 Neville warming up for theOlyroos 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 | 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 professionalsoccer player who played as adefender. Born in England, he represented Australia at youth level.
Scott Neville is the son of former English Football League pro,Steve Neville. Steve Neville was playing forExeter 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.
He made his senior debut forPerth Glory as a substitute on 31 December 2008 againstCentral Coast Mariners.[1]
He then made a starting debut againstMelbourne Victory the next week and was named man of the match by coachDave Mitchell.[2]
On 31 March 2011 it was announced that Scott Neville had been handed a two-week trial byChampionship clubPortsmouth. On 2 April 2010, Neville had an unsuccessful trial with Portsmouth. Immediately after he took part in a trial atSheffield Wednesday.
On 7 May 2012 it was announced he had signed a two-year contract withA-League clubNewcastle Jets.[3]
On 25 April 2017, Neville confirmed his departure from Western Sydney Wanderers,[4] and subsequently joinedPerth Glory.[5] In his lastseason for the club, the team finished first in the A-League and were crownedpremiers of the league.[6]
On 26 June 2019, Neville departed Perth Glory.[7] A few days later he signed withBrisbane Roar.[8] Later that year on 30 November, Neville scored his firstgoal for Roar in a 2–0 home victory.[9]
In October 2020, Neville was loaned toSC East Bengal until the end of the2020–21 Indian Super League season.[10]
On 31 January 2025, Brisbane Roar announced Neville's retirement after playing 300 A-League games.[11]
| 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 | |
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