Dwight McNeil

Dwight James Matthew McNeil (born 22 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Everton.

Early life Dwight McNeil McNeil (left) playing for Burnley in 2018 Dwight James Matthew McNeil was born on 22 November 1999 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, to parents Tracy and Matty McNeil, who is a former professional footballer. McNeil has two younger siblings, Baillie and Chiara, and he attended the Oasis Academy in Oldham. He regularly watched his father play in non-League football for Hyde United and first started playing football at the JJB Sports centre in Trafford. It was there that scouts from Bolton Wanderers pursued him for a trial, but after initial rejections from his parents, Bolton eventually got their way and he started training with them.