Sonia O'Neill | |
Fullname: | Sonia María O'Neill Caroli |
Birth Name: | Sonia Maria O'Neill |
Birth Date: | 19 August 1994 |
Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] |
Height: | 1.71m[2] |
Position: | Midfielder[3] |
Currentclub: | London City Lionesses |
Youthyears1: | 2008–2011 |
Youthclubs1: | Dante Alighieri Academy |
Collegeyears1: | 2012–2013 |
College1: | Niagara Purple Eagles |
Collegecaps1: | 31 |
Collegegoals1: | 0 |
Collegeyears2: | 2015–2016 |
College2: | North Florida Ospreys |
Collegecaps2: | 29 |
Collegegoals2: | 0 |
Years1: | 2017 |
Clubs1: | Husqvarna FF |
Caps1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 2[4] |
Years2: | 2018 |
Clubs2: | Roma CF |
Caps2: | 8 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs3: | Pink Bari |
Caps3: | 21 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2019 |
Clubs4: | Split |
Caps4: | 1 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2019 |
Clubs5: | Fleury |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs6: | Rangers |
Caps6: | 13 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs7: | Split |
Caps7: | 15 |
Goals7: | 5 |
Years8: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs8: | Turbine Potsdam |
Caps8: | 0 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs9: | Turbine Potsdam II |
Caps9: | 6 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2023– |
Clubs10: | London City Lionesses |
Caps10: | 2 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019–2023 |
Nationalteam1: | Venezuela |
Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 21 May 2023 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 1 July 2023 |
Sonia María O'Neill Caroli (born 19 August 1994) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Women's Championship club London City Lionesses. Born and raised in Canada to a Canadian father and a Venezuelan mother, she caps for the Venezuela women's national team.[5] She also holds Italian citizenship.
O'Neill attended the Niagara University and University of North Florida, both in the United States.
In May 2017, O'Neill joined Swedish Elitettan club Husqvarna FF, scoring two goals in her first match.[6] In early 2018, she moved to Roma CF to play in the Italian Serie B.[7] Next season, she played for Pink Bari in the Serie A. In August 2019, she played for Croatian club ŽNK Split at the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, scoring a goal.[8] Shortly after, she signed for Fleury.[3]
O'Neill was eligible to play for Canada, Venezuela, or Italy at international level. In late October 2019, she was called up by Venezuela.[9]