Martin Donnelly (footballer, born 1988)

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Martin Donnelly
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-08-28) 28 August 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Linfield
Number 11
Youth career
Sheffield United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2008 → Rochdale (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2011 Crusaders 98 (14)
2011–2017 Cliftonville 219 (23)
2017–2021 Larne 45 (27)
2021-2022 Linfield 0 (0)
International career‡
2004–2005 Northern Ireland U17 5 (1)
2005–2007 Northern Ireland U19 6 (2)
2007–2008 Northern Ireland U20 3 (0)
2007–2009 Northern Ireland U21 5 (0)
2009 Northern Ireland U23 3 (1)
2009 Northern Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2010

Martin Donnelly (born 28 August 1988) is a retired Northern Irish footballer born in Belfast who played as a winger. [1]

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After previously playing for Sheffield United and Rochdale, without appearing in the Football League, Donnelly signed for Crusaders in the summer of 2008, and won the Irish Cup in 2009. [2] Along with team-mate Colin Coates, he was called up to the Northern Ireland squad for the match against Italy on 6 June 2009. Donnelly entered the game as an 82nd-minute substitute to win his first full cap, [3] [4] to add to the three under-21 caps he had won previously.

During his time with the Crues, he made a total of 126 appearances, scoring 22 goals. After turning down the club's offer of a new contract midway through the 2010–11 season, Donnelly joined North Belfast rivals Cliftonville on a two-year contract, of whom he is a lifelong fan. [5]

Donnelly joined Larne in the 2018 transfer window [6] and quickly established himself as a firm fans favourite. He scored 24 goals as the club romped to the 2018/19 Championship title. On 16 August 2021 it was announced that Donnelly had signed for Linfield, as part of a player exchange deal which saw Navid Nasseri move to Larne. [7]

Honours

Crusaders

Cliftonville

Larne

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "David Healy - news of a signing from Larne and a departure to Larne". Linfield F.C. 16 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Allen, Tommy (9 May 2009). "Crusaders triumph in all-Belfast final". UEFA . Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Brave NI fall short in Italy". Sky Sports. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Match facts". Sky Sports. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "Donnelly signs for Cliftonville". BBC News. 13 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Cliftonville trio Martin Donnelly, Ciaran Caldwell and Chris Ramsey move to Larne". BBC News. 11 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Irish Premiership: Martin Donnelly joins Linfield from Larne as Navid Nasseri makes move in opposite direction". BBC Sport NI. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "County Antrim Shield final: Larne defeat Glens in Seaview shootout". BBC Sport . BBC. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Premiership Team of the Year revealed". Belfast Live. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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