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

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Club career

On January 18, 2007 O'Neill was drafted by

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in the third round (36th overall) of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. His rights were traded to

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matc ...

on April 19, 2007. However, he never signed with Toronto, opting to try his luck abroad. O'Neill signed with German club SV Wilhelmshaven who played in the

Regionalliga Nord The Regionalliga Nord () is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regionalliga Bayern, Regionalliga N ...

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 football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

. He struggled for playing time with Braunschweig, spending most his time with their second team. O'Neill moved back to SV Wilhelmshaven in 2009. O'Neill moved again in 2011, this to MYPA who played in the Finnish

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. 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 Victoria Highlanders FC is a Canadian association football, soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The club was founded in 2008. The team had played in the American USL League Two from 2009 to 2019 (except 2015) and in League ...

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

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club CCBRT United FC, who played with former pro Taj Sangara.

Coaching career

O'Neill earned his Canada Soccer Coaching B License in 2017. He began coaching with Vic West FC, before signing as an assistant coach with

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side

on January 14, 2020. He is now the Technical Director for Oceanside FC in Qualicum Beach, BC

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oneill, Riley 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Campbell River, British Columbia Canadian sportspeople of Irish descent Canadian men's soccer players Soccer players from Vancouver Men's 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 men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Finland 21st-century Canadian sportsmen