Luke O'Neill

Luke O'Neill
O'Neill playing for York City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Luke Marcus O'Neill[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991[2]
Place of birth Slough, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2008 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Leicester City 1 (0)
2010 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
2011 → Kettering Town (loan) 19 (2)
2011–2012 Mansfield Town 43 (3)
2012–2015 Burnley 1 (0)
2013–2014 → York City (loan) 15 (1)
2014 → Southend United (loan) 1 (0)
2014 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 13 (0)
2015 → Leyton Orient (loan) 8 (0)
2015 → Southend United (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2017 Southend United 31 (1)
2017– Gillingham 46 (2)
National team
2007–2008 England U17 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:11, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Luke Marcus O'Neill (born 20 August 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Gillingham. He graduated from the Leicester City youth academy. He has represented England at under-17 level.

Career

Leicester City

Born in Slough, Berkshire,[4] O'Neill came through the youth academy at Leicester City and was part of the side that won the Premier Academy League in the 2006–07 season. He was named as a substitute for the first time in a League Cup win over Stockport County on 12 August 2008, however he was unused on that occasion.[5]

On 29 August 2008, just a few days after his 17th birthday, O'Neill signed a three-year professional contract, tying him to Leicester until the summer of 2011.[6] He then made his first-team debut for Leicester on 2 September 2008 against Hartlepool United in a 3–0 Football League Trophy win.[7]

O'Neill's next first-team involvement for Leicester came almost a year later when he was named as an unused substitute in their opening day fixture against Swansea City.[8] He made his first appearance of 2009–10 three days later, playing the full 90 minutes as Leicester beat Macclesfield Town 2–0 in the League Cup.[9] On 26 December 2009, O'Neill made his league debut for Leicester, coming on as a half-time substitute against Sheffield United, replacing the injured Jack Hobbs.[10]

On 18 February 2010, O'Neill joined League One club Tranmere Rovers on a one-month loan.[11] On 31 January 2011, he joined Conference Premier club Kettering Town on a one-month loan.[12]

Mansfield Town

On 30 June 2011, O'Neill signed for Conference Premier club Mansfield Town on a one-year contract.[13] He made his debut on 13 August 2011 in a 1–1 draw with Bath City, he then later scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 win over Newport County. O'Neill helped Mansfield to a play-off semi-final where they lost 2–1 on aggregate to York City. His performances throughout 2011–12 attracted Championship clubs Burnley, Cardiff City and Ipswich Town. Burnley had a bid rejected by the Conference club, but manager Paul Cox admitted O'Neill could leave if the offer is right.[14]

Burnley

O'Neill playing for York City in 2013

On 15 June 2012, O'Neill signed for Championship club Burnley for an undisclosed fee.[15] He joined League Two club York City on 4 October 2013 on a 28-day emergency loan.[16] His debut came the following day in a 3–0 away defeat to Torquay United, before scoring his first goal for York in a 2–2 draw away to Chesterfield with a 30-yard shot into the bottom right corner.[17][18] On 31 October 2013, O'Neill's loan was extended until 4 January 2014, after making six appearances and scoring one goal for York.[19] He was recalled by Burnley a day early on 3 January 2014 to be part of the squad for their FA Cup match against Southampton.[20] He had made 16 appearances and scored one goal for York.[17]

On 17 January 2014, O'Neill joined League Two club Southend United on a 30-day emergency loan.[21] He joined Scunthorpe United on 18 August 2014 on a three-month loan,[22] making his debut a day later in a 2–0 home defeat to Fleetwood Town.[23] On 26 February 2015, he joined Leyton Orient on loan until the end of 2014–15.[24]

Southend United

O'Neill rejoined Southend United, by this time in League One, on 22 August 2015 on a one-month loan.[25] He had his Burnley contract terminated by mutual consent on 1 September 2015, ahead of a permanent transfer to Southend on a two-year contract.[26]

Gillingham

O'Neill signed for League One club Gillingham on 6 June 2017 on a two-year contract.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2008–09[28] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2009–10[29] Championship 1000100020
2010–11[30] Championship 0000000000
Total 1000101030
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2009–10[29] League One 40———40
Kettering Town (loan) 2010–11[31] Conference Premier 192———192
Mansfield Town 2011–12[32] Conference Premier 43320—3[lower-alpha 2]0483
Burnley 2012–13[33] Championship 100010—20
2013–14[17] Championship 000000—00
2014–15[23] Premier League 0000——00
Total 100010—20
York City (loan) 2013–14[17] League Two 151——1[lower-alpha 1]0161
Southend United (loan) 2013–14[17] League Two 10———10
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2014–15[23] League One 130—002[lower-alpha 1]0150
Leyton Orient (loan) 2014–15[23] League One 80———80
Southend United 2015–16[34] League One 14010—00150
2016–17[35] League One 17100103[lower-alpha 3]0211
Total 311101030361
Gillingham 2017–18[36] League One 38131102[lower-alpha 3]1443
2018–19[37] League One 8100101[lower-alpha 3]0101
Total 462312031544
Career total 1829615013120611
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Conference Premier play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Luke O'Neill". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  4. ↑ "Luke O'Neill". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Leicester 1–0 Stockport". BBC Sport. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  6. ↑ "O'Neill signs professional deal". Leicester City F.C. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008.
  7. ↑ "Hartlepool 0–3 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  8. ↑ "Leicester 2–1 Swansea". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  9. ↑ "Macclesfield 0–2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  10. ↑ "Leicester 2–1 Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  11. ↑ "Tranmere sign Leicester defender Luke O'Neill". BBC Sport. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  12. ↑ "O'Neill joins Kettering on loan". Leicester City F.C. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011.
  13. ↑ "Mansfield Town bring in Leicester City's Luke O'Neill". BBC Sport. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Burnley bid for Luke O'Neill rejected by Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Burnley sign defender Luke O'Neill from Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "York City sign Burnley defender Luke O'Neill on loan". BBC Sport. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Luke O'Neill in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  18. ↑ Flett, Dave (23 October 2013). "Match report: Chesterfield 2, York City 2". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  19. ↑ Carroll, Steve (31 October 2013). "Luke O'Neill extends loan deal at York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "Luke who's back at Burnley". Burnley F.C. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  21. ↑ "Luke O'Neill joins Southend United". Southend United F.C. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  22. ↑ "Scunthorpe United sign Billy Kee and Luke O'Neill". BBC Sport. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Luke O'Neill in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "Luke O'Neill: Leyton Orient sign Burnley defender on loan". BBC Sport. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  25. ↑ "Luke O'Neill: Southend United re-sign Burnley defender on loan". BBC Sport. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  26. ↑ "Luke O'Neill: Defender joins Southend after Burnley release". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  27. ↑ "Luke O'Neill: Gillingham sign defender after Southend United exit". BBC Sport. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Luke O'Neill in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Luke O'Neill in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Luke O'Neill in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  31. ↑ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
  32. ↑ "L. O'Neill: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Luke O'Neill in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Luke O'Neill in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Luke O'Neill in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Luke O'Neill in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Luke O'Neill in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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