Luke O'Neill (footballer)

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Template:Short description Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox football biography Luke Marcus O'Neill (born 20 August 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Template:English football updater club Ebbsfleet United. He graduated from the Leicester City youth academy. He has represented England at under-17 level.

Career

Leicester City

Born in Slough, Berkshire,[1] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.[2]

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.[3] He then made his first-team debut for Leicester on 2 September 2008 against Hartlepool United in a 3–0 Football League Trophy win.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

Tranmere Rovers

On 18 February 2010, O'Neill joined League One club Tranmere Rovers on a one-month loan.[8]

Kettering Town

On 31 January 2011, he joined Conference Premier club Kettering Town on a one-month loan.[9]

Mansfield Town

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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.[10] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". O'Neill helped Mansfield to a play-off semi-final where they lost 2–1 on aggregate to York City.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.[11]

Burnley

On 15 June 2012, O'Neill signed for Championship club Burnley for an undisclosed fee.[12]

York City

He joined League Two club York City on 4 October 2013 on a 28-day emergency loan.[13] 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.[14][15] On 31 October 2013, O'Neill's loan was extended until 4 January 2014, after making six appearances and scoring one goal for York.[16] 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.[17] He had made 16 appearances and scored one goal for York.[14]

Southend United

On 17 January 2014, O'Neill joined League Two club Southend United on a 30-day emergency loan.[18]

Scunthorpe United

He joined Scunthorpe United on 18 August 2014 on a three-month loan,[19] making his debut a day later in a 2–0 home defeat to Fleetwood Town.[20]

Leyton Orient

On 26 February 2015, he joined Leyton Orient on loan until the end of 2014–15.[21]

Southend United

O'Neill rejoined Southend United, by this time in League One, on 22 August 2015 on a one-month loan.[22] 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.[23] He scored his first goal for Southend in a 3-1 win against Millwall on 17 September 2016.[24]

Gillingham

O'Neill signed for League One club Gillingham on 6 June 2017 on a two-year contract.[25] He was released by Gillingham at the end of the 2018–19 season.[26]

AFC Wimbledon

O'Neill signed for League One club AFC Wimbledon on 4 July 2019 on a contract of undisclosed length.[27] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in an EFL Cup tie against rivals Milton Keynes Dons on 13 August 2019.[28] O'Neill was released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.[29]

Return to Kettering Town

In November 2021, he dropped back into non-League football when he signed for National League North club Kettering Town on a free transfer, having previously spent time on loan there in 2011.[30]

Stevenage

O'Neill signed for League Two club Stevenage on 3 January 2022.[31] He was released at the end of the season.[32]

Ebbsfleet United

On 30 June 2022 O'Neill signed for National League South side Ebbsfleet United, where he would go on to win the 2022–23 league title.[33][34]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
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Leicester City 2008–09[35] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Template:Efn 0 1 0
2009–10[36] Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
2010–11[37] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2009–10[36] League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Kettering Town (loan) 2010–11[38] Conference Premier 19 2 0 0 — 0 0 19 2
Mansfield Town 2011–12[39] Conference Premier 43 3 2 0 — 3Template:Efn 0 48 3
Burnley 2012–13[40] Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
2013–14[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
York City (loan) 2013–14[14] League Two 15 1 0 0 0 0 1Template:Efn 0 16 1
Southend United (loan) 2013–14[14] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2014–15[20] League One 13 0 0 0 0 0 2Template:Efn 0 15 0
Leyton Orient (loan) 2014–15[20] League One 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Southend United 2015–16[41] League One 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2016–17[42] League One 17 1 0 0 1 0 3Template:Efn 0 21 1
Total 31 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 36 1
Gillingham 2017–18[43] League One 38 1 3 1 1 0 2Template:Efn 1 44 3
2018–19[44] League One 38 3 5 1 1 0 2Template:Efn 0 46 4
Total 76 4 8 2 2 0 4 1 90 7
AFC Wimbledon 2019–20[45] League One 31 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 34 2
2020–21[46] League One 28 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 30 0
Total 59 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 64 2
Stevenage 2021–22[47] League Two 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 283 12 13 2 7 1 15 1 318 16

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