Michael O'Neill (footballer)

Michael O'Neill
MBE

O'Neill with Northern Ireland in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill[1]
Date of birth	(1969-07-05) 5 July 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth	Portadown, Northern Ireland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Northern Ireland (manager)
Youth career
1980–1984	Star United
1984	Chimney Corner
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1987	Coleraine	18	(4)
1987–1989	Newcastle United	48	(15)
1989–1993	Dundee United	64	(11)
1993–1996	Hibernian	97	(19)
1996–1998	Coventry City	5	(0)
1998	→ Aberdeen (loan)	6	(0)
1998	→ Reading (loan)	9	(1)
1998–2000	Wigan Athletic	66	(2)
2000–2001	St Johnstone	9	(0)
2001	Portland Timbers	22	(5)
2001–2002	Clydebank	19	(4)
2002–2004	Glentoran	44	(4)
2004	Ayr United	2	(0)
Total		409	(65)
International career
1994	Northern Ireland U21	1	(0)
1989	Northern Ireland U23	1	(0)
1994–1999	Northern Ireland B	2	(0)
1988–1996	Northern Ireland	31	(4)
Managerial career
2006–2008	Brechin City
2009–2011	Shamrock Rovers
2011–2020	Northern Ireland
2019–2022	Stoke City
2022–	Northern Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill MBE (born 5 July 1969) is a Northern Irish football manager and former player, who is currently manager of the Northern Ireland national team.

O'Neill started his playing career in his native Northern Ireland with Coleraine, before playing for a number of clubs in England, Scotland and the United States, including Newcastle United, Dundee United, Hibernian, Wigan Athletic and Portland Timbers. He was capped 31 times at international level by Northern Ireland, scoring four goals.

His first managerial role was with Brechin City from 2006 to 2008. He then joined Shamrock Rovers, where he won two League of Ireland titles and the Setanta Cup. He became Northern Ireland manager in 2011^[3] and, under his management, they qualified for their first ever European Champions finals in 2016. In November 2019, O'Neill was appointed manager at Stoke City. He lasted just under three years in the role before he was sacked in August 2022.