Aiden

O'Neill

DM New York City #21

Defensive Midfield – Midfielder

Aiden O'Neill

New York City MLS

Top 20% of defensive midfielders in the world
#182 defensive midfielder aged 26–29
Top 46% in the MLS

Date of birth / Age: 4 Jul 1998 (28)
Citizenship: AustraliaNorthern Ireland
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.78 m / 70 kg
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Contract until: 2028

Benchmarks

defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#598

defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#182

among defensive midfielders aged 26–29

In his league

54%

of MLS defensive midfielders rank below him

Finishing

−1.8

goals below expected · better than 16% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

0 Expected

1.8

36 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

1 Expected

Teammates converted his chances about as expected.

Season 2026

AppsAppearances: 14
StartsStarting eleven: 15
GoalsGoals: 0
AssistsAssists: 0
YellowYellow cards: 3
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 1,148

Starting eleven107%

15 of 14 appearances

Minutes played1,148

82 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

192 matches · since 2016/17

RBLWLBCFAMCBCMDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	117	2	4
Central Midfield	61	7	3
Centre-Back	8	0	0
Attacking Midfield	2	0	0
Other · CF, LB, LW, RB	4	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
20262026	MLSMLS	New York City	11	12	0	0	2	0	0	908
20252025	Leagues CupLeagues Cup	New York City	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	240
20262026	FIFA World CupFIFA World Cup	Australia	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	360
2024/2524/25	Pro LeaguePro League	Standard Liège	27	25	0	1	6	1	0	2,267
20252025	MLSMLS	New York City	24	21	0	0	7	0	0	1,897
2024/2524/25	CupCup	Standard Liège	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	120
2023/2423/24	Pro LeaguePro League	Standard Liège	23	16	1	0	4	0	0	1,490
2023/2423/24	CupCup	Standard Liège	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	153
20262026	AFC World Cup QualifiersAFC World Cup Qualifiers	Australia	10	6	0	–	0	–	0	608
20232023	AFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup	Australia	5	1	0	–	1	–	1	112
2022/2322/23	A-LeagueA-League	Melbourne City	27	27	4	2	5	1	0	2,316
2021/2221/22	A-LeagueA-League	Melbourne City	21	21	0	2	6	0	0	1,826
20212021	Australia CupAustralia Cup	Melbourne City	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	138
2020/2120/21	A-LeagueA-League	Melbourne City	14	12	0	1	6	0	0	1,083
2019/2019/20	A-LeagueA-League	Brisbane Roar	17	14	0	1	4	0	0	1,318
2018/1918/19	A-LeagueA-League	Central Coast Mariners	23	22	4	0	10	1	0	1,924
2018/1918/19	UEFA Europa LeagueEuropa League	Burnley	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	33
20202020	AFC U23 Asian CupAFC U23 Asian Cup	Australia U23	6	4	1	–	0	–	0	366
2017/1817/18	League OneLeague One	Fleetwood Town	21	13	1	–	3	–	1	1,123
2017/1817/18	FA CupFA Cup	Fleetwood Town	3	2	0	–	1	–	0	172
2017/1817/18	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Fleetwood Town	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	115
2017/1817/18	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Fleetwood Town	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	120
2016/1716/17	League OneLeague One	Oldham Athletic	15	12	0	–	2	–	0	1,035
2016/1716/17	Premier LeaguePremier League	Burnley	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	82
2016/1716/17	FA CupFA Cup	Burnley	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	2
2016/1716/17	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Burnley	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			268	223	11	7^*	61	3^*	2	19,928

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
A-League	102	8	6
Pro League	50	1	1
League One	36	1	–
MLS	35	0	0
Australia	19	0	–
Australia U23	6	1	–
FA Cup	4	0	–
Cup	3	0	–
Leagues Cup	3	0	–
Premier League	3	0	0

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Apr 2025 Apr 2025 · Transfer Standard Liège New York City Transfer
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Melbourne City Standard Liège Transfer
Sept 2020 Sept 2020 · Transfer Burnley Melbourne City Transfer
Jun 2020 Jun 2020 · Back from Loan Brisbane Roar Burnley Back from Loan
Jul 2019 Jul 2019 · Loan Burnley Brisbane Roar Loan Loan
Jun 2019 Jun 2019 · Back from Loan Central Coast Mariners Burnley Back from Loan
Aug 2018 Aug 2018 · Loan Burnley Central Coast Mariners Loan Loan
Jul 2018 Jul 2018 · Back from Loan Fleetwood Town Burnley Back from Loan
Jan 2018 Jan 2018 · Transfer Fleetwood Town Burnley Transfer
Aug 2017 Aug 2017 · Loan Burnley Fleetwood Town Loan Loan
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Back from Loan Oldham Athletic Burnley Back from Loan
Jan 2017 Jan 2017 · Loan Burnley Oldham Athletic Loan Loan

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
New York City 2025–2026 38 0
Standard Liège 2023–2025 53 1
Melbourne City 2020–2023 64 4
Brisbane Roar 2019 17 0
Central Coast Mariners 2018 23 4
Burnley 2016–2019 6 0
Fleetwood Town 2017 27 1
Oldham Athletic 2016 15 0

What the free profile shows, and what TSH adds

Preview shows a sample. Valuation, wages, physical data and AI reports on Aiden O'Neill, available with a TSH subscription.

Players Worldwide

Free

Open to everyone, on every professional player.

Name, age, nationality and position
Current club and league
Height and preferred foot
Recent seasons by club
Key numbers against the league
Search across 800+ competitions

Search players

Total Sports Hub subscription

With TSH

Everything in Free, plus the data and AI your departments work from.

TSH Valuation

What he's worth and what he'd cost: a value band, the expected deal price and value history.

Value band · deal price
Wages and contract value

Salary estimate, wage history and the fair-wage band for a player at his level.

Wage · fair-wage band
Data Report Generator

One click builds a PDF report: him against the league's best and your target club, radars and physical pages.

PDF report · one click
Advanced profile

About 70 season metrics, a positional radar and league percentiles, season over season.

~70 metrics · radar
Physical data

Distance, high-speed running and sprints per 90, match by match.

Per 90 · per match
AI Scout report

A full written scouting report on the player, produced by AI Scout in minutes.

Written report
Players like him

Style twins from across the TSH database, side by side on age, level and value.

Shortlist ready
AI Full Dossier

A complete, board-ready PDF dossier on the player, generated on demand.

Board-ready PDF

Get full access Ask about full access

Search another player

Player data from the TSH database, updated every week. Spotted something wrong? Tell us · Updated 2026-11-02