Brandon O'Neill
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brandon O'Neill | ||
Date of birth | (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Perth Glory | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
ECU Joondalup | |||
2011–2012 | Perth Glory | ||
2011 | WA NTC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | ECU Joondalup | 29 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Perth Glory | 17 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Perth Glory NPL | 5 | (1) |
2015–2020 | Sydney FC | 111 | (8) |
2020 | Pohang Steelers | 13 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Buriram United | 10 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Perth Glory | 10 | (1) |
2022–2024 | Newcastle Jets | 39 | (1) |
2024– | Perth Glory | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2018 | Australia U23 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2019 |
Brandon O'Neill (born 12 April 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Perth Glory in the A-League Men.
Club career
Perth Glory
Born in Perth, Western Australia, O'Neill signed a youth contract with A-League club Perth Glory in 2010 and then re-signed again in 2011. He made his professional debut in the 2011–12 A-League season on 18 March 2012 in a round 26 clash against Gold Coast United at the Robina Stadium.[1]
On 3 May 2012 it was announced he had signed a two-year senior contract with Perth Glory[2]
Sydney FC
On 25 May 2015, O'Neill signed a two-year contract with Sydney FC.[3]
O'Neill scored his first A-League goal in the Sydney Derby on Saturday 8 October 2016 by bending a free kick around the wall from just outside the penalty area into the top right corner. He scored his second goal of the season, also from a free kick against Melbourne City on Friday 24 February 2017 by curling the ball over the wall and into the top corner.[4]
Following performances which made him a key member of the starting squad, Sydney FC re-signed O'Neill for another two years on 13 December 2016.[5]
On 26 March 2017, O'Neill scored his third goal for Sydney FC away at Perth Glory, with a low and hard shot from outside the box, as the Sky Blues ran out 3–0 winners and secured the premiers plate.[6]
Pohang Stelers
On 13 January 2020, it was announced that K League 1 side Pohang Steelers had reached an agreement with Sydney for the transfer of O'Neill.[7] The fee is believed to be between $250,000 and $300,000 AUD, with the player agreeing to sign a two-year deal.[8][9]
Buriram United
On 3 December 2020, O'Neill signed for Thai League 1 club, Buriram United.
Return to Perth
On 1 July 2021, it was announced that O'Neill would return to his hometown club on a three-year deal.[10] Following the departure of Diego Castro, O’Neill was announced on 28 October as captain for the 2021/22 season.[11]
Newcastle Jets
In June 2022, O'Neill signed for Newcastle Jets for the next two seasons.[12]
Return to Perth again
On 31 May 2024, Perth announced O'Neill had re-signed for the club once again, on a two-year contract.[13]
Club statistics
- As of match played on 22 April 2023[14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Perth Glory | 2011–12 | A-League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
2013–14 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Sydney FC | 2015–16 | A-League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
2016–17 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
2017–18 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 3 | ||
2019–20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
Total | 111 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 139 | 10 | ||
Pohang Steelers | 2020 | K League 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
Buriram United | 2020–21 | Thai League 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
Perth Glory | 2021–22 | A-League | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
Newcastle Jets | 2022–23 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
Career Total | 177 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 212 | 12 |
International career
He made his debut for Australia national soccer team on 7 June 2019 in an friendly against South Korea, as a starter.[15]
Honours
Team
Individual
- PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2018-2019
References
- ^ "Official A-League Match centre". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Glory Add Two Young Locals to Squad - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate Football Website". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Sydney FC confirm Brandon O'Neill signing". Hyundai A-League. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Parkin, Richard (8 October 2016). "Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC: A-League Sydney derby - as it happened". The Guardian.
- ^ "Sydney FC Re-Sign Brandon O'Neill". Sydney FC. 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Perth Glory vs Sydney FC, A-League Men, Round 24, 26th Mar 2017". 31 July 2017.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (13 January 2020). "Sydney FC star O'Neill moves to K-League giants Pohang". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Dave. "Pohang Steelers poised to seal O'Neill deal". The World Game.
- ^ "Pohang Steelers have officially signed Sydney FC midfielder, Brandon O'Neill, on a 2-year contract". Viva la K League. Twitter. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Glory swoop to bring Socceroos midfielder home". Perth Glory FC. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Congratulations Captain Brano! The one and only Brandon O'Neill will lead his hometown club in the @aleaguemen 2021/22 Season! #OneGlory". Twitter. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "NEWCASTLE JETS SIGN BRANDON O'NEILL". Newcastle Jets. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (31 May 2024). "Double A-League Championship and Premiership winner rejoins Glory". Perth Glory. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "UK - Stanislav Iljutcenko - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". UK soccerway.com.
- ^ "South Korea v Australia game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.
External links
- Brandon O'Neill at National-Football-Teams.com
- Brandon O'Neill at Soccerway
- Brandon O'Neill – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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