Charlie McNeill (footballer)

Charlie Martin McNeill (born 9 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Stevenage, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United.

For other people named Charlie McNeill, see Charlie McNeill (disambiguation).
For the Scottish footballer, see Charlie McNeil (footballer).

Charlie McNeill
Personal information
Full name Charlie Martin McNeill[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003
Place of birth Droylsden, England[2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Stevenage
(on loan from Manchester United)
Number 26
Youth career
Manchester United
2014–2020 Manchester City
2020–2022 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Manchester United 0 (0)
2023 → Newport County (loan) 20 (2)
2023– → Stevenage (loan) 3 (1)
International career‡
2019 England U16 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:59, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:33, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Droylsden,[3] McNeill started his career with Manchester United, who he supported growing up,[4][5] before leaving for city rivals Manchester City in 2014.[6][7][8] While with City, McNeill scored over 600 goals at youth level.[9]

Manchester United

In 2020, Manchester United agreed a deal for McNeill worth a reported £750,000.[10][11] He continued his prolific form that made him a highly regarded prospect at Manchester City, scoring 24 goals in 21 games in his first season with the United U18 squad.[12][13]

He made his debut for United's first team as a substitute in the UEFA Europa League match against Real Sociedad on 8 September 2022, the day before his 19th birthday.[14]

Newport County loan

On 31 January 2023, McNeill signed for League Two club Newport County on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[15] He made his Newport debut in the starting line-up for the League Two 2-1 win against Swindon Town on 4 February 2023.[16] He scored his first goal for Newport in the 3-1 League Two win against Tranmere Rovers on 18 March 2023.[17]

Stevenage loan

In September 2023, McNeil joined EFL League One club Stevenage on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[18]

Sponsorship

McNeill has a contract with German brand Adidas, which could reportedly rise to a value of £1 million.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 September 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2021–22 —————2[lower-alpha 1]121
2022–23 —————5[lower-alpha 1]353
2023–24 —————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total————8484
Manchester United 2022–23 Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 2]0—10
Newport County (loan) 2022–23 League Two 202————202
Stevenage (loan) 2023–24 League One 3100———31
Career total 23300001084327
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Manchester United U18

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. Charlie McNeill at WorldFootball.net
  3. "New Contracts for United Trio". Manchester United. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. "Charlie McNeill". Manchester United. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. Aladay, Adam (12 September 2020). "Charlie McNeill: All You Need to Know About Man Utd's New Young Goal Machine". 90min.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. Egerton, Nathan (29 December 2020). "Move over Greenwood, Charlie McNeill is next off Man Utd's production line". planetfootball.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. Ducker, James (6 March 2021). "Meet Charlie McNeill: Manchester United academy's goalscoring phenomenon who swapped sky blue for red". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. Lee, Sam (12 December 2019). "'Some great individual players' but can City's kids help to bring European success?". theathletic.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. Lucas, Kat (30 December 2020). "Manchester United: Meet Charlie McNeill, the wonderkid with 600 goals at youth level". givemesport.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. Duncker, Charlotte (11 September 2020). "Manchester United agree £750,000 fee to sign 17-year-old Man City goal machine McNeill". goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. Luckhurst, Samuel (11 September 2020). "Why Charlie McNeill joined Manchester United after rejecting Man City contract". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. Duncker, Charlotte (1 April 2021). "Charlie McNeill: Man Utd's teenage goal machine who left City behind". goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  13. Charlie McNeill at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  14. Stone, Simon (8 September 2022). "Man Utd 0-1 Real Sociedad: Brais Mendez scores winner after controversial penalty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  15. "Charlie McNeill arrives on loan!". www.newport-county.co.uk. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  16. McNeill Newport debut
  17. McNeill first Newport goal
  18. McNeil Stevenage loan
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