Luke O'Neill

Luke Marcus O'Neill (born 20 August 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for League One club AFC Wimbledon. He graduated from the Leicester City youth academy. He has represented England at under-17 level.

For the professor of biochemistry, see Luke A. J. O'Neill.

Luke O'Neill
O'Neill playing for York City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Luke Marcus O'Neill[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991[2]
Place of birth Slough, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Right back[4]
Club information
Current team
 AFC Wimbledon
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2008 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Leicester City 1 (0)
2010 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
2011 → Kettering Town (loan) 19 (2)
2011–2012 Mansfield Town 43 (3)
2012–2015 Burnley 1 (0)
2013–2014 → York City (loan) 15 (1)
2014 → Southend United (loan) 1 (0)
2014 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 13 (0)
2015 → Leyton Orient (loan) 8 (0)
2015 → Southend United (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2017 Southend United 31 (1)
2017–2019 Gillingham 76 (4)
2019– AFC Wimbledon 45 (1)
National team
2007–2008 England U17 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:43, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Leicester City

Born in Slough, Berkshire,[5] O'Neill came through the youth academy at Leicester City and was part of the side that won the Premier Academy League in the 2006–07 season. He was named as a substitute for the first time in a League Cup win over Stockport County on 12 August 2008, however he was unused on that occasion.[6]

On 29 August 2008, just a few days after his 17th birthday, O'Neill signed a three-year professional contract, tying him to Leicester until the summer of 2011.[7] He then made his first-team debut for Leicester on 2 September 2008 against Hartlepool United in a 3–0 Football League Trophy win.[8]

O'Neill's next first-team involvement for Leicester came almost a year later when he was named as an unused substitute in their opening day fixture against Swansea City.[9] He made his first appearance of 2009–10 three days later, playing the full 90 minutes as Leicester beat Macclesfield Town 2–0 in the League Cup.[10] On 26 December 2009, O'Neill made his league debut for Leicester, coming on as a half-time substitute against Sheffield United, replacing the injured Jack Hobbs.[11]

On 18 February 2010, O'Neill joined League One club Tranmere Rovers on a one-month loan.[12] On 31 January 2011, he joined Conference Premier club Kettering Town on a one-month loan.[13]

Mansfield Town and Burnley
O'Neill playing for York City in 2013

On 30 June 2011, O'Neill signed for Conference Premier club Mansfield Town on a one-year contract.[14] He made his debut on 13 August 2011 in a 1–1 draw with Bath City, he then later scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 win over Newport County. O'Neill helped Mansfield to a play-off semi-final where they lost 2–1 on aggregate to York City. His performances throughout 2011–12 attracted Championship clubs Burnley, Cardiff City and Ipswich Town. Burnley had a bid rejected by the Conference club, but manager Paul Cox admitted O'Neill could leave if the offer is right.[15]

On 15 June 2012, O'Neill signed for Championship club Burnley for an undisclosed fee.[16] He joined League Two club York City on 4 October 2013 on a 28-day emergency loan.[17] His debut came the following day in a 3–0 away defeat to Torquay United, before scoring his first goal for York in a 2–2 draw away to Chesterfield with a 30-yard shot into the bottom right corner.[18][19] On 31 October 2013, O'Neill's loan was extended until 4 January 2014, after making six appearances and scoring one goal for York.[20] He was recalled by Burnley a day early on 3 January 2014 to be part of the squad for their FA Cup match against Southampton.[21] He had made 16 appearances and scored one goal for York.[18]

On 17 January 2014, O'Neill joined League Two club Southend United on a 30-day emergency loan.[22] He joined Scunthorpe United on 18 August 2014 on a three-month loan,[23] making his debut a day later in a 2–0 home defeat to Fleetwood Town.[24] On 26 February 2015, he joined Leyton Orient on loan until the end of 2014–15.[25]

Southend United, Gillingham and AFC Wimbledon

O'Neill rejoined Southend United, by this time in League One, on 22 August 2015 on a one-month loan.[26] He had his Burnley contract terminated by mutual consent on 1 September 2015, ahead of a permanent transfer to Southend on a two-year contract.[27]

O'Neill signed for League One club Gillingham on 6 June 2017 on a two-year contract.[28] He was released by Gillingham at the end of the 2018–19 season.[29]

O'Neill signed for League One club AFC Wimbledon on 4 July 2019 on a contract of undisclosed length.[30] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in an EFL Cup tie against rivals Milton Keynes Dons on 13 August 2019.[31]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2008–09[32] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2009–10[33] Championship 1000100020
2010–11[34] Championship 0000000000
Total 1000101030
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2009–10[33] League One 40———40
Kettering Town (loan) 2010–11[35] Conference Premier 192———192
Mansfield Town 2011–12[36] Conference Premier 43320—3[lower-alpha 2]0483
Burnley 2012–13[37] Championship 100010—20
2013–14[18] Championship 000000—00
2014–15[24] Premier League 0000——00
Total 100010—20
York City (loan) 2013–14[18] League Two 151——1[lower-alpha 1]0161
Southend United (loan) 2013–14[18] League Two 10———10
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2014–15[24] League One 130—002[lower-alpha 1]0150
Leyton Orient (loan) 2014–15[24] League One 80———80
Southend United 2015–16[38] League One 14010—00150
2016–17[39] League One 17100103[lower-alpha 3]0211
Total 311101030361
Gillingham 2017–18[40] League One 38131102[lower-alpha 3]1443
2018–19[41] League One 38351102[lower-alpha 3]0464
Total 764822041907
AFC Wimbledon 2019–20[42] League One 311201100342
Career total 243121326114127616
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Conference Premier play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
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  9. "Leicester 2–1 Swansea". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
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  11. "Leicester 2–1 Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
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