Kevin O'Neill (soccer)
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Date of birth
14 November 1925
Place of birth
Cessnock, New South Wales
Position
Utility player[1]
Years
Team
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Cessnock, New South Wales | ||
| Position | Utility player[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943 | Kurri Kurri | ||
| 1944 | West Wallsend | ||
| 1945–1958 | Cessnock | ||
| 1959–1960 | Prague | ||
| 1961–1963 | Lake Macquarie | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950–1958 | Australia | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin O'Neill OAM (born 14 November 1925) is an Australian soccer player who played the majority of his career for Cessnock at club level and for Australia in international football.[2][3][1][4] He is believed to be the world's oldest living soccer player.
In 2000, O'Neill was inducted into the Soccer Australia Hall of Fame.[5] In May 2021, at the age of 95, O'Neill was noted for being the oldest living former player of the Australia national football team.[6] In 2025 on his 100th birthday he was presented with a Socceroos shirt numbered 100 by current Socceroo Mark Milligan.[7] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours.[8]