Daniel Neil (born 13 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sunderland.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Neil[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
Hebburn Town | |||
2010–2018 | Sunderland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Sunderland | 60 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:08, 11 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:44, 30 March 2022 (UTC) |
Born in South Shields,[2] Neil grew up as Sunderland fan,[3] and a 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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2021–22[16] | League One | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 4 | |
2022–23[17] | Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
Career total | 60 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 74 | 5 |
Sunderland
Individual
Sunderland A.F.C. – current squad | |
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