Riley O'Neill (born September 9, 1985) is a Canadian

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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

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. 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

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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

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

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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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oneill, Riley 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