Daniel Neil (born 13 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sunderland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Neil[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hebburn Town | |||
| 2010–2018 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Sunderland | 128 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:20, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:44, 30 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Born in South Shields,[2] Neil grew up as a Sunderland fan,[3] and began his career with the club after a stint with Hebburn Town Juniors.[4][5]
He made his senior debut on 13 November 2018, in the EFL Trophy, appearing as a late substitute in injury time.[6][7] Neil scored his first professional goal when he scored against Accrington Stanley on 11 September 2021 in a 2–1 win.[8]
In December 2021 and January 2022 he was linked with possible transfers to Premier League clubs Burnley and Aston Villa, however he remained with Sunderland.[9][10] This speculation came off of the back of Neil being awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month award for December 2021.[11]
International career edit
On 11 November 2021, Neil made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 defeat to Portugal in the 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League. [12]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 13 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2018–19[6][7][13] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20[14] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[15] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[16] | League One | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 46 | 4 | |
| 2022–23[17] | Championship | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[18] | Championship | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| Career total | 128 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 149 | 10 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
- ^ Appearances in the play-offs.
Honours edit
Sunderland
Individual
References edit
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Sunderland" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 68. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b Dan Neil at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Sunderland's Dan Neil: 'The gaffer said I needed to improve'". The Northern Echo.
- ^ "Profile". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Inside the Hebburn production line that has produced Manchester United starlet Shola Shoretire plus Sunderland, Leeds and Norwich trio Bali Mumba, Dan Neil and Sam Greenwood". www.shieldsgazette.com.
- ^ a b "Morecambe vs. Sunderland – 13 November 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b James Hunter (13 November 2018). "Morecambe 0–1 Sunderland report: Josh Maja's late strike send Black Cats through". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Sunderland 2–1 Accrington Stanley". BBC. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ King, Kieran (26 December 2021). "Burnley to test Sunderland's resolve with Dan Neil bid". ChronicleLive.
- ^ Hewitt, Matty (16 January 2022). "Steven Gerrard plotting Aston Villa approach for Dan Neil, according to reports". ChronicleLive.
- ^ a b "Dan Neil claims EFL Young Player of the Month award for December". www.efl.com. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (11 November 2021). "Portugal 2–0 England MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Dan Neil in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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