Jairo O'Neil | |
Fullname: | Jairo Sebastián O'Neil López |
Birth Date: | 31 July 2001 |
Birth Place: | Paso de los Toros, Uruguay |
Height: | 1.69 m |
Currentclub: | Sud América |
Clubnumber: | 15 |
Position: | Left-back |
Youthclubs1: | Peñarol |
Years1: | 2022 |
Clubs1: | Peñarol |
Caps1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2023 |
Clubs2: | Fénix |
Caps2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2023 |
Clubs3: | Unión Santa Fe |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2024 |
Clubs4: | Argentinos Juniors |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Sud América |
Caps5: | 3 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2023 |
Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 15 September 2024 |
Jairo Sebastián O'Neil López (born 31 July 2001)[1] is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Uruguayan Segunda División club Sud América.
Born in Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó Department, O'Neil was a cousin of Uruguay international footballer Fabián O'Neill (1973–2022), who played in the Italian Serie A for Cagliari and Juventus. While his cousin began his career at Nacional, O'Neil came through at their Uruguayan Clásico rivals Peñarol,[1] the club he supports.
The family surname came from Michael O'Neill, who emigrated from County Cork in Ireland to Uruguay in 1837.[2]
O'Neil signed a contract with Peñarol in December 2021, to last until the end of July. He was signed due to injuries to Juan Manuel Ramos and Valentín Rodríguez.[3] Days later, he had his first involvement with the first team, remaining an un unused substitute in a 3–1 home win over Sud América on the final day of the Uruguayan Primera División season. [4]
O'Neil made his debut on 21 May 2022, playing in a 1–0 home win over Boston River when Ramos was injured after 18 minutes.[5] Four days later he played the full length of a 2–1 win over Colón of Argentina in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, also at the Estadio Campeón del Siglo.[6]
O'Neil's contract at Peñarol expired in July 2022 and he trained with Unión de Santa Fe in Argentina for six months without gaining a contract under compatriot manager Gustavo Munúa, eventually returning to his homeland's top flight with Fénix in February 2023.[7] On 23 August that year he returned to Unión on a contract until the end of 2025, on a free transfer. He was not chosen by manager Kily González during an eventually successful fight against relegation, and missed several games due to involvement with the Uruguay under-23 team. In December 2023, he was released.[8] [9]
In January 2024, O'Neil remained in the Argentine Primera División, signing with Argentinos Juniors until the end of 2025.[10] Halfway through the year he returned to his country on a free transfer, signing for Sud América in the Uruguayan Segunda División.[11]
O'Neil was part of the Uruguay under-23 squad at the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile. In the fifth-place playoff against Colombia, he came on as a late substitute and scored the first attempt as his country won in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw.[12]
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