Liam Donnelly (footballer)

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Liam Donnelly
Liam Donnelly Fulham.jpg
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 42 (2)
International career‡
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 23:57, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:30, 2 January 2023 (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.

Contents

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

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 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

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

International

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

As of match played 20 May 2023
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dungannon Swifts 2011–12 [29] IFA Premiership 7000000070
Fulham 2012–13 [30] Premier League 0000000000
2013–14 [31] Premier League0000000000
2014–15 [32] Championship 0000000000
2015–16 [33] Championship0000000000
Total0000000000
Crawley Town (loan) 2015–16 [33] League Two 10000101 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
Hartlepool United 2016–17 [34] League Two32000001 [lower-alpha 2] 0330
2017–18 [35] National League 28310001 [lower-alpha 3] 0303
Total603100020633
Motherwell 2018–19 [36] Scottish Premiership 71004000111
2019–20 [37] Scottish Premiership2273044002911
2020–21 [38] Scottish Premiership1000000010
2021–22 [39] Scottish Premiership230314000301
Total53861124007113
Kilmarnock 2022–23 [40] Scottish Premiership222104100273
Career total15213811753018019
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

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