Brandon O'Neill

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Brandon O'Neill
Personal information
Full name Brandon O'Neill
Date of birth (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 13
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– Perth Glory 1 (0)
National team‡
2016–2018 Australia U23 2 (0)
2019– Australia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2021
‡ 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. Captain of Perth Glory for 2021/22 season

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]

Club statistics[]

As of match played on 26 June 2020[12]
Club League Cup Champions League Total
Club Season Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Perth Glory A-League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Sydney A-League 21 0 0 0 7 1 28 1
27 3 0 0 0 0 27 3
27 2 2 0 5 0 34 2
29 2 5 0 5 1 39 3
7 1 1 0 0 0 8 1
Career total 111 8 8 0 17 2 136 10
Pohang Steelers K League 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

International career[]

He made his debut for Australia national soccer team on 7 June 2019 in an friendly against South Korea, as a starter.[13]

Honours[]

Team

Sydney FC

  • A-League Premiership: 2016–2017, 2017–2018
  • A-League Championship: 2017, 2019
  • FFA Cup: 2017

Individual

  • PFA A-League Team of the Season:

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/238542,glory-add-two-young-locals-to-squad.aspx
  3. ^ "Sydney FC confirm Brandon O'Neill signing". Hyundai A-League. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ^ Parkin, Richard (8 October 2016). "Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC: A-League Sydney derby - as it happened". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Sydney FC Re-Sign Brandon O'Neill". Sydney FC. 13 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Perth Glory vs Sydney FC, A-League Men, Round 24, 26th Mar 2017". 31 July 2017.
  7. ^ Bossi, Dominic (13 January 2020). "Sydney FC star O'Neill moves to K-League giants Pohang". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  8. ^ Lewis, Dave. "Pohang Steelers poised to seal O'Neill deal". The World Game.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Glory swoop to bring Socceroos midfielder home". Perth Glory FC. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Congratulations Captain Brano! The one and only Brandon O'Neill will lead his hometown club in the @aleaguemen 2021/22 Season! #OneGlory". Twitter. Retrieved 28 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "UK - Stanislav Iljutcenko - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". UK soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "South Korea v Australia game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.

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