Liam Donnelly (footballer)
![]() Donnelly playing for Fulham U21s in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liam Francis Peadar Donnelly[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 March 1996||
Place of birth | Dungannon, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, Right-back, Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Dungannon Swifts | |||
2012–2014 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Dungannon Swifts | 7 | (0) |
2012–2016 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Hartlepool United | 60 | (3) |
2018– | Motherwell | 34 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
Northern Ireland U16 | 3 | (1) | |
Northern Ireland U17 | 14 | (1) | |
2012–2018 | Northern Ireland U21 | 24 | (5) |
2014– | Northern Ireland | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:42, 26 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:59, 19 September 2021 (UTC) |
Liam Francis Peadar Donnelly (born 7 March 1996) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. He can also play as a defender.
Club career[]
Fulham[]
Donnelly signed for Fulham as a youngster from IFA Premiership club Dungannon Swifts. Donnelly captained Fulham to the 2014 FA Youth Cup final.[3]
On 31 July 2015, Donnelly signed for Crawley Town on a one-month youth loan.[4] The loan was then extended until January 2016,[5] however he was recalled early by Fulham in October.[6]
Hartlepool United[]
On 19 August 2016, Donnelly signed for Hartlepool United, following his release from Fulham.[7]
Motherwell[]
On 7 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Donnelly on an initial two-year contract from Hartlepool United for an undisclosed fee.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory against Livingston on the final day of the season.[9]
At the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Donnelly moved from defence into midfield,[10] and went on to score four goals in three games in the Scottish League Cup group stages, against Queen of the South,[11] Greenock Morton[12] and Annan Athletic.[13] Then in the league, he scored four goals in the opening four matches, with two against Celtic[14] and penalties against Hamilton Academical[15] and Hibernian.[16] In October 2019, Donnelly was rewarded for his early season form as he signed an extension to his contract at Fir Park, to run until summer 2022.[17]
In the opening game of the 2020–21 season, Donnelly missed a penalty as Motherwell lost 1–0 away to Ross County.[18] Following that match he picked up a knee injury in training which was initially expected to keep him out for two months,[19] however he the required surgery on the injury, ruling him out until after new year.[20]
Donnelly made his return from injury on 14 July 2021, as a substitute in a 1–0 win away to Queen's Park in a Scottish League Cup group stage match.[21]
International[]
Donnelly made his senior Northern Ireland debut on 4 June 2014 against Chile, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute.[22]
On 11 September 2018, Donnelly made his 22nd appearance for Northern Ireland's under-21s in a 2–1 win away to Spain, a match in which he scored from a penalty, and in doing so became the nation's record cap holder at that level.[23] He eventually finished his time with the under-21 side with 24 caps.[24]
Donnelly was recalled to the senior squad in August 2019, ahead of a friendly against Luxembourg and a Euro 2020 qualifier against Germany.[25] He came on as a substitute against Luxembourg on 5 September, earning his second cap, five years after his first.[26][27]
Career statistics[]
- As of 26 September 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dungannon Swifts | 2011–12[28] | IFA Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Fulham | 2012–13[29] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013–14[30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15[31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015–16[32] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Crawley Town (loan) | 2015–16[32] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Hartlepool United | 2016–17[33] | League Two | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
2017–18[34] | National League | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
Total | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 3 | ||
Motherwell | 2018–19[35] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
2019–20[36] | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | |
2020–21[37] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22[38] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12 | ||
Career total | 111 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 15 |
References[]
- ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Liam Donnelly profile". Fulham F.C. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Chelsea seal Youth Cup glory after thriller at the Bridge, The Football Association, 6 May 2014
- ^ "Liam Donnelly: Crawley Town sign Fulham defender on loan". BBC Sport. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Liam Extends Crawley Loan". Fulham F.C. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Liam Donnelly: Fulham recall defender from Crawley Town loan". BBC Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Former Fulham Defender Liam Donnelly Signs For Hartlepool United". Hartlepool United F.C. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Liam Donnelly is signing number two". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Turnbull double downs Livingston in thriller". BBC Sport.
- ^ Archer, Kenny (4 September 2019). "Liam Donnelly delighted to be back with Northern Ireland". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Goldthorp, Craig (13 July 2019). "Queen of the South 0–3 Motherwell: Steelmen win Betfred opener". Motherwell Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ McDougall, Mark (19 July 2019). "Motherwell smash Morton as Dundee United ease past Cowdenbeath in Betfred Cup". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Cameron, Neil (28 July 2019). "Motherwell 4, Annan Athletic 0: Stephen Robinson's new team looking good". Evening Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ English, Tom (10 August 2019). "Motherwell 2–5 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Mullen, Scott (24 August 2019). "Hamilton Academical 1–3 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Sutherland, Jonathan (31 August 2019). "Motherwell 3–0 Hibernian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Liam Donnelly: Motherwell 'revelation' earns contract extension". BBC Sport. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Campbell, Andy (4 August 2020). "Ross County 1–0 Motherwell". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "LIAM DONNELLY SIDELINED WITH KNEE INJURY". motherwellfc.co.uk. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ McGilvray, Andy (11 September 2020). "Motherwell dealt further Liam Donnelly injury blow". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "QUEEN'S PARK 0-1 MOTHERWELL". motherwellfc.co.uk. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Late goals seal Chile win over Northern Ireland". BBC Sport. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Spain U21 1–2 Northern Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Captain Donnelly leaves Under-21s after record 24 appearances". Northern Irish Football Association. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Liam Donnelly: Midfielder ready to grab Northern Ireland chance 'with both hands'". BBC Sport. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Sterling, Mark (5 September 2019). "Northern Ireland 1–0 Luxembourg". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Hanna, Gareth (6 September 2019). "How Shayne Lavery and Liam Donnelly's Northern Ireland cameos provided optimism for big international futures". Belfasttelegraph. Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Liam Donnelly at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
External links[]
- Liam Donnelly at Soccerbase
- Northern Ireland official profile at Irish FA
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Dungannon
- Dungannon Swifts F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Association football defenders
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland youth international footballers
- Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Sportspeople from County Tyrone