Charlie McNeill (footballer)

Charlie Martin McNeill (born 9 September 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Premier League club Manchester United.

Not to be confused with Charlie McNeill.

Charlie McNeill
Personal information
Full name Charlie Martin McNeill[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003
Place of birth Droylsden, England[2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 56
Youth career
Team
Manchester United
2014–2020 Manchester City
2020– Manchester United
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 England U16 4 (1)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:04, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Droylsden,[3] McNeill started his career with Manchester United, before leaving for city rivals Manchester City in 2014.[4][5][6] While with The Citizens, McNeill scored over 600 goals at youth level.[7]

Growing up, McNeill supported Manchester United.[8][9]

Club career

Manchester United

In 2020, Manchester United agreed a deal for McNeill worth a reported £750,000.[10][11]

He continued his prolific form that made him a highly regarded prospect at Manchester City, scoring 24 goals in 21 games in his first season with the Manchester United U18 squad.[12][13]

In March 2021, McNeill apologised on social media platform Instagram for comments he made about rivals Liverpool when asked about a potential FA Youth Cup clash with the Merseyside team.[14][15]

Sponsorship

McNeill has a contract with German brand Adidas, which could reportedly rise to a value of £1 million.[7]

Career statistics
As of 25 August 2021.[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2021–22 ————1[lower-alpha 1]111
Career total 000000001111
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. Charlie McNeill at WorldFootball.net
  3. "New Contracts for United Trio". manutd.com. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. Egerton, Nathan (29 December 2020). "Move over Greenwood, Charlie McNeill is next off Man Utd's production line". planetfootball.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. Ducker, James (6 March 2021). "Meet Charlie McNeill: Manchester United academy's goalscoring phenomenon who swapped sky blue for red". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2021. (subscription required)
  6. Lee, Sam (12 December 2019). "'Some great individual players' but can City's kids help to bring European success?". theathletic.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021. (subscription required)
  7. Lucas, Kat (30 December 2020). "Manchester United: Meet Charlie McNeill, the wonderkid with 600 goals at youth level". givemesport.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. "Charlie McNeill". manutd.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. Aladay, Adam (12 September 2020). "Charlie McNeill: All You Need to Know About Man Utd's New Young Goal Machine". 90min.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. Duncker, Charlotte (11 September 2020). "Manchester United agree £750,000 fee to sign 17-year-old Man City goal machine McNeill". goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. Luckhurst, Samuel (11 September 2020). "Why Charlie McNeill joined Manchester United after rejecting Man City contract". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. Duncker, Charlotte (1 April 2021). "Charlie McNeill: Man Utd's teenage goal machine who left City behind". goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  13. Charlie McNeill at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  14. Stroud, James (14 March 2021). "Man United news: Charlie McNeill apologises after Liverpool comments". givemesport.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  15. Luckhurst, Samuel (13 March 2021). "Badge kissing against Man City and baiting Liverpool... Introducing Charlie McNeill and the Manchester United Class of 2021". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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