Oliver Gill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver David Gill | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Frimley, Surrey, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Bradford City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 4 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Oliver David Gill (born 15 September 1990) is an English former footballer who played as a defender for Manchester United. He also played for Bradford City on loan in 2010. He was born in Frimley, Surrey, and is the son of former Manchester United chief executive David Gill.
Although born in Frimley, Gill and his family moved to Manchester in 1997 when his father David took over as finance director of Manchester United. Gill began training at the Manchester United academy, and was first involved with the Under-18 side in April 2006, when he was named as an unused substitute in a 3–2 away defeat to Sunderland. His first appearance for the Under-18s came more than a year later, as he started in both of the final two games of the 2006–07 season: a 4–0 away win over Sheffield United on 21 April 2007 and a 1–0 home defeat to Sunderland a week later. In July 2007, Gill signed his first trainee contract with the club, and the following season he became a regular in the Under-18 team, making 16 league appearances during the season. Gill's first goal for the Under-18s came on 1 September 2007, when he scored the only goal in the 92nd minute of a 1–0 home win over Nottingham Forest.
Following his first full season in the Under-18s, Gill got his first taste of reserve team football in July 2008, when he made two substitute appearances in pre-season friendlies against Altrincham and Oxford United. Meanwhile, he continued as a regular in the Under-18s, and on 8 October 2008, he made his competitive debut for the reserves: a 3–0 away win over Bolton Wanderers in the Premier Reserve League. In February 2009, Gill made the full step up to the reserve team on a regular basis, playing in 12 of the team's final 17 matches of the season, including the final of the 2008–09 Manchester Senior Cup against Bolton Wanderers; Gill came on for forward Danny Welbeck in the 74th minute, helping United in the final 16 minutes to close out a 1–0 win.
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