Liam Donnelly (footballer)

Liam Donnelly
Donnelly playing for Fulham U21s in 2015
Personal information
Full name Liam Francis Peadar Donnelly[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Dungannon, Northern Ireland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, Right-back, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
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)
2018–2022 Motherwell 53 (8)
2022– Kilmarnock 49 (2)
International career‡
Northern Ireland U16 3 (1)
Northern Ireland U17 14 (1)
2012–2018 Northern Ireland U21 24 (5)
2014– Northern Ireland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:48, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:48, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Liam Francis Peadar Donnelly (born 7 March 1996) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.

Donnelly, who can also play as a defender, has previously played for Dungannon Swifts, Fulham, Crawley Town, Hartlepool United and Motherwell. He has also represented Northern Ireland internationally.

Club career

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Fulham

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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

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On 19 August 2016, Donnelly signed for Hartlepool United, following his release from Fulham.[7]

Motherwell

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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 then required surgery on the injury, ruling him out until after the 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] He was released by Motherwell at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Kilmarnock

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Donnelly signed a one-year contract with Kilmarnock on 5 July 2022.[22]

International career

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Donnelly made his senior Northern Ireland debut on 4 June 2014 against Chile, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute.[23]

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.[24] He eventually finished his time with the under-21 side with 24 caps.[25]

Donnelly was recalled to the senior squad in August 2019, ahead of a friendly against Luxembourg and a Euro 2020 qualifier against Germany.[26] He came on as a substitute against Luxembourg on 5 September, earning his second cap, five years after his first.[27][28]

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 May 2023
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dungannon Swifts 2011–12[29] IFA Premiership 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Fulham 2012–13[30] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[31] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[32] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[33] 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[33] League Two 10 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 12 0
Hartlepool United 2016–17[34] League Two 32 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 33 0
2017–18[35] National League 28 3 1 0 0 0 1[c] 0 30 3
Total 60 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 63 3
Motherwell 2018–19[36] Scottish Premiership 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 11 1
2019–20[37] Scottish Premiership 22 7 3 0 4 4 0 0 29 11
2020–21[38] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22[39] Scottish Premiership 23 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 30 1
Total 53 8 6 1 12 4 0 0 71 13
Kilmarnock 2022–23[40] Scottish Premiership 22 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 27 3
2023–24[41] Scottish Premiership 27 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 31 0
Career total 179 13 11 1 18 5 3 0 211 19
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Liam Donnelly profile". Fulham F.C. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  3. ^ Chelsea seal Youth Cup glory after thriller at the Bridge, The Football Association, 6 May 2014
  4. ^ "Liam Donnelly: Crawley Town sign Fulham defender on loan". BBC Sport. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Liam Extends Crawley Loan". Fulham F.C. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Liam Donnelly: Fulham recall defender from Crawley Town loan". BBC Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Former Fulham Defender Liam Donnelly Signs For Hartlepool United". Hartlepool United F.C. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Liam Donnelly is signing number two". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Turnbull double downs Livingston in thriller". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ Archer, Kenny (4 September 2019). "Liam Donnelly delighted to be back with Northern Ireland". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  11. ^ Goldthorp, Craig (13 July 2019). "Queen of the South 0–3 Motherwell: Steelmen win Betfred opener". Motherwell Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  12. ^ McDougall, Mark (19 July 2019). "Motherwell smash Morton as Dundee United ease past Cowdenbeath in Betfred Cup". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  13. ^ Cameron, Neil (28 July 2019). "Motherwell 4, Annan Athletic 0: Stephen Robinson's new team looking good". Evening Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  14. ^ English, Tom (10 August 2019). "Motherwell 2–5 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  15. ^ Mullen, Scott (24 August 2019). "Hamilton Academical 1–3 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  16. ^ Sutherland, Jonathan (31 August 2019). "Motherwell 3–0 Hibernian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Liam Donnelly: Motherwell 'revelation' earns contract extension". BBC Sport. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  18. ^ Campbell, Andy (4 August 2020). "Ross County 1–0 Motherwell". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  19. ^ "LIAM DONNELLY SIDELINED WITH KNEE INJURY". motherwellfc.co.uk. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  20. ^ McGilvray, Andy (11 September 2020). "Motherwell dealt further Liam Donnelly injury blow". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  21. ^ "QUEEN'S PARK 0-1 MOTHERWELL". motherwellfc.co.uk. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Liam Donnelly: Kilmarnock sign Northern Ireland midfielder after Motherwell exit". BBC Sport. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Late goals seal Chile win over Northern Ireland". BBC Sport. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  24. ^ "Spain U21 1–2 Northern Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Captain Donnelly leaves Under-21s after record 24 appearances". Northern Irish Football Association. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  26. ^ "Liam Donnelly: Midfielder ready to grab Northern Ireland chance 'with both hands'". BBC Sport. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  27. ^ Sterling, Mark (5 September 2019). "Northern Ireland 1–0 Luxembourg". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  28. ^ 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.
  29. ^ Liam Donnelly at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  30. ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  31. ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  32. ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  33. ^ a b "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  34. ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  35. ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  36. ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  37. ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  38. ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  39. ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  40. ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  41. ^ "Games played by Liam Donnelly in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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