Ollie O'Neill

Oliver John “Ollie” O'Neill (born 8 January 2003) is an Irish footballer who plays for Fulham, and the Republic of Ireland U21 team.

Ollie O'Neill
Personal information
Full name Oliver John O'Neill
Date of birth (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fulham
Youth career
2010–2016 Brentford
2016–2022 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Fulham 0 (0)
2023 → Derry City (loan) 19 (1)
International career‡
Republic of Ireland U16
2020 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (1)
2021 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
2021– Republic of Ireland U21 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:05, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:11, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Brought up in West London, O'Neill was in the academy at Brentford from the age of seven until thirteen when they made the decision to disband their academy. O'Neill attended the City of London School where he received 11 A* GCSE grades and two A* A-Level grades.[1]

Career

Fulham

O'Neill signed his first professional contract with Fulham in February 2020.[2] He was named the scholar of the year in the Fulham academy in 2021.[3] He called up to the first team squad at Fulham for the first time being an unused substitute against Leeds United in the EFL Cup in September 2021.[4] He signed a new three-year contract with the club in July 2022.[5] He had interest from other English clubs for a loan spell but was injured over the January 2023 transfer window and no moves materialised as a result.[6]

Derry City (loan)

He joined Derry City on a six-month loan deal in February 2023. He said he was attracted by the style of play of Derry manager Ruaidhri Higgins.[7] He made his League of Ireland debut for Derry City on February 20, 2023 in a 1-1 draw at St Patrick’s Athletic.[8] He scored his first league goal for Derry City on March 6, 2023 against UCD.[9] He played nineteen games, starting twelve, before returning to Fulham.[10]

International career

O'Neill began representing Republic of Ireland at the under-16 Victory Shield.[11] He scored a 92nd winner for the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team against Sweden on November 17, 2021.[12]

Personal life

He was brought up in Ealing, London with his parents and brothers and sisters. They have Irish family in Waterford and Galway and Kerry. His father’s family are from Waterford and his mother's family are living in Galway.[13]

References
  1. "OLLIE O'NEILL: THE STORY SO FAR". Fulhamfc.com. January 25, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. Farrell, Sinead (February 20, 2020). "Irish teen signs first professional contract with Fulham". the42.ie. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  3. Fennessy, Paul (March 23, 2023). "The league is getting better... As Irish people, we have a tendency to underrate it'". the42.ie. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  4. Healy, Martin (May 9, 2022). "Premier League duo battling to sign exciting teenage Ireland winger". Extra.ie. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  5. "O'NEILL SIGNS NEW DEAL". Fulhamfc.com. July 12, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  6. Horgan, Andrew (February 23, 2023). "Ollie O'Neill: Academy stars in England need to play senior football and LOI is where they can". Irish Examiner. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  7. Collins, Simon (February 16, 2023). "Fulham's Ollie O'Neill says progressive Derry City is perfect place to play". Derry Journal. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  8. O'Connor, Seán (February 20, 2023). "Derry City's Irish starlet Ollie O'Neill hails experience of LOI debut as 'different level' to English academy football". Independent.ie. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  9. Ferry, Gary (March 6, 2023). "Derry City stay top of the league after dominant display against UCD". Derrynow.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  10. Ferry, Gary (15 June 2023). "Emotional O'Neill will never forget Derry City experience". Derry Now. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  11. Fallon, John (November 16, 2021). "Ollie O'Neill's last-gasp heroics against Sweden extend Irish football's feelgood factor". Irish Examiner. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  12. Wilson, David (November 16, 2021). "Ollie O'Neill's last-minute winner keeps Ireland under-21 qualification hopes alive". Irish Times. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  13. Fennessy, Paul (November 17, 2022). "Ireland's matchwinner revels in a special night at Tallaght Stadium". the42.ie. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
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