Scott Neville

For the American judge, see P. Scott Neville Jr.

Scott Neville

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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 as of 31 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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.

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

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]

Club	Season	League		Finals		Cup		AFC		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	App	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Perth Glory	2008–09	4	0	–	–	0	0	–		4	0
	2009–10	24	1	1	1	–	–	–		25	2
	2010–11	26	2	–	–	–	–	–		26	2
	2011–12	5	0	3	0	–	–	–		8	0
	Total	59	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	63	4
Newcastle Jets	2012–13	18	0	–	–	–	–	–		18	0
	2013–14	9	1	–	–	–	–	–		9	1
	2014–15	16	2	–	–	0	0	–		16	2
	Total	43	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	3
Western Sydney Wanderers	2015–16	26	0	2	1	1	0	–		29	1
	2016–17	22	0	1	0	–	–	4 [a]	0	31	0
	Total	48	0	3	1	1	0	4	0	56	1
Perth Glory	2017–18	19	0	–	–	–	–	–		19	0
	2018–19	20	0	2	1	1	0	–		23	1
	Total	39	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	42	1
Brisbane Roar	2019–20	24	2	1	0	2	0	–		28	2
East Bengal (loan)	2020–21	16	1	–		–		–		16	1
Brisbane Roar	2020–21	14	0	1	0	0	0	–		15	0
	2021–22	23	1	0	0	3	0	–		26	1
Career total		266	10	11	3	7	0	4	0	288	13

1. Appearances in the AFC Champions League

Honours

Perth Glory

• A-League Premiership: 2018–19

Individual

• A-Leagues All Star: 2022 ^[13]

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.

External links

• Perth Glory profile