| Brandon O'Neill | |
| Fullname: | Brandon O'Neill |
| Birth Date: | 12 April 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Perth Glory |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | ECU Joondalup |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Perth Glory |
| Youthyears3: | 2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | WA NTC |
| Years1: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs1: | ECU Joondalup |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Perth Glory |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Perth Glory NPL |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2015–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Sydney FC |
| Caps4: | 111 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | Pohang Steelers |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Buriram United |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Perth Glory |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Newcastle Jets |
| Caps8: | 39 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Perth Glory |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Australia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 4 November 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 7 June 2019 |
Brandon O'Neill (born 12 April 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Perth Glory in the A-League Men.
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]
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]
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]
On 3 December 2020, O'Neill signed for Thai League 1 club, Buriram United.
On 1 July 2021, it was announced that O'Neill would return to his hometown club on a three-year deal.[10] Following the departure of Diego Castro, O’Neill was announced on 28 October as captain for the 2021/22 season.[11]
In June 2022, O'Neill signed for Newcastle Jets for the next two seasons.[12]
On 31 May 2024, Perth announced O'Neill had re-signed for the club once again, on a two-year contract.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Perth Glory | 2011–12 | A-League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Sydney FC | 2015–16 | A-League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 111 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 139 | 10 | |||
| Pohang Steelers | 2020 | K League 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Buriram United | 2020–21 | Thai League 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Perth Glory | 2021–22 | A-League | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Newcastle Jets | 2022–23 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 177 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 212 | 12 | |||
He made his debut for Australia national soccer team on 7 June 2019 in an friendly against South Korea, as a starter.[15]
Team
Individual
2018-2019