SpotlightBBC SportUnverified source· 17 Sept 2026
O'Neill: No Rush to Pin Down Graham's Best Role
Northern Ireland's boss wants Everton teenager Braiden Graham kept flexible rather than locked into one position.
B. Graham
player
Age
18
Club
Everton
Position
Attacker
International
Northern Ireland
What happened. Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill said there is no rush for Everton's Braiden Graham to settle on a best position, calling the 18-year-old adaptable. Graham has been an unused substitute in three Everton fixtures this season.
- O'Neill says Graham's best role may be off the side or as a number 10.
- Everton boss David Moyes feels Graham would 'play off the sides' in the Premier League.
- Graham is in the Northern Ireland squad for a four-game Nations League window starting away to Georgia.
“I think the most important thing is not to try and pigeonhole him into a position.”
— Michael O'Neill
Graham is back in the senior Northern Ireland panel for the Nations League quadruple-header, giving him a chance to impress.
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M. O'Neill
Northern Ireland
