Joe McDonnell (footballer)

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Joe McDonnell
Personal information
Full name Joseph Patrick McDonnell [1]
Date of birth (1994-05-19) 19 May 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Eastleigh
Number 1
Youth career
2011–2012 Basingstoke Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Basingstoke Town 6 (0)
2013 → Hendon (loan) 16 (0)
2014–2020 AFC Wimbledon 23 (0)
2016 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → Harrow Borough (loan) 14 (0)
2020 Notts County 6 (0)
2020– Eastleigh 149 (0)
2022 → Solihull Moors (loan) 4 (0)
2023 → Boreham Wood (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

Joseph Patrick McDonnell (born 19 May 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eastleigh.

Contents

Playing career

Basingstoke Town

McDonnell came through the ranks at Basingstoke Town under the guidance of academy manager Jason Bristow, who gave him his first contract after playing amateur cricket up until around the age of 16 or 17. McDonnell was also previously coached by current AFC Wimbledon goalkeeping coach Ashley Bayes at Basingstoke, who he credits with influencing him to become a goalkeeper. [2]

After graduating from the Basingstoke academy, McDonnell made two league appearances for the Dragons during the 2012–13 season, and a further four the following season, as well as spending time on loan at Hendon. He made a total of twelve appearances for Basingstoke Town in all competitions. [3]

AFC Wimbledon

In July 2014, he signed a professional contract at AFC Wimbledon after turning down interest from other clubs. [2] After featuring as a mainstay on Wimbledon's bench for the first half of the season, McDonnell made his first team début on 14 February 2015, coming on as a 23rd-minute substitute in the 2–0 away loss to Shrewsbury Town after James Shea was stretchered off. [4]

He was released by Wimbledon at the end of the 2018-19 season. [5] However, on 2 August 2019, he re-signed for the club on a short-term contract after an injury to first choice goalkeeper Nathan Trott. [6]

Notts County

On 3 February 2020, McDonnell signed for Notts County, on a contract until the end of the current season. [7]

Eastleigh

On 14 August 2020, McDonnell signed for Eastleigh. [8] After appearing in every minute of the National League as of the awards ceremony as well as every minute in the FA Cup, McDonnell was awarded the Eastleigh Player of the Season award. [9]

On 18 June 2021, McDonnel signed a contract extension for Eastleigh till the end of the 2022–23 season. [10]

Statistics

As of end of 2019–20 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2014–15 [11] League Two 4000000040
2015–16 [12] 0000000000
2016–17 [13] League One 3000002 [lower-alpha 1] 050
2017–18 [14] 1000004 [lower-alpha 1] 050
2018–19 [15] 14020002 [lower-alpha 1] 0180
2019–20 [16] 1000001 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total230200090340
Notts County 2019–20 [16] National League 6000—2 [lower-alpha 2] 080
Eastleigh 2020-21 430stats unavailable
2021-22 420
2022-23 460
2023-24 18010
Total1490--------
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Joe McDonnell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Joe aims to repay the faith". AFC Wimbledon. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Player Profile: Joe McDonnell". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Shrewsbury 2–0 Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Squad update from the manager". AFC Wimbledon. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Wally calls for strong resolve ahead of Rotherham opener". AFC Wimbledon. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "McDonnell arrives, Fitzsimons departs". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Joe McDonnell quits Notts County to join their National League rivals". Nottinghamshire Live. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  9. 1 2 "2020/21 END OF SEASON AWARDS". www.eastleighfc.com. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "National League news - June 2021". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Joe McDonnell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Joe McDonnell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Joe McDonnell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Joe McDonnell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Joe McDonnell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Joe McDonnell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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