Liam Donnelly (footballer)

Northern Irish 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 26)[2]
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

|  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|  0|  (0)
National team‡
|  Northern Ireland U16|  3|  (1)
|  Northern Ireland U17|  14|  (1)
2012–2018|  Northern Ireland U21|  24|  (5)
2014–|  Northern Ireland|  3|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:21, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Liam Francis Peadar Donnelly (born 7 March 1996) is a Northern Irish 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.

## Contents

* 1 Club career
* 1.1 Fulham
* 1.2 Hartlepool United
* 1.3 Motherwell
* 1.4 Kilmarnock
* 2 International
* 3 Career statistics
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Club career[edit]

### Fulham[edit]

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[edit]

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

### Motherwell[edit]

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[edit]

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

## International[edit]

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[edit]

As of match played 14 May 2022
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[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 | 0 | 12 | 0
Hartlepool United | 2016–17[34] | League Two  | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0
2017–18[35] | 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[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
Career total  | 130 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 16

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Liam Donnelly at Soccerbase
* Northern Ireland official profile at Irish FA

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* 1 Hemming
* 2 Mayo
* 3 Dorsett
* 4 Power
* 5 Taylor
* 6 Stokes (c)
* 7 McKenzie
* 8 Alston
* 9 Shaw
* 10 Jones
* 11 Armstrong
* 15 Murray
* 16 Robinson
* 17 Lyons
* 18 Waters
* 19 Wright
* 20 Walker
* 21 McInroy
* 22 Donnelly
* 23 Sotona
* 24 McGowan
* 25 Alebiosu
* 26 Doidge
* 27 Cameron
* 28 Lafferty
* 31 Polworth
* 32 Warnock
* 33 Chrisene
* 34 Watson
* 50 Woods
* Manager: McInnes

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