Scott Neville
 Neville warming up for the Olyroos in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Devon, England | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brisbane Roar | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | WA NTC | ||
| 2008–2011 | Perth Glory | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Sorrento | 46 | (11) |
| 2008–2012 | Perth Glory | 63 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | Newcastle Jets | 43 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 51 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Perth Glory | 48 | (3) |
| 2019– | Brisbane Roar | 97 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → East Bengal (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Australia U23 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2010 | |||
Scott Neville (born 11 January 1989) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Brisbane Roar in the A-League. Born in England, he represented Australia at youth level.
Personal life[edit]
Scott Neville is the son of former English Football League pro, Steve Neville. Steve Neville was playing for Exeter City at the time when Scott was born. Scott recently married his partner of five years, Sarah McGeechan, in a lavish marquee wedding in Nedlands, Perth on 24 May 2019.
Career[edit]
He made his senior debut for Perth Glory as a substitute on 31 December 2008 against Central Coast Mariners.[1]
He then made a starting debut against Melbourne Victory the next week and was named man of the match by coach Dave Mitchell.[2]
On 31 March 2011 it was announced that Scott Neville had been handed a two-week trial by Championship club Portsmouth. On 2 April 2010, Neville had an unsuccessful trial with Portsmouth. Immediately after he took part in a trial at Sheffield Wednesday.
On 7 May 2012 it was announced he had signed a two-year contract with A-League club Newcastle Jets.[3]
On 25 April 2017, Neville confirmed his departure from Western Sydney Wanderers,[4] and subsequently joined Perth Glory.[5] In his last season for the club, the team finished first in the A-League and were crowned premiers of the league.[6]
On 26 June 2019, Neville departed Perth Glory.[7] A few days later he signed with Brisbane Roar.[8] Later that year on 30 November, Neville scored his first goal for Roar in a 2–0 home victory.[9]
In October 2020, Neville was loaned to SC East Bengal until the end of the 2020–21 Indian Super League season.[10]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 25 April 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | App | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perth Glory | 2008–09 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 4 | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2012–13 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 16 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2015–16 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 1 | |
| Perth Glory | 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Brisbane Roar | 2019–20 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | |
| East Bengal (loan) | 2020–21 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| Brisbane Roar | 2020–21 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 266 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 288 | 13 | |
- ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League
Honours[edit]
Perth Glory
Individual
References[edit]
- ^ Perth makes its move
- ^ Glory youngster steps up Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jets secure Neville and Goodwin - Newcastle Jets FC 2013". www.footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Neville confirms Wanderers departure". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Kemp, Emma (25 April 2017). "Neville wants ACL wins before his WSW exit". The West Australian.
- ^ "A-League: Perth Glory vs Newcastle Jets, result, Perth Glory Premier's Plate, Ivan Franjic goal". Fox Sports. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Nick (26 June 2019). "Perth Glory defender Scott Neville makes Roar move to Brisbane". The West Australian.
- ^ Jackson, Ed (30 June 2019). "Ex-Glory defender joins Roar influx". ESPN.
- ^ "Roar surge into top six after second-half rally sinks Mariners". Hyundai A-League. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "ISL 2020–21: SC East Bengal Sign Scott Neville on Loan from A-League". The Sports News. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Scott Neville at Soccerway
- ^ Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
External links[edit]
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australian people of English descent
- Perth Glory FC players
- Newcastle Jets FC players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
- Brisbane Roar FC players
- East Bengal Club players
- A-League Men players
- Indian Super League players