Riley O'Neill (born September 9, 1985) is a Canadian
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for
Pacific FC.
Club career
On January 18, 2007 O'Neill was drafted by
Colorado Rapids in the third round (36th overall) of the
2007 MLS Supplemental Draft The 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft was held on January 18, 2007, following the SuperDraft (held on January 12, 2007), as teams filled out their developmental rosters.
Changes from 2006
* 2007 expansion club Toronto FC
Toronto Football Club (co ...
. His rights were traded to
Toronto FC on April 19, 2007. However, he never signed with Toronto, opting to try his luck abroad.
O'Neill signed with German club
SV Wilhelmshaven
SV Wilhelmshaven is a German association football club from Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony. SV Wilhelmshaven play in the Regionalliga Nord. SV Wilhelmshaven was founded in 1905. Since 1999, Wilhelmshaven's stadium is the Jadestadion.
History
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who played in the
Regionalliga Nord in 2007 through 2008, before moving to
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...
. He struggled for playing time with Braunschweig, spending most his time with their second team. O'Neill moved back to
SV Wilhelmshaven
SV Wilhelmshaven is a German association football club from Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony. SV Wilhelmshaven play in the Regionalliga Nord. SV Wilhelmshaven was founded in 1905. Since 1999, Wilhelmshaven's stadium is the Jadestadion.
History
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in 2009.
O'Neill moved again in 2011, this to
MYPA who played in the Finnish
Veikkausliiga. He managed twelve goals over two seasons with the club, but he became a free agent at the end of their 2012 season.
The
Victoria Highlanders announced the signing of Riley O'Neill as one of their over-age players for the 2013 May–July summer
USL PDL season. He joined 2014 to new founded
Vancouver Metro Soccer League club CCBRT United FC, who played with former pro
Taj Sangara.
Coaching career
O'Neill earned his
Canada Soccer
The Canadian Soccer Association (Canada Soccer) is the governing body of soccer in Canada. It is a national organization that oversees the Canadian men's and women's national teams for international play, as well as the respective junior sides ...
Coaching B License in 2017.
He began coaching with Vic West FC, before signing as an assistant coach with
Canadian Premier League side
Pacific FC on January 14, 2020.
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External links
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1985 births
Living people
People from Campbell River, British Columbia
Canadian people of Irish descent
Canadian soccer players
Soccer players from Vancouver
Association football forwards
Canada men's youth international soccer players
Kentucky Wildcats men's soccer players
Colorado Rapids draft picks
SV Wilhelmshaven players
Eintracht Braunschweig players
Eintracht Braunschweig II players
Myllykosken Pallo −47 players
Victoria Highlanders FC players
3. Liga players
USL League Two players
Veikkausliiga players
Pacific FC non-playing staff
Canadian expatriate soccer players
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Finland
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Finland