Nico O'Reilly
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Manchester City | ||
| Number | 75 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008– | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | England U-16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021-2022 | England U-17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2022- | England U-18 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 24 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Nico O'Reilly (born 21 March 2005) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester City as a midfielder.[1]
Career
From Manchester, O’Reilly started at the City academy when he was eight years-old.[2] He moved up to the Manchester City under-23 side towards the end of the 2021-22 season and subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2022.[3] O’Reilly captained the under-18s during the 2022-23 season.[4] He made some headlines after he was filmed scoring an overhead scorpion kick in the 95th minute of a Manchester City under-18s match against Middlesbrough under-18s in April 2023.[5] A week later he scored another spectacular goal with a forty-yard chip against Manchester United under-18s.[6]
O’Reilly trained with the Manchester City first-team on a warm weather training camp to Abu Dhabi in December 2022.[7] He was included in the match day squad for the Premier League match on May 24, 2023 away at Brighton and Hove Albion and was included amongst the match day substitutes.[8][9]
International career
O’Reilly scored his first goal for the England U-16s against Northern Ireland U-16s on June 3, 2021 in a 6-0 win.[10][11] A few months later he scored his first goal for the England U17 side, in the 88th minute of a 2-2 draw away against Slovakia U-17 in October 21, 2022.[12]
Style of play
O’Reilly has been described as an attacking midfielder with “flair” who is “graceful and fluid with the ball at his feet”.[13]
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