Luke Donnelly

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Luke Donnelly
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Alloa Athletic
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2014 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Celtic 0 (0)
2014–2015 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 17 (1)
2016 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 6 (1)
2017 → Greenock Morton (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2018 Queen's Park 26 (8)
2018–2019 Stranraer 18 (4)
2019–2022 Arbroath 30 (6)
2022– Alloa Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:28, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Luke Donnelly (born 20 January 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Alloa Athletic. Donnelly began his career as a youth player for Celtic and has since played for East Stirlingshire, Morton, Queen's Park, Stranraer, Arbroath and is in his second spell with Alloa.

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Club career

Born in Glasgow, Donnelly started his career with Celtic playing regularly for their development side. [1]

Donnelly moved on a two-month loan to East Stirlingshire in November 2014, [2] which was later extended until the end of the season. [3]

On 21 May 2015, he scored Celtic's third goal in a 5–2 victory against Rangers as they won the 2014–15 Scottish Youth Cup. [4]

On 26 August 2016, Donnelly joined Alloa Athletic on loan. [5] He made his debut the following day as a substitute and scored in a 4–0 victory against Albion Rovers. [6] Donnelly then joined Greenock Morton on loan in February 2017, for the remainder of the season. [7]

After leaving Celtic at the end of the 2016–17 season, Donnelly signed as an amateur for Scottish League One side Queen's Park for the 2017–18 season. [8]

In the summer of 2018, Donnelly signed for Stranraer. [9] In January 2019, he then moved to Arbroath signing an eighteen-month contract. [10]

Donnelly returned to Alloa Athletic on 31 August 2022. [11]

Career statistics

As of 21 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2014–15 [12] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2015–16 [13] Scottish Premiership0000000000
2016–17 [14] Scottish Premiership0000000000
Total0000000000
East Stirlingshire (loan) 2014–15 [12] Scottish League Two 171000000171
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2016–17 [14] Scottish League One 6100003 [lower-alpha 1] 091
Greenock Morton (loan) 2016–17 [14] Scottish Championship 6010000070
Queen's Park 2017–18 [15] Scottish League One26800002 [lower-alpha 2] 0288
Stranraer 2018–19 [16] Scottish League One18410411 [lower-alpha 1] 0245
Arbroath 2018–19 [16] Scottish League One131000000131
2019–20 [17] Scottish Championship17530102 [lower-alpha 1] 0235
Total306301020366
Career total1032050518012121
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "Development Squad team". Celtic F.C. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "DONNELLY MAKES SHIRE LOAN MOVE". Scottish Professional Football League. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "LATEST SIGNINGS AND DEPARTURES". Scottish Professional Football League. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Celtic win 2015 Little Big Shot Youth Cup". Scottish Football Association. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Luke Donnelly joins on loan". Alloa Athletic F.C. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Lafferty, Graeme (1 September 2016). "Dream start for Alloa loan man Luke Donnelly who grabbed his first goal for the club on Saturday". Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (6 February 2017). "Celtic forward Luke Donnelly to join on loan". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Signing news". Queen's Park FC. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Blues swoop for striker". Stranraer F.C. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Luke Donnelly". Arbroath F.C. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Luke Donnelly returns to the Indodrill". Alloa Athletic FC. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Luke Donnelly in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Luke Donnelly in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  14. 1 2 3 "Games played by Luke Donnelly in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Luke Donnelly in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Luke Donnelly in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Luke Donnelly in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.


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