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Donnell McNeilly

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Donnell McNeilly
Personal information
Full name Donnell Ocarriel McNeilly[1]
Date of birth (2005-10-30) 30 October 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 57
Youth career
Years Team
Chelsea

Donnell Ocarriel McNeilly (born 30 October 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Chelsea.[4]

Club career

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Born in London, McNeilly joined Chelsea's academy as an under-12 from grassroots football.[2] In November 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the club, valid until June 2025.[5]

In the 2021–22 season, McNeilly was the top goalscorer for the Chelsea under-16s, a feat he repeated the following season with the under-18s, netting eleven goals.[2][6] In the 2023–24 season, McNeilly was promoted to the under-21 team, but spent most of his season with the under-18s. Of all the Chelsea players, aged 16 and above, representing the senior men's, women's and academy sides, McNeilly scored the most goals for the club during the 2023–24 campaign.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 24 September 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U21 2022–23 1[a] 0 1 0
2023–24 3[a] 0 3 0
2024–25 1[a] 1 1 1
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 1
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Donnell McNeilly". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ Donnell McNeilly at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ a b Donnell McNeilly at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Official: Fast and powerful center forward signs new contract with Chelsea". All Nigeria Soccer. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b Johnson, Simon (28 March 2024). "Donnell McNeilly: Chelsea's prolific academy striker who is proving hard to ignore". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.