Dean Neal | |
Fullname: | Dean John Neal |
Birth Date: | 5 January 1961 |
Birth Place: | Edmonton, England |
Position: | Striker |
Youthyears1: | 19xx–1979 |
Youthclubs1: | Queens Park Rangers |
Years1: | 1979–1981 |
Clubs1: | Queens Park Rangers |
Caps1: | 22 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Years2: | 1981 |
Clubs2: | Tulsa Roughnecks |
Caps2: | 31 |
Goals2: | 12 |
Years3: | 1981–1985 |
Clubs3: | Millwall |
Caps3: | 120 |
Goals3: | 42 |
Years4: | 1985–1988 |
Clubs4: | Southend United |
Caps4: | 40 |
Goals4: | 6 |
Years5: | 1988–19xx |
Clubs5: | Fisher Athletic |
Caps5: | ? |
Goals5: | ? |
Totalcaps: | 213 |
Totalgoals: | 68 |
Dean John Neal (born 5 January 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in both England and the United States, Neal scored 68 goals in 213 league appearances over a nine-year professional career.
Born in Edmonton, London,[1] Neal began his career at Queens Park Rangers, scoring 8 goals in 22 appearances in the Football League between 1979 and 1981.[2] Neal then spent the 1981 season in the North American Soccer League with the Tulsa Roughnecks,[3] before returning to England to play with Millwall, scoring 63 goals in 152 appearances in all competitions over the next four years.[4] Neal won the Millwall Player of the Season award for 1982/83.[5] Neal then moved to Southend United in 1985, scoring 6 goals in 40 appearances over the next three years.[6]
Neal later played non-league football with Fisher Athletic.