Nico O'Reilly

Nico O'Reilly (born 21 March 2005) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester City as a midfielder.[1]

Nico O'Reilly
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 75
Youth career
2008– Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Manchester City 0 (0)
International career
2021 England U-16 2 (1)
2021–2022 England U-17 10 (1)
2022– England U-18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

From Manchester, O’Reilly started at the City academy when he was eight years-old.[2] He moved up to the Manchester City under-23 side towards the end of the 2021-22 season and subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2022.[3] O’Reilly captained the under-18s during the 2022-23 season.[4] He made some headlines after he was filmed scoring an overhead scorpion kick in the 95th minute of a Manchester City under-18s match against Middlesbrough under-18s in April 2023.[5] A week later he scored another spectacular goal with a forty-yard chip against Manchester United under-18s.[6]

O’Reilly trained with the Manchester City first-team on a warm weather training camp to Abu Dhabi in December 2022.[7] He was included in the match day squad for the Premier League match on May 24, 2023 away at Brighton and Hove Albion and was included amongst the match day substitutes.[8][9]

International career

O’Reilly scored his first goal for the England U-16s against Northern Ireland U-16s on June 3, 2021 in a 6-0 win.[10][11] A few months later he scored his first goal for the England U17 side, in the 88th minute of a 2-2 draw away against Slovakia U-17 in October 21, 2022.[12]

Style of play

O’Reilly has been described as an attacking midfielder with “flair” who is “graceful and fluid with the ball at his feet”.[13]

References
  1. "Nico O'Reilly". Soccerway. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. "Nico O'Reilly". Man City. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  3. Bray, Joe (July 8, 2022). "Two Man City players sign contract extensions as 13 youngsters sign first professional deals". Manchester Evening News.
  4. Vegas, Paul. "Man City U18 captain Nico O'Reilly proud of brace in victory over Man Utd". Tribal Football.
  5. Abbott, Matthew (April 8, 2023). "'Puskas award incoming' - Man City fans rave about incredible Academy team wonder goal". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  6. Binns, Rob (May 31, 2023). "FOOTBALLU18 Premier League: Nico O'Reilly scores brace as City triumphs over United in U18 mini-derby". Elite Scholars. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  7. Bray, Joe (December 5, 2022). "Manchester City training camp squad for trip to Abu Dhabi confirmed". Manchester Evening News.
  8. Plant, Michael (May 24, 2023). "'Not fit' - Pep Guardiola gives update on wave of injuries in Man City camp". Manchester World.
  9. "BRIGHTON VS. MAN CITY". Soccerway. May 24, 2023.
  10. "ENGLAND U16 VS. NORTHERN IRELAND U16 6-0". Soccerway. June 3, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  11. Smith, Peter (June 3, 2021). "Stoke City youth striker bangs in hat-trick on England duty". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  12. <Smith, Frank (October 21, 2022). "SLOVAKIA 2-2 ENGLAND". Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  13. Khalique-Loonat, Hamzah (April 5, 2023). "Gareth Southgate wouldn't be worried if he watched Arsenal and Manchester City youth". The Times. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
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