Ollie O'Neill
Irish footballer
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Oliver John O'Neill (born 8 January 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Leyton Orient and the Republic of Ireland U21 team.
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O'Neill in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Oliver John O'Neill | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leyton Orient | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Brentford | ||
| 2016–2022 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Derry City (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2024– | Leyton Orient | 76 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Republic of Ireland U16 | |||
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 12 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 28 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:20, 16 October 2024 (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.[1] O'Neill attended the City of London School where he received 11 A* GCSE grades and two A* A-Level grades.[1]
Club 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)
O'Neill 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 20 February 2023 in a 1–1 draw at St Patrick's Athletic.[8] He scored his first league goal for Derry City on 6 March 2023 against UCD.[9] He played nineteen games, starting twelve, before returning to Fulham.[10]
Leyton Orient
On 23 January 2024, O'Neill signed for EFL League One side Leyton Orient for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[11]
International career
O'Neill began representing Republic of Ireland at the under-16 Victory Shield.[12] He scored a 92nd winner for the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team against Sweden on 17 November 2021.[13]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 April 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | 3[c] | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Fulham | 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Derry City (loan) | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Leyton Orient | 2023–24 | League One | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25 | League One | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2025–26 | League One | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| Total | 76 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 89 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 95 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 112 | 15 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Three appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in EFL League One play-offs