
2010 Australia U23 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2010

Scott Neville (born 11 January 1989) is a retired professional soccer player who played as a defender. Born in England, he represented Australia at youth level.

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Personal life

Scott Neville is the son of former English Football League pro, Steve Neville. Steve Neville was playing for Exeter City at the time when Scott was born. Scott married his partner of five years, Sarah McGeechan, in a lavish marquee wedding in Nedlands, Perth on 24 May 2019.

Career

Neville playing for the Perth Glory youth team Scott Neville.jpg
Neville playing for the Perth Glory youth team

He made his senior debut for Perth Glory as a substitute on 31 December 2008 against Central Coast Mariners. [1]

He then made a starting debut against Melbourne Victory the next week and was named man of the match by coach Dave Mitchell. [2]

On 31 March 2011 it was announced that Scott Neville had been handed a two-week trial by Championship club Portsmouth. On 2 April 2010, Neville had an unsuccessful trial with Portsmouth. Immediately after he took part in a trial at Sheffield Wednesday.

On 7 May 2012 it was announced he had signed a two-year contract with A-League club Newcastle Jets. [3]

On 25 April 2017, Neville confirmed his departure from Western Sydney Wanderers, [4] and subsequently joined Perth Glory. [5] In his last season for the club, the team finished first in the A-League and were crowned premiers of the league. [6]

On 26 June 2019, Neville departed Perth Glory. [7] A few days later he signed with Brisbane Roar. [8] Later that year on 30 November, Neville scored his first goal for Roar in a 2–0 home victory. [9]

In October 2020, Neville was loaned to SC East Bengal until the end of the 2020–21 Indian Super League season. [10]

On 31 January 2025, Brisbane Roar announced Neville's retirement after playing 300 A-League games. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 April 2022 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueFinalsCup AFC Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Perth Glory 2008–09 40––00–40
2009–10 24111–––252
2010–11 262–––––262
2011–12 5030–––80
Total593410000634
Newcastle Jets 2012–13 180–––––180
2013–14 91–––––91
2014–15 162––00–162
Total433000000433
Western Sydney Wanderers 2015–16 2602110–291
2016–17 22010––4 [a] 0310
Total480311040561
Perth Glory 2017–18 190–––––190
2018–19 2002110–231
Total390211000421
Brisbane Roar 2019–20 2421020–282
East Bengal (loan) 2020–21 161–––161
Brisbane Roar 2020–21 1401000–150
2021–22 2310030–261
Career total26610113704028813
  1. ↑ Appearances in the AFC Champions League

Honours

Perth Glory

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Perth makes its move
  2. ↑ Glory youngster steps up Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Jets secure Neville and Goodwin - Newcastle Jets FC 2013". www.footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Neville confirms Wanderers departure". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Kemp, Emma (25 April 2017). "Neville wants ACL wins before his WSW exit". The West Australian .
  6. ↑ "A-League: Perth Glory vs Newcastle Jets, result, Perth Glory Premier's Plate, Ivan Franjic goal". Fox Sports. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Nick (26 June 2019). "Perth Glory defender Scott Neville makes Roar move to Brisbane". The West Australian .
  8. ↑ Jackson, Ed (30 June 2019). "Ex-Glory defender joins Roar influx". ESPN.
  9. ↑ "Roar surge into top six after second-half rally sinks Mariners". Hyundai A-League. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "ISL 2020–21: SC East Bengal Sign Scott Neville on Loan from A-League". The Sports News. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Scott Neville to retire from professional football following 300th A-League game". Brisbane Roar . 30 January 2025.
  12. ↑ Scott Neville at Soccerway
  13. ↑ Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times . Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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