.jpg) Ollie O’Neill in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver John O'Neill | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-01-08)8 January 2003 (age 22) | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | →Derry City (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2024– | Leyton Orient | 38 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Republic of Ireland U16 | |||
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 12 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:01, 4 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:20, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Oliver John O'Neill (born 8 January 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as amidfielder forEFL League One clubLeyton Orient and theRepublic of Ireland U21 team.
Brought up inWest London, O'Neill was in the academy atBrentford from the age of seven until thirteen when they made the decision to disband their academy.[1] O'Neill attended theCity of London School where he received 11 A* GCSE grades and two A* A-Level grades.[1]
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 theEFL 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]
O'Neill joinedDerry City on a six-month loan deal in February 2023. He said he was attracted by the style of play of Derry managerRuaidhri Higgins.[7] He made hisLeague of Ireland debut for Derry City on 20 February 2023 in a 1–1 draw atSt Patrick's Athletic.[8] He scored his first league goal for Derry City on 6 March 2023 againstUCD.[9] He played nineteen games, starting twelve, before returning to Fulham.[10]
On 23 January 2024, O'Neill signed forEFL League One sideLeyton Orient for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[11]
O'Neill began representing Republic of Ireland at the under-16Victory Shield.[12] He scored a 92nd winner for theRepublic of Ireland national under-21 football team againstSweden on 17 November 2021.[13]
He was brought up inEaling, London with his parents and brothers and sisters. They have Irish family inWaterford andGalway andKerry. His father's family are from Waterford and his mother's family are living in Galway.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | 3[c] | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Fulham | 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Derry City (loan) | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Leyton Orient | 2023–24 | League One | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25 | League One | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Total | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 68 | 10 | ||