Luke Marcus O'Neill (born 20 August 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for National League club Ebbsfleet United. He graduated from the Leicester City youth academy. He has represented England at under-17 level.
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.[citation needed] 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]
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.[citation needed] O'Neill helped Mansfield to a play-off semi-final where they lost 2–1 on aggregate to York City.[citation needed] 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]
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] He scored his first goal for Southend in a 3-1 win against Millwall on 17 September 2016.[28]
O'Neill signed for League One club Gillingham on 6 June 2017 on a two-year contract.[29] He was released by Gillingham at the end of the 2018–19 season.[30]
O'Neill signed for League One club AFC Wimbledon on 4 July 2019 on a contract of undisclosed length.[31] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in an EFL Cup tie against rivals Milton Keynes Dons on 13 August 2019.[32] O'Neill was released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.[33]
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.[34]
O'Neill signed for League Two club Stevenage on 3 January 2022.[35] He was released at the end of the season.[36]
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.[37][38]
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