Sean Thomas Neave (born 27 May 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is an England youth international.
Neave started his youth career at Wallsend Boys Club before joining the academy at Newcastle United. A striker, he was a regular goal scorer throughout his time with the Newcastle academy system, including 17 goals in his first 30 games for Newcastle U18. He signed a first professional contract with the club in July 2024. That summer, he featured in the 2024 HKFC Soccer Sevens for Newcastle U21.
Neave was included in the Newcastle first-team match-day squad on 8 February 2025, named as a substitute for their FA Cup fourth round tie away at Birmingham City. He was an unused substitute as Newcastle won the 2025 EFL Cup final 2-1 against Liverpool on 16 March 2025 to claim their first major trophy for seventy years.
On 18 February 2026, Neave made his debut for Newcastle coming on as a substitute for Harvey Barnes in a 6âÂÂ1 win over QarabaàFK in the Champions League.
Neave is an England U18 international.
On 28 March 2026, Neave made his England U19 debut as a substitute during a 1-0 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification win over Poland.
Described as a "rangy striker", he was approaching the height of 6ft 1 inches by the age of 17.
Neave attended Thorp Academy in Ryton, Tyne and Wear. He and his family reside in the village of Winlaton.
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