Michael Neill

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Michael Neill

| fullname = Michael Neill

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|07|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| height = {{convert|1.76|m|abbr=on}}

| position = Left back

| currentclub = Hurstville Zagreb

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012

| youthclubs1 = Sutherland Sharks

| youthyears2 = 2012–2013

| youthclubs2 = Central Coast Mariners

| years1 = 2013–2017 | caps1 = 46 | goals1 = 1 | clubs1 = Central Coast Mariners

| years2 = 2017 | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Sydney United

| years3 = 2018–2020 | caps3 = 44 | goals3 = 1 | clubs3 = Rockdale City Suns

| years4 = 2020 | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Newcastle Jets

| years5 = 2020–2021 | caps5 = 26 | goals5 = 4 | clubs5 = Rockdale Ilinden

| years6 = 2022 | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Sutherland Sharks

| years7 = 2023 | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Sydney Olympic

| years8 = 2025- | caps8 = 2 | goals8 = 3 | clubs8 = Hurstville Zagreb

| nationalyears1= | nationalcaps1= | nationalgoals1= | nationalteam1=

| club-update = 25 February 2025

| ntupdate =

}}

Michael Neill (born 4 July 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Hurstville Zagreb in NPL NSW League Two.{{cite web |last1=Costa |first1=Dylan |title=Football NSW League Two Men’s 2025 Season Preview |url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2025/02/04/football-nsw-league-two-mens-2025-season-preview/ |website=Football NSW |publisher=Football NSW |access-date=7 February 2025}}

Neill was born in Sydney and played youth football with Sutherland Sharks and Central Coast Mariners Youth before making his professional debut with the Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets in the A-League.

Early life

Neill was born in Sydney.{{cite web|publisher=Football Federation Australia|accessdate=11 November 2014|title=Michael Neill|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile&id=5898|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109114234/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile&id=5898|archivedate=9 November 2014|df=dmy-all}}

Club career

=Youth=

Neill played in the youth systems of English club Portsmouth and Sutherland Sharks before joining the Central Coast Mariners team in the National Youth League.{{cite web|title=Michael Neill|publisher=Central Coast Mariners|accessdate=11 November 2014|url=http://www.ccmariners.com.au/player/michael-neill/e19k1m7l0k2p17449kd9upngn}}

=Central Coast Mariners=

After joining the Mariners youth team for the 2012–13 National Youth League, Neill's performances earned him a two-year contract with the senior side.{{cite news|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=23 January 2014|title=Morton & Neill rewarded with two-year contracts|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/morton-and-neill-rewarded-with-two-year-contracts/58920|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109162115/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/morton-and-neill-rewarded-with-two-year-contracts/58920|archivedate=9 November 2014|df=dmy-all}} He missed most of the 2013–14 season with injury. In October 2014, Neill made his competitive debut for the Mariners, playing a full match in a 5–0 win over Palm Beach in the FFA Cup.{{cite news|publisher=FFA Cup|date=14 October 2014|title=Palm Beach Sharks 0 Central Coast Mariners 5: Sim bags four|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Palm-Beach-Sharks-v-Central-Coast-Mariners/784423}} He made his A-League debut for the club in a loss to Perth Glory in November 2014.{{cite news|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2014/11/09/glory-shoots-down-mariners-take-top-spot?cid=trending|title=Glory shoots down Mariners to take top spot|publisher=The World Game|date=9 November 2014}} Late in 2014, Neill suffered an injury which saw him ruled out for the remainder of the 2014–15 season. In February 2015 Neill signed an extension with the Mariners until mid-2017.{{cite news|url=http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/news-poscoliero-and-neill-extend-their-stay-with-mariners/9mnm81rkaymq1xu15w2c9q9yr|title=Poscoliero and Neill extend their stay with Mariners|date=3 February 2015|publisher=Central Coast Mariners FC}}

Neill netted his maiden A-League goal in a win over Wellington Phoenix on New Year's Eve in 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/soccer-match-report/roy-odonovan-headbutt-sours-central-coast-mariners-victory-over-wellington-phoenix-20151231-glxm1o.html|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=31 December 2015|accessdate=23 October 2016|author=Kemp, Emma|title=Roy O'Donovan headbutt sours Central Coast Mariners' victory over Wellington Phoenix}}

=Sydney United=

Neill left Central Coast Mariners in June 2017, joining National Premier Leagues NSW side Sydney United.{{cite news|url=http://www.nswpl.com.au/index.php?id=243&L=-1272FRK3D02FRS3D3BghFUIMAAGf4WiCDjUUtXPzJb4-&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2017&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12594&cHash=f33134a99813fcc94966af4bc0bbb542|title=Michael Neill snapped up by Sydney United 58|publisher=National Premier Leagues NSW|date=23 June 2017|accessdate=23 June 2017}}

=Rockdale City Suns=

Neill left Sydney United at the end of 2017 season, joining National Premier Leagues NSW side for Rockdale City Suns FC in 2018 NSW NPL season.

=Newcastle Jets=

In July 2020, Newcastle Jets announced that they had signed Neill for the remainder of the 2019–20 A-League season, following the season's resumption from delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.{{cite news|url=https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/news/a-league-neill-and-mauragis-boost-squad|website=Newcastle Jets FC|date=20 July 2020|accessdate=20 July 2020|title=A-League: Neill and Mauragis boost squad}}

Career statistics

{{updated|26 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/michael-neill/286119/ |title=Michael Neill |publisher=soccerway.com |accessdate=9 November 2014}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5" valign="center"\|Central Coast Mariners \| 2013–14 \| rowspan="4"\|A-League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014–15 \|8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
2015–16 \|21	1	1	0	0	0	22	0
2016–17 \|17	0	1	0	0	0	18	0
colspan=2\|Mariners total	46	1	3	0	0	0	49	1
rowspan="2"\|Sydney United	2017	rowspan=1\|National Premier Leagues NSW \|7	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
colspan=2\|United 58 total	7	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
rowspan="5"\|Rockdale City Suns
2018 \|rowspan="3"\|National Premier Leagues NSW \|22	1	2	0	0	0	24	1
2019 \|19	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
2020 \|3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
colspan=2\|Suns total	44	1	3	0	0	0	47	1
Newcastle Jets \|2019–20 \|A-League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan=3\|Career total	97	2	6	0	0	0	103	2