SOCCEROOS captain Lucas Neill scored his first goal for United Arab Emirates club Al Jazira, netting the winner in their 1-0 Etisalat Cup win over Dubai FC.

The former Blackburn, West Ham and Galatasaray defender netted from a corner in the 38th minute at Abu Dhabi's Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium as Al Jazira remained unbeaten in three matches of the tournament.

Neill will now return home to Australia to link up with the Socceroos squad ahead of Friday's friendly match against Malaysia in Canberra and Tuesday week's World Cup qualifier against Oman in Sydney.

The UAE league competition kicks off on October 16.

Originally published as Neill nets winner for Al Jazira