Shane O'Neill

O'Neill's current-season form is up 27% on last season (Season 11→14), while his Rating eased 22→15. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2024/25	Radnicki 1923	3	0	0	6.9	—	—
2024/25	Toronto FC · 11th	20	0	0	6.57	11	14
2023/24	Toronto FC · 15th	14	0	0	6.6	22	11
2022/23	Toronto FC · 13th	26	0	1	6.69	29	14
2021/22	Seattle Sounders · 7th	28	1	0	6.77	34	26
2020/21	Seattle Sounders · 2nd	23	1	0	6.82	39	31

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

USA · international

Side	Apps	G
USA U21	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

S. O'Neill is a 32-year-old central defender at Toronto FC, rated 15 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (37.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O'Neill.

On the season, O'Neill graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.483 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 32 O'Neill is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

13.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.48

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Toronto FC finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.48

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 15 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.483

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.554

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 32, O'Neill sits on 1.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is O'Neill's projected Rating — 15 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles23

Interceptions15

Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

Radnicki 1923Feb 2025 – now

Toronto FCDec 2021 – Feb 2025

Seattle SoundersJan 2020 – Dec 2021

Orlando City SCJul 2018 – Jan 2020Free

ExcelsiorAug 2017 – Jul 2018Free

AApollon Limassol(back from loan)Jun 2017 – Aug 2017

NAC Breda(on loan)Aug 2016 – Jun 2017

AApollon Limassol(back from loan)Jun 2016 – Aug 2016

Cambridge United(on loan)Feb 2016 – Jun 2016

AApollon Limassol(back from loan)Dec 2015 – Feb 2016

RRoyal Excel Mouscron(on loan)Aug 2015 – Dec 2015

AApollon LimassolAug 2015 – Aug 2015

Colorado Rapidsuntil Aug 2015

About S. O'Neill

Shane Edward O'Neill is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for Toronto FC, born on September 2, 1993 in Middleton, standing 188 cm tall. He is from USA. Toronto FC currently sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

S. O'Neill's next match is on September 5, 2026, when Toronto FC face Chicago Fire at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. O'Neill at 15 with a Season form score of 13.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the Canadian Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, S. O'Neill has totalled 224 club appearances with 4 goals and 1 assist for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 28 appearances for Seattle Sounders.

S. O'Neill's career has also included time at Radnicki 1923, Seattle Sounders, Orlando City SC, Excelsior, AApollon Limassol, NAC Breda, Cambridge United, RRoyal Excel Mouscron and Colorado Rapids.

On the international stage, S. O'Neill has represented USA U21 — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Toronto FC finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side

Watch points