Brandon O'Neill

Brandon O'Neill (born 12 April 1994) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Buriram United.

Brandon O'Neill
Personal information
Full name Brandon O'Neill
Date of birth (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Buriram United
Number 13
Youth career
ECU Joondalup
2011–2012 Perth Glory
2011 WA NTC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 ECU Joondalup 29 (0)
2012–2015 Perth Glory 17 (0)
2014–2015 Perth Glory NPL 5 (1)
2015–2020 Sydney FC 111 (8)
2020 Pohang Steelers 13 (0)
2020– Buriram United 2 (0)
National team
2016–2018 Australia U23 2 (0)
2019– Australia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2019

Club career

Perth Glory

Born in Perth, Western Australia, O'Neill signed a youth contract with A-League club Perth Glory in 2010 and then re-signed again in 2011. He made his professional debut in the 2011–12 A-League season on 18 March 2012 in a round 26 clash against Gold Coast United at the Robina Stadium.[1]

On 3 May 2012 it was announced he had signed a two-year senior contract with Perth Glory[2]

Sydney FC

On 25 May 2015, O'Neill signed a two-year contract with Sydney FC.[3]

O'Neill scored his first A-League goal in the Sydney Derby on Saturday 8 October 2016 by bending a free kick around the wall from just outside the penalty area into the top right corner. He scored his second goal of the season, also from a free kick against Melbourne City on Friday 24 February 2017 by curling the ball over the wall and into the top corner.[4]

Following performances which made him a key member of the starting squad, Sydney FC re-signed O'Neill for another two years on 13 December 2016.[5]

On 26 March 2017, O'Neill scored his third goal for Sydney FC away at Perth Glory, with a low and hard shot from outside the box, as the Sky Blues ran out 3–0 winners and secured the premiers plate.[6]

Pohang Stelers

On 13 January 2020, it was announced that K League 1 side Pohang Steelers had reached an agreement with Sydney for the transfer of O'Neill.[7] The fee is believed to be between $250,000 and $300,000 AUD, with the player agreeing to sign a two year deal.[8][9]

Buriram United

On 3 December 2020, O'Neill signed for Thai League 1 club, Buriram United.

Club statistics

As of match played on 26 June 2020[10]
Club League Cup Champions League Total
ClubSeasonDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Perth Glory 2011–12 A-League 30000030
2012–13 30000030
2013–14 80000080
2014–15 30000030
Career total 1700000170
Sydney 2015–16 A-League 2100071281
2016–17 2730000273
2017–18 2722050342
2018–19 2925051393
2019–20 71100081
Career total 11188017213610
Pohang Steelers 2020 K League 1 60000060

International career

He made his debut for Australia national soccer team on 7 June 2019 in an friendly against South Korea, as a starter.[11]

Honours

Team

Sydney FC

Individual

References

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