| Nico O'Reilly | |
| Full Name: | Nico O'Reilly |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Manchester City |
| Clubnumber: | 75 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester City |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Manchester City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022-2023 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2024- |
| Nationalteam4: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 08:49, 22 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10:57, 1 October 2024 (UTC) |
Nico O'Reilly (born 21 March 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Manchester City.
Nico O'Reilly[1] was born on 21 March 2005 in Manchester.[2] He started his career with the Manchester City academy when he was eight years old.[2] He moved up to the Manchester City under-23 side towards the end of the 2021–22 season, and subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2022.[3] O’Reilly captained the under-18s during the 2022–23 season.[4] He made some headlines after he was filmed scoring an overhead scorpion kick in the 95th minute of an under-18s match forManchester City against Middlesbrough in April 2023.[5] A week later, he scored another spectacular goal with a forty-yard chip against Manchester United under-18s.[6]
O’Reilly trained with the Manchester City first-team on a warm weather training camp to Abu Dhabi in December 2022.[7] He was included in the match day squad for their Premier League fixture on away to Brighton & Hove Albion on 24 May 2023, and was included amongst the match day substitutes.[8] [9]
He made his senior debut in the 2024 FA Community Shield against Manchester United on 10 August 2024.[10]
Born in England, O’Reilly is of Jamaican descent.[11] He scored his first goal for the England under-16s against Northern Ireland on 3 June 2021, in a 6–0 win.[12] [13] A few months later, he scored his first goal for the England U17 side, in the 88th minute of a 2–2 draw away against Slovakia on 21 October 2022.[14]
On 6 September 2024, O'Reilly made his England U20 debut during a 1-1 draw away to Turkey.[15]
O’Reilly has been described as an attacking midfielder with “flair” who is “graceful and fluid with the ball at his feet”.[16]
| Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester City | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Manchester City
Manchester City U23
2021–22, 2022–23
Manchester City U18
2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23