 O'Reilly training withManchester City in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nico O'Reilly | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-03-21)21 March 2005 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 75 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2022 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Manchester City | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | England U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | England U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:13, 13 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:31, 23 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Nico O'Reilly (born 21 March 2005) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forPremier League clubManchester City.
Nico O'Reilly[2] was born on 21 March 2005 inManchester.[3] He started his career with theManchester City academy when he was eight years old.[3]
O'Reilly moved up to the Manchester City under-23 side towards the end of the 2021–22 season, and subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2022.[4] O'Reilly captained the under-18s during the 2022–23 season.[5] He made some headlines after he was filmed scoring an overhead scorpion kick in the 95th minute of an under-18s match forManchester City against Middlesbrough in April 2023.[6] A week later, he scored another spectacular goal with a forty-yard chip against Manchester United under-18s.[7]
O'Reilly trained with the Manchester City first-team on a warm weather training camp toAbu Dhabi in December 2022.[8] He was included in the match day squad for theirPremier League fixture on away toBrighton & Hove Albion on 24 May 2023, and was included amongst the match day substitutes.[9][10]
He made his senior debut in the2024 FA Community Shield againstManchester United on 10 August 2024.[11]
On 11 January 2025, O’Reilly scored his first goal for Manchester City in anFA Cup home match againstLeague Two sideSalford City which eventually ended in an 8–0 win in the third round.[12] Two months later, on 1 March, he netted his first career brace in a 3–1 home win overChampionship sidePlymouth Argyle in the fifth round of the competition.[13]
Born in England, O'Reilly is of Jamaican descent.[14] He scored his first goal for theEngland under-16s againstNorthern Ireland on 3 June 2021, in a 6–0 win.[15][16] A few months later, he scored his first goal for theEngland U17 side, in the 88th minute of a 2–2 draw away againstSlovakia on 21 October 2022.[17]
On 6 September 2024, O'Reilly made hisEngland U20 debut during a 1-1 draw away toTurkey.[18]
O'Reilly has been described as an attacking midfielder with "flair" who is "graceful and fluid with the ball at his feet".[19]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2024–25 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
Manchester City
