Aiden O’Neill Joins Brisbane Roar On Season Long Loan
Clarets Australian midfielder Aiden O’Neill has joined Robbie Fowler’s Brisbane Roar on a season-long loan. O’Neill, who has signed a new one-year contract at Turf Moor with an option for a further year, joins his hometown club after spending last season on loan in Australia with the Central Coast Mariners.
The 20-year-old, who made his Premier League debut for Burnley back in 2016 and has made five first team appearances for the Clarets has also enjoyed loan spells with Oldham Athletic and Fleetwood Town in recent years. The former Brisbane Boys College student told his new loan club he is excited by the new opportunity to be heading ‘home’.
Speaking about joining Brisbane Roar Football Club the Clarets midfielder said, “Last season I got to play in front of my family which was a big part of the decision for me to come to Australia on loan. To be back in my home city and be able to play in front of my family and friends means a lot to me.
I’m really excited to get started in Brisbane, it’s a great opportunity to play under Robbie Fowler, who had such an immense career. He called me and told me about his plans for the club and it was something I was really excited to be involved in.”
O’Neill, who was crowned Player of the Year at Central Coast Mariners last season also expressed his excitement with working under former Liverpool and England striker Robbie Fowler, who became Head Coach at Brisbane earlier this summer.
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