Sean Neave played the final 13 minutes as Newcastle United lost 2-0 to Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Sean Neave is open to a loan move next season after making his Premier League debut for Newcastle United.
Defeat to Fulham proved a dismal final day but Neave’s appearance offered a silver lining to the Magpies. The Winlaton native came on for the final 13 minutes as Newcastle lost 2-0 at Craven Cottage.
Neave scored 15 goals in 21 games for the under-21s in 2025-26. He has been the standout performer at youth level for two seasons and is clamouring for more opportunities in senior football.
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Sean Neave hints at loan move
“I feel like the past few years have been a really big step up for me,” Neave told BBC Radio Newcastle. “Getting on the bench a lot this season (and) obviously coming on and playing (today). Hopefully, next season, wherever it is, I can regularly play 13 football.
“That would really help me a lot - that's the milestone for next season. I just want to be playing football week in, week out like all these players are doing. Now that I've got a sniff of it and I know what it's like, I just want to be playing. Wherever it is, no matter where I am, I'm just going to do my best and just hope I can just regularly play every week.”
‘Really special’ - Sean Neave
Neave also reflected on a “special” top-flight debut for his boyhood club. He added: “It's really special for me. Obviously, I've been a boyhood fan of the club my whole life. Making my Premier League debut, along with my Champions League debut at the end of the season, it's been a really special moment for me.
“It's been really surreal. I wasn't expecting to come any time soon, so I had to come and hopefully I can have more moments like this. I had no clue. It was just quick.
“I went and warmed up and the gaffer said ‘Get ready’. Hopefully more moments like this can come. I just want to thank the gaffer and all the staff who helped me get to this point. Hearing the fans sing my name is what I used to do when I was a kid, so it meant a lot.”
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