Brandon O'Neill

For the Canadian gymnast, see Brandon O'Neill (gymnast).

Brandon O'Neill
Personal information
Full name Brandon O'Neill
Date of birth (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 6
Youth career
ECU Joondalup
2011–2012 Perth Glory
2011 WA NTC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 ECU Joondalup 29 (0)
2012–2015 Perth Glory 17 (0)
2014–2015 Perth Glory NPL 5 (1)
2015–2020 Sydney FC 111 (8)
2020 Pohang Steelers 13 (0)
2020–2021 Buriram United 10 (0)
2021–2022 Perth Glory 10 (1)
2022–2024 Newcastle Jets 39 (1)
2024– Perth Glory 3 (0)
International career‡
2016–2018 Australia U23 2 (0)
2019 Australia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.[1]

On 3 May 2012 it was announced he had signed a two-year senior contract with Perth Glory[2]

Sydney FC

On 25 May 2015, O'Neill signed a two-year contract with Sydney FC.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] The fee is believed to be between $250,000 and $300,000 AUD, with the player agreeing to sign a two-year deal.[8][9]

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.[10] Following the departure of Diego Castro, O’Neill was announced on 28 October as captain for the 2021/22 season.[11]

Newcastle Jets

In June 2022, O'Neill signed for Newcastle Jets for the next two seasons.[12]

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.[13]

Club statistics

As of match played on 22 April 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Perth Glory 2011–12 A-League 3 0 — — 3 0
2012–13 3 0 — — 3 0
2013–14 8 0 — — 8 0
2014–15 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Sydney FC 2015–16 A-League 21 0 1 0 7 1 29 1
2016–17 27 3 2 0 — 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
Total 111 8 11 0 17 2 139 10
Pohang Steelers 2020 K League 1 13 0 3 0 — 16 0
Buriram United 2020–21 Thai League 1 10 0 3 0 — 13 1
Perth Glory 2021–22 A-League 10 1 — — 10 1
Newcastle Jets 2022–23 16 1 1 0 — 17 1
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.[15]

Honours

Team

Sydney FC

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Official A-League Match centre". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Glory Add Two Young Locals to Squad - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate Football Website". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Sydney FC confirm Brandon O'Neill signing". Hyundai A-League. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ^ Parkin, Richard (8 October 2016). "Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC: A-League Sydney derby - as it happened". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Sydney FC Re-Sign Brandon O'Neill". Sydney FC. 13 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Perth Glory vs Sydney FC, A-League Men, Round 24, 26th Mar 2017". 31 July 2017.
  7. ^ Bossi, Dominic (13 January 2020). "Sydney FC star O'Neill moves to K-League giants Pohang". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  8. ^ Lewis, Dave. "Pohang Steelers poised to seal O'Neill deal". The World Game.
  9. ^ "Pohang Steelers have officially signed Sydney FC midfielder, Brandon O'Neill, on a 2-year contract". Viva la K League. Twitter. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Glory swoop to bring Socceroos midfielder home". Perth Glory FC. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Congratulations Captain Brano! The one and only Brandon O'Neill will lead his hometown club in the @aleaguemen 2021/22 Season! #OneGlory". Twitter. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  12. ^ "NEWCASTLE JETS SIGN BRANDON O'NEILL". Newcastle Jets. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  13. ^ Morgan, Gareth (31 May 2024). "Double A-League Championship and Premiership winner rejoins Glory". Perth Glory. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  14. ^ "UK - Stanislav Iljutcenko - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". UK soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "South Korea v Australia game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.