Aiden Connor O'Neill was born on 4 July 1998 and is an Australian professional soccer player who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Standard Liege and the Australia national team.
16 Facts About Aiden O'Neill
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Aiden O'Neill spent some time on loan to Oldham Athletic and Fleetwood Town, scoring his first ever professional goal for the latter club.
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Aiden O'Neill returned to Australia, on loan, to play for Central Coast Mariners in 2018.
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Aiden O'Neill was born and raised in Brisbane, attending Nudgee Junior College before moving to Brisbane Boys' College before moving to England aged fourteen when his parents moved there for work.
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Aiden O'Neill played youth football for Brisbane Athletic between 2008 and 2012.
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Aiden O'Neill moved to England as a teenager, where he sought to pursue a career in football.
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On 12 January 2016, Aiden O'Neill signed his first professional contract with then-Championship side Burnley.
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Aiden O'Neill made his full debut days later, starting in an extra time loss to Accrington Stanley in the EFL Cup.
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Aiden O'Neill made a total of fifteen appearances for the Latics.
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Aiden O'Neill signed a three-year deal with Melbourne City in September 2020.
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Aiden O'Neill's brace became the longest time between both goals in a brace with his first and second goal being 156,956 minutes apart.
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Aiden O'Neill has stated that his preference is to play for Australia, but had not been in any contact with Football Federation Australia when he made his Premier League debut in August 2016.
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Aiden O'Neill was later called up for an Australia under-23 camp in March 2017.
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Aiden O'Neill had previously been contacted by the Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Football Association but reiterated that his preference was to play for Australia.
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On 14 March 2023, Aiden O'Neill was called up to the Socceroos team for the first time with friendlies against Ecuador.
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On February 3,2024, Aiden O'Neill received his first international red card against South Korea in extra-time at the quarter-finals of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.