JJ Donnelly

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JJ Donnelly
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Donnelly
Date of birth (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2004–2013 Brentford
2013–2015 Dover Athletic
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 EFSC Titans 36 (22)
2017–2018 Campbell Fighting Camels 36 (24)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Jacksonville Armada U-23 8 (2)
2018 SIMA Águilas 12 (4)
2019 South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 12 (6)
2019–2021 Greenville Triumph 58 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024

Joshua "JJ" Donnelly (born 6 March 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward.

Contents

Career

Donnelly was a student at The Abbey School, Faversham and played academy football for Brentford [1] and Dover Athletic. [2]

College

Donnelly began playing college soccer at Eastern Florida State College, [3] where he played two seasons before transferring to Campbell University in 2017. [4]

While at college, Donnelly played with National Premier Soccer League side Jacksonville Armada U-23 in 2016, [5] and USL PDL side SIMA Águilas in 2018. [6]

Following college, Donnelly continued in the PDL, now rebranded as USL League Two, with South Georgia Tormenta FC 2. [7]

Professional

On 8 August 2019, Donnelly signed for USL League One side Greenville Triumph SC. [8] In September 2021, Donnelly suffered a season-ending knee injury in training. [9]

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References

  1. "Joshua Donnelly". EFSC Titans.
  2. "U.S. Scholarship for Dover Athletic Football Academy Student". Faversham, UK: The Abbey School. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. "Joshua Donnelly". EFSC Titans.
  4. "JJ Donnelly - Men's Soccer". Campbell University.
  5. "PREVIEW: Armada U-23 Faces Miami United FC in Final Match of Season". www.jacksonvillearmada.com.
  6. "SIMA Aguilas - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Joshua Donnelly - F". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. "South Georgia Tormenta FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. Triumph, Greenville (8 August 2019). "Triumph Adds Offensive Threat As Playoff Race Begins". Greenville Triumph SC.
  9. "JJ Donnelly To Miss Rest of Season". GreenvilleTriumph.com. Greenville Triumph . Retrieved 25 June 2024.