Aiden O'Neill
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Aiden Connor O'Neill (born 4 July 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Standard Liège and the Australia national team.
Not to be confused with Aidan O'Neill.
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Full name | Aiden Connor O'Neill[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 25)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Standard Liège | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Kenmore | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Brisbane Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2020 | Burnley | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Central Coast Mariners (loan) | 23 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Brisbane Roar (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Melbourne City | 62 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Standard Liège | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Australia U23 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Australia | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 |
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Born in Brisbane, O'Neill played youth football for Kenmore F.C. (now called UQFC), then Brisbane Athletic and Burnley before making his professional debut for the latter in 2016. He spent some time on loan to Oldham Athletic and Fleetwood Town, scoring his first ever professional goal for the latter club. He returned to Australia, on loan, to play for Central Coast Mariners in 2018.
He has represented the Australian under-23 national team.