Donnell McNeilly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donnell Ocarriel McNeilly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- As of match played 7 November 2023[4]
| 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 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
References[edit]
- ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Donnell McNeilly". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Donnell McNeilly at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Donnell McNeilly at Soccerway
- ^ "Official: Fast and powerful center forward signs new contract with Chelsea". All Nigeria Soccer. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ 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.