Sonia María O'Neill Caroli (born 19 August 1994) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Women's Championship club London City Lionesses. Born and raised in Canada to a Canadian father and a Venezuelan mother, she caps for the Venezuela women's national team.[6] She also holds Italian citizenship.

Sonia O'Neill
Personal information
Full name Sonia María O'Neill Caroli
Birth name Sonia Maria O'Neill
Date of birth (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada[2]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder[4]
Team information
Current team
London City Lionesses
Youth career
2008–2011 Dante Alighieri Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Niagara Purple Eagles 31 (0)
2015–2016 North Florida Ospreys 29 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Husqvarna FF 4 (2[5])
2018 Roma CF 8 (2)
2018–2019 Pink Bari 21 (0)
2019 Split 1 (0)
2019 Fleury 0 (0)
2020–2021 Rangers 13 (2)
2021–2022 Split 15 (5)
2022–2023 Turbine Potsdam 0 (0)
2022–2023 Turbine Potsdam II 6 (0)
2023– London City Lionesses 2 (0)
International career
2019–2023 Venezuela 13 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Venezuela
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023

College career

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O'Neill attended the Niagara University and University of North Florida, both in the United States.

Club career

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In May 2017, O'Neill joined Swedish Elitettan club Husqvarna FF, scoring two goals in her first match.[7] In early 2018, she moved to Roma CF to play in the Italian Serie B.[8] Next season, she played for Pink Bari in the Serie A. In August 2019, she played for Croatian club ŽNK Split at the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round,[9] scoring a goal.[10] Shortly after, she signed for Fleury.[4]

International career

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O'Neill was eligible to play for Canada, Venezuela, or Italy at international level.[11] In late October 2019, she was called up by Venezuela.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Sonia O'Neill at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2019.  
  2. ^ "Sonia O'Neill - 2013 - Women's Soccer". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Sonia O'Neill - 2016". University of North Florida. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Sonia O'Neill - Championnat de France de D1 2019-2020". Footofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Statistik - Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Dam". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Sonia O'Neill Joins Rangers". Rangers Football Club. 9 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Välkommen Sonia!". Husqvarna FF (in Swedish). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Mercato: Arriva alla Roma la canadese Sonia Maria O'Neill". Roma Calcio Femminile (in Italian). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  9. ^ Sonia O'NeillUEFA competition record (archive)
  10. ^ "Bettembourg-Split | UEFA Women's Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  11. ^ Sonia O'Neill on Instagram
  12. ^ "Kareylen Capdevilla y Sonia O'Neall ingresan en la convocatoria de la Vinotinto Absoluta". Federación Venezolana de Fútbol (in Spanish). 29 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.