Luke O'Neill (footballer)
{{short description|English association football player}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luke O'Neill
| image = Luke O'Neill 26-10-2013 1.jpg
| caption = O'Neill playing for York City in 2013
| fullname = Luke Marcus O'Neill{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2016/june/efl-club-retained-and-released-lists-published/ |title=EFL: Club retained and released lists published |publisher=English Football League |date=23 June 2016 |access-date=6 January 2018}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|8|20|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/luke-oneill/ |title=Luke O'Neill: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=6 April 2020}}
| birth_place = Slough, England
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/8233/Luke-O'Neill/overview |title=Luke O'Neill: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=6 April 2020}}
| position = Right back{{Hugman|24831|accessdate=6 April 2020}}
| currentclub = Ebbsfleet United
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008
| youthclubs1 = Leicester City
| years1 = 2008–2011
| clubs1 = Leicester City
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2010
| clubs2 = → Tranmere Rovers (loan)
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011
| clubs3 = → Kettering Town (loan)
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2011–2012
| clubs4 = Mansfield Town
| caps4 = 43
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2012–2015
| clubs5 = Burnley
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2013–2014
| clubs6 = → York City (loan)
| caps6 = 15
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2014
| clubs7 = → Southend United (loan)
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2014
| clubs8 = → Scunthorpe United (loan)
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2015
| clubs9 = → Leyton Orient (loan)
| caps9 = 8
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2015
| clubs10 = → Southend United (loan)
| caps10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2015–2017
| clubs11 = Southend United
| caps11 = 31
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2017–2019
| clubs12 = Gillingham
| caps12 = 76
| goals12 = 4
| years13 = 2019–2021
| clubs13 = AFC Wimbledon
| caps13 = 58
| goals13 = 1
| years14 = 2021–2022
| clubs14 = Kettering Town
| caps14 = 6
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2022
| clubs15 = Stevenage
| caps15 = 1
| goals15 = 0
| years16 = 2022–
| clubs16 = Ebbsfleet United
| caps16 = 0
| goals16 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam1 = England U17
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 16:56, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
}}
Luke Marcus O'Neill (born 20 August 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for {{English football updater|EbbsfleU}} club Ebbsfleet United. He graduated from the Leicester City youth academy. He has represented England at under-17 level.
Career
=Leicester City=
Born in Slough, Berkshire,{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/luke-oneill-228811/ |title=Luke O'Neill |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=6 January 2018}} O'Neill came through the youth academy at Leicester City and was part of the side that won the Premier Academy League in the 2006–07 season.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} He was named as a substitute for the first time in a League Cup win over Stockport County on 12 August 2008, however he was unused on that occasion.{{cite news |title=Leicester 1–0 Stockport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7541907.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2008 |access-date=15 August 2008}}
On 29 August 2008, just a few days after his 17th birthday, O'Neill signed a three-year professional contract, tying him to Leicester until the summer of 2011.{{cite web |title=O'Neill signs professional deal |url=http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1379097,00.html |publisher=Leicester City F.C. |date=29 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915053107/http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10274~1379097%2C00.html |archive-date=15 September 2008 |url-status=dead }} He then made his first-team debut for Leicester on 2 September 2008 against Hartlepool United in a 3–0 Football League Trophy win.{{cite news |title=Hartlepool 0–3 Leicester |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7587871.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=2 September 2008 |access-date=2 September 2008}}
O'Neill's next first-team involvement for Leicester came almost a year later when he was named as an unused substitute in their opening day fixture against Swansea City.{{cite news |title=Leicester 2–1 Swansea |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8187734.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2009 |access-date=8 August 2009}} He made his first appearance of 2009–10 three days later, playing the full 90 minutes as Leicester beat Macclesfield Town 2–0 in the League Cup.{{cite news |title=Macclesfield 0–2 Leicester |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8190198.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2009 |access-date=12 August 2009}} On 26 December 2009, O'Neill made his league debut for Leicester, coming on as a half-time substitute against Sheffield United, replacing the injured Jack Hobbs.{{cite news |title=Leicester 2–1 Sheffield United |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8424647.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=26 December 2009 |access-date=26 December 2009}}
== Tranmere Rovers ==
On 18 February 2010, O'Neill joined League One club Tranmere Rovers on a one-month loan.{{cite news |title=Tranmere sign Leicester defender Luke O'Neill |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/8522385.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=18 February 2010 |access-date=18 February 2010}}
== Kettering Town ==
On 31 January 2011, he joined Conference Premier club Kettering Town on a one-month loan.{{cite web |title=O'Neill joins Kettering on loan |url=http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2280847,00.html |publisher=Leicester City F.C. |date=31 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203010724/http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10274~2280847%2C00.html |archive-date=3 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}
=Mansfield Town=
File:Luke O'Neill 26-10-2013 2.jpg in 2013]]
On 30 June 2011, O'Neill signed for Conference Premier club Mansfield Town on a one-year contract.{{cite news |title=Mansfield Town bring in Leicester City's Luke O'Neill |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13980415 |website=BBC Sport |date=30 June 2011 |access-date=9 December 2016}} He made his debut on 13 August 2011 in a 1–1 draw with Bath City, he then later scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 win over Newport County.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} O'Neill helped Mansfield to a play-off semi-final where they lost 2–1 on aggregate to York City.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} His performances throughout 2011–12 attracted Championship clubs Burnley, Cardiff City and Ipswich Town. Burnley had a bid rejected by the Conference club, but manager Paul Cox admitted O'Neill could leave if the offer is right.{{cite news |title=Burnley bid for Luke O'Neill rejected by Mansfield Town |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18072899 |website=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2012 |access-date=7 June 2016}}
= Burnley =
On 15 June 2012, O'Neill signed for Championship club Burnley for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news |title=Burnley sign defender Luke O'Neill from Mansfield Town |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18424626 |website=BBC Sport |date=15 June 2012 |access-date=7 June 2016}}
== York City ==
He joined League Two club York City on 4 October 2013 on a 28-day emergency loan.{{cite news |title=York City sign Burnley defender Luke O'Neill on loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24399108 |website=BBC Sport |date=4 October 2013 |access-date=7 June 2016}} His debut came the following day in a 3–0 away defeat to Torquay United, before scoring his first goal for York in a 2–2 draw away to Chesterfield with a 30-yard shot into the bottom right corner.{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Flett |title=Match report: Chesterfield 2, York City 2 |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/10756556.Match_report__Chesterfield_2__York_City_2/ |newspaper=The Press |location=York |date=23 October 2013 |access-date=2 January 2014}} On 31 October 2013, O'Neill's loan was extended until 4 January 2014, after making six appearances and scoring one goal for York.{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Carroll |title=Luke O'Neill extends loan deal at York City |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/10775608.Luke_O_Neill_extends_loan_deal_at_York_City/ |newspaper=The Press |location=York |date=31 October 2013 |access-date=2 January 2014}} He was recalled by Burnley a day early on 3 January 2014 to be part of the squad for their FA Cup match against Southampton.{{cite web |title=Luke who's back at Burnley |url=https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/2014/january/luke-whos-back-at-burnley/ |publisher=Burnley F.C. |date=3 January 2014 |access-date=5 February 2018}} He had made 16 appearances and scored one goal for York.
== Southend United ==
On 17 January 2014, O'Neill joined League Two club Southend United on a 30-day emergency loan.{{cite web |title=Luke O'Neill joins Southend United |url=https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2014/january/news-luke-oneill-joins-southend-united/ |publisher=Southend United F.C. |date=17 January 2014 |access-date=5 February 2018}}
== Scunthorpe United ==
He joined Scunthorpe United on 18 August 2014 on a three-month loan,{{cite news |title=Scunthorpe United sign Billy Kee and Luke O'Neill |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28835538 |website=BBC Sport |date=18 August 2014 |access-date=7 June 2016}} making his debut a day later in a 2–0 home defeat to Fleetwood Town.
== Leyton Orient ==
On 26 February 2015, he joined Leyton Orient on loan until the end of 2014–15.{{cite news |title=Luke O'Neill: Leyton Orient sign Burnley defender on loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31643120 |website=BBC Sport |date=26 February 2015 |access-date=7 June 2016}}
=Southend United =
O'Neill rejoined Southend United, by this time in League One, on 22 August 2015 on a one-month loan.{{cite news |title=Luke O'Neill: Southend United re-sign Burnley defender on loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34028507 |website=BBC Sport |date=22 August 2015 |access-date=7 June 2016}} He had his Burnley contract terminated by mutual consent on 1 September 2015, ahead of a permanent transfer to Southend on a two-year contract.{{cite news |title=Luke O'Neill: Defender joins Southend after Burnley release |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34114781 |website=BBC Sport |date=1 September 2015 |access-date=7 June 2016}} He scored his first goal for Southend in a 3-1 win against Millwall on 17 September 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37325294 |title=Southend 3-1 Millwall |website=BBC Sport |date=17 September 2016 |access-date=18 May 2021 }}
= Gillingham =
O'Neill signed for League One club Gillingham on 6 June 2017 on a two-year contract.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40181673 |title=Luke O'Neill: Gillingham sign defender after Southend United exit |website=BBC Sport |date=6 June 2017 |access-date=2 August 2017}} He was released by Gillingham at the end of the 2018–19 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48340610 |title=Tom Eaves and Tomas Holy offered new contracts by Gillingham |website=BBC Sport |date=20 May 2019 |access-date=21 May 2019}}
= AFC Wimbledon =
O'Neill signed for League One club AFC Wimbledon on 4 July 2019 on a contract of undisclosed length.{{cite web |url=https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2019/july/dons-move-swiftly-to-seal-deal-for-experienced-right-back/ |title=Dons move swiftly to seal deal for experienced right-back |publisher=AFC Wimbledon |date=4 July 2019 |access-date=5 July 2019}} He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in an EFL Cup tie against rivals Milton Keynes Dons on 13 August 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49245268 |title=AFC Wimbledon 2–2 MK Dons |website=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2019 |access-date=13 August 2019}} O'Neill was released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2021/may/trio-depart-with-high-praise-from-robbo/|title=Trio depart with high praise from Robbo|website=www.afcwimbledon.co.uk|date=13 May 2021|accessdate=2 July 2021}}
= Return to Kettering Town=
In November 2021, he dropped back into non-League football when he signed for National League North club Kettering Town on a free transfer, having previously spent time on loan there in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.ketteringtownfc.com/news/luke-oneill|title=LUKE O'NEILL|publisher=Kettering Town F.C.|accessdate=24 November 2021}}
= Stevenage =
O'Neill signed for League Two club Stevenage on 3 January 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2022/january/luke-oneill-signs-for-stevenage-fc-football-club-sky-bet-league-two-efl-english-football-league-sky-bet-league-two-monday-3-january-2022/ |title=Luke O'Neill signs for Stevenage |publisher=Stevenage F.C. |date=3 January 2021 |accessdate=3 January 2021}} He was released at the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2022/may/retained-released-stevenage-fc-football-club-sky-bet-league-two-efl-english-football-league-tuesday-10-may-2022/|title=Stevenage FC Retained & Released List 2021/22|website=www.stevenagefc.com|date=10 May 2022|accessdate=10 May 2022}}
= Ebbsfleet United =
On 30 June 2022 O'Neill signed for National League South side Ebbsfleet United, where he would go on to win the 2022–23 league title.{{Cite web |last=Panting |first=Matthew |date=2022-06-30 |title=Former Gills defender joins Ebbsfleet |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/former-gills-defender-joins-ebbsfleet-269560/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Kent Online |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Panting |first=Matthew |date=2023-04-13 |title=National League South title triumph proves faith in Ebbsfleet United boss Dennis Kutrieb was justified, says proud chief executive Damian Irvine |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/irvine-dennis-did-it-his-way-285286/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Kent Online |language=en}}
Career statistics
{{updated|end of 2021–22 season}}
| 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|FA Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4|Leicester City
|2008–09{{soccerbase season|49649|2008|accessdate=4 October 2013}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FLT|Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10{{soccerbase season|49649|2009|accessdate=4 October 2013}}
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11{{soccerbase season|49649|2010|accessdate=7 June 2016}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!1||0||0||0||1||0||1||0||3||0 | ||||||||||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan)
|League One |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Kettering Town (loan)
|2010–11{{cite book |editor1-first=Mike |editor1-last=Williams |editor2-first=Tony |editor2-last=Williams |title=Non-League Club Directory 2012 |year=2011 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |isbn=978-1-869833-70-1 |pages=100–101}} |19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Mansfield Town
|Conference Premier |43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Conference Premier play-offs}} | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
| rowspan=4|Burnley
|2012–13{{soccerbase season|49649|2012|accessdate=4 October 2013}} |Championship |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14{{soccerbase season|49649|2013|accessdate=28 December 2015}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15{{Soccerbase season|49649|2014|accessdate=28 December 2015}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!1||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||2||0 | ||||||||||
| York City (loan)
|15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Southend United (loan)
|League Two |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Scunthorpe United (loan)
|League One |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Leyton Orient (loan)
|League One |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Southend United
|2015–16{{soccerbase season|49649|2015|accessdate=7 June 2016}} |League One |14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|49649|2016|accessdate=2 August 2017}}
|League One |17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!31||1||1||0||1||0||3||0||36||1 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=3|Gillingham
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|49649|2017|accessdate=13 May 2018}} |League One |38 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FLT}} | 1 | 44 | 3 | |
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|49649|2018|accessdate=5 July 2019}}
|League One |38 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 46 | 4 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!76||4||8||2||2||0||4||1||90||7 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=3|AFC Wimbledon
|2019–20{{soccerbase season|49649|2019|accessdate=6 April 2020}} |League One |31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|49649|2020|accessdate=31 March 2021}}
|League One |28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!59||1||2||0||2||1||1||0||64||2 | ||||||||||
| Stevenage
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|49649|2021|accessdate=10 May 2022}} |League Two |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!283||12||13||2||7||1||15||1||318||16 |
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