BirthNovember 221999

Dwight McNeil

Dwight McNeil, English footballer

In context

When
Monday, November 22 199927 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
Recorded from
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At a glance

Born 1999-11-22.

Known as: association football player. Citizenship: United Kingdom.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life He is of Jamaican descent. [ 1 ] ^ Stead, Matt (14 March 2024). "The multinational players eligible for England and other countries includes Mainoo" . Football365 . Retrieved 8 July 2024 .

Dwight James Matthew McNeil is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Early life

Early life McNeil (left) playing for Burnley in 2018 Dwight James Matthew McNeil [ 1 ] was born on 22 November 1999 [ 2 ] in Rochdale , Greater Manchester, to parents Tracy and Matty McNeil , who is a former professional footballer. [ 3 ] McNeil has two younger siblings, Baillie and Chiara, and he attended the Oasis Academy in Oldham . [ 4 ]

Why this date

Dwight McNeil appears on our November 22 calendar for 1999 as a birth entry.

November 22 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1989NASA
  2. 1990Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  3. 1994Trans World Airlines
  4. 1995Toy Story
  5. 1999Dwight McNeil
  6. 20032003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident
  7. 2004Orange Revolution
  8. 2010Bon Om Touk
  9. 2013Magnus Carlsen
  10. 2014African Americans
  11. 20222022 Chesapeake shooting

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When did Dwight McNeil happen?

November 22 1999 — 27 years ago, on a Monday.

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