Brandon O'Neill
{{Short description|Australian soccer player (born 1994)}}
{{for|the Canadian gymnast|Brandon O'Neill (gymnast)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brandon O'Neill
| image =
| fullname = Brandon O'Neill
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|04|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.79}}
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Perth Glory
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = ECU Joondalup
| youthyears2 = 2011–2012
| youthclubs2 = Perth Glory
| youthyears3 = 2011
| youthclubs3 = WA NTC
| years1 = 2009–2011
| clubs1 = ECU Joondalup
| caps1 = 29
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2015
| clubs2 = Perth Glory
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2015
| clubs3 = Perth Glory NPL
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2015–2020
| clubs4 = Sydney FC
| caps4 = 111
| goals4 = 8
| years5 = 2020
| clubs5 = Pohang Steelers
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020–2021
| clubs6 = Buriram United
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = Perth Glory
| caps7 = 10
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2022–2024
| clubs8 = Newcastle Jets
| caps8 = 39
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2024–
| clubs9 = Perth Glory
| caps9 = 3
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2018
| nationalteam1 = Australia U23
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = Australia
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 4 November 2024
| ntupdate = 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/Gold-Coast-United-FC-v-Perth-Glory-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2216 |title=Official A-League Match centre |access-date=2012-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318123545/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/Gold-Coast-United-FC-v-Perth-Glory-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2216 |archive-date=18 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}
On 3 May 2012 it was announced he had signed a two-year senior contract with Perth Glory{{Cite web |url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/238542,glory-add-two-young-locals-to-squad.aspx |title=Glory Add Two Young Locals to Squad - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate Football Website |access-date=3 May 2012 |archive-date=4 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504235523/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/238542,glory-add-two-young-locals-to-squad.aspx |url-status=dead }}
=Sydney FC=
On 25 May 2015, O'Neill signed a two-year contract with Sydney FC.{{cite web | url = http://www.a-league.com.au/article/sky-blues-bolster-midfield-stocks/1qytnvgz6my081r8r9hi9r7eah | title = Sydney FC confirm Brandon O'Neill signing | date = 25 May 2015 | publisher = Hyundai A-League | access-date = 26 May 2015}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/oct/08/wanderers-v-sydney-fc-a-league-sydney-derby-live|title=Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC: A-League Sydney derby - as it happened|newspaper=The Guardian|date=8 October 2016|last1=Parkin|first1=Richard}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-re-sign-brandon-oneill/zo0og4ocv1h31r9mgqi8z59bh|title=Sydney FC Re-Sign Brandon O'Neill|publisher=Sydney FC|date=13 December 2016}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.a-league.com.au/matchcentre/Perth-Glory-v-Sydney-FC/854444?matchreport#widget-match-day-tabs|title = Perth Glory vs Sydney FC, A-League Men, Round 24, 26th Mar 2017|date = 31 July 2017}}
=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.{{cite web |last1=Bossi |first1=Dominic |title=Sydney FC star O'Neill moves to K-League giants Pohang |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/sydney-fc-star-o-neill-moves-to-k-league-giants-pohang-20200113-p53r4t.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=13 January 2020 |access-date=13 January 2020}} The fee is believed to be between $250,000 and $300,000 AUD, with the player agreeing to sign a two-year deal.{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Dave |title=Pohang Steelers poised to seal O'Neill deal |url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/pohang-steelers-poised-to-seal-o-neill-deal |website=The World Game}}{{cite web |title=Pohang Steelers have officially signed Sydney FC midfielder, Brandon O'Neill, on a 2-year contract. |url=https://twitter.com/kleagueno1/status/1216623848398811136 |website=Viva la K League |publisher=Twitter |access-date=13 January 2020}}
=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.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-01|title=Glory swoop to bring Socceroos midfielder home|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/glory-swoop-bring-socceroos-midfielder-home|access-date=2021-07-01|website=Perth Glory FC|language=en}} Following the departure of Diego Castro, O’Neill was announced on 28 October as captain for the 2021/22 season.{{Cite web|title=Congratulations Captain Brano! The one and only Brandon O'Neill will lead his hometown club in the @aleaguemen 2021/22 Season! #OneGlory|url=https://twitter.com/perthgloryfc/status/1453609979680677893|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-28|website=Twitter|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028063011/https://twitter.com/PerthGloryFC/status/1453609979680677893 |archive-date=28 October 2021 }}
=Newcastle Jets=
In June 2022, O'Neill signed for Newcastle Jets for the next two seasons.{{Cite web|date=2022-06-22|title=NEWCASTLE JETS SIGN BRANDON O'NEILL|url=https://www.newcastlejetsfc.com.au/news/newcastle-jets-sign-brandon-oneill|access-date=2023-05-23|website=Newcastle Jets|language=en}}
= 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.{{Cite web |last=Morgan |first=Gareth |date=2024-05-31 |title=Double A-League Championship and Premiership winner rejoins Glory |url=https://perthglory.com.au/news/double-a-league-championship-and-premiership-winner-rejoins-glory/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Perth Glory |language=en-AU}}
Club statistics
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Perth Glory
|rowspan="4"|A-League |3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14
|8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| rowspan="6"|Sydney FC
|rowspan="5"|A-League |21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2016–17
|27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 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 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!111 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 139 | 10 | |
| Pohang Steelers
|2020 |13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| Buriram United
|10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | ||
| Perth Glory
|rowspan="2"|A-League |10 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 1 | |||
| Newcastle Jets
|16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|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.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=539545|title=South Korea v Australia game report|date=7 June 2019}}
Honours
Team
Individual
References
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External links
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