Shaun Donnellan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shaun Donnellan[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 16 October 1996||
Place of birth | Barnet, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Yeovil Town | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2015 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Worcester City (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2016 | → Stevenage (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Walsall (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2018– | Yeovil Town | 18 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2017– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 7 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:52, 6 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:36, 11 September 2018 (UTC) |
Shaun Donnellan (born 16 October 1996) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Yeovil Town.
Personal life
Donnellan was born in Barnet, Greater London, England, and attended St James' Catholic High School in Colindale.[4] He is the son of former Chelsea, Fulham and Republic of Ireland U21 international Leo Donnellan.[5] His uncle, Gary Donnellan, was also a professional footballer for Watford and his younger brother, Leo Jr., played in the National League for Dagenham & Redbridge.[5]
Career
He started his career in the youth team at West Bromwich Albion where he started a two-year scholarship in June 2013.[2] After two seasons playing for the under-21 side he signed his first professional contract in July 2015, signing a one-year deal.[6] In December 2015, he was sent out on loan to National League North side Worcester City on a one-month loan deal.[7] In January 2016, after four appearances and one goal against Corby Town, his loan was extended for a further month.[8] In February 2016, his loan was later extended until the end of the season and Donnellan went on to make a total of sixteen appearances for Worcester, also playing alongside his brother Leo, scoring four goals as the club narrowly avoided relegation.[9]
After his loan return he penned a new one-year contract in July 2016, with the option of a further year in the club's favour.[10] Later in the month he joined EFL League Two side Stevenage on a loan deal until January 2017.[11] At the end of August his loan was cancelled by Stevenage and he return to West Brom having not made a single first team appearance.[12] In January 2017, he was sent out on loan again, joining National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a three-month loan deal.[13] He was a first team regular for Dagenham as they narrowly missed out on promotion in the play-offs to Forest Green Rovers, making a total of twenty-one appearances.[14]
In June 2017, West Brom chose to take up the option of a further one-year contract extension after the successful loan spell at Dagenham.[15] In August 2017, he was sent on a six-month loan to EFL League One side Walsall after he had impressed in a pre-season friendly against the Saddlers.[16] He made his league debut in a 2–1 win over Oldham Athletic.[14]
After making eleven appearances for Walsall, Donnellan joined Yeovil Town on 27 January 2018 on a free transfer, signing an eighteen-month deal.[17]
International career
Donnellan is eligible for England and also the Republic of Ireland through his father's family.[18] He received his first call-up for the Republic of Ireland under-19 side in September 2014 for a friendly match against the Netherlands.[18] He replaced Fiacre Kelleher as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 win.[18] A month later he made his second appearance in a 1–0 victory over Sweden.[18] In March 2017 he received his first call-up to the under-21 side for a 2019 UEFA under-21 Championship qualifier against Kosovo, making his debut in a 1–0 victory.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 October 2018
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Bromwich Albion | 2015–16[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2016–17[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2017–18[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2016–17[14] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Worcester City (loan) | 2015–16[14] | National League North | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
Stevenage (loan) | 2016–17[19] | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2016–17[19] | National League | 19 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Walsall (loan) | 2017–18[20] | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Yeovil Town | 2017–18[20] | League Two | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
2018–19[21] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Career total | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 4 |
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in National League play-offs
References
- ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Shaun Donnellan profile". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "Shaun Donnellan". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ O'Neill, Natalie (2 July 2013). "St James' schoolboy Shaun Donnellan hopes to score top goals and grades this summer". Times Series. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Shaun Donnellan hopes to keep playing alongside his younger brother Leo at Worcester City". Worcester News. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ Howell, Bill (7 July 2015). "West Brom youngster's new contract is a 'dream'". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (28 December 2015). "West Bromwich Albion duo Shaun Donnellan and George Cleet praised after "outstanding" debuts for Worcester City". Worcester News. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (28 January 2016). "West Bromwich Albion's Shaun Donnellan extends Worcester City loan deal but George Cleet returns". Worcester News. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "Worcester City extend loans of West Bromwich Albion starlet Shaun Donnellan and Walsall's Amadou Bakayoko". Worcester News. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "Eight more professional deals handed out to youngsters". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "Shaun Donnellan: Stevenage sign West Bromwich Albion defender". BBC Football. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "Kerr makes Stevenage debut while Schumacher returns". The Comet. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "On-loan Dagenham & Redbridge defender Shaun Donnellan learning fast after arriving from West Bromwich Albion". Barking & Dagenham Post. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "S. Donnellan". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ Wilson, Matt (6 June 2017). "West Brom announce academy retained list". Express & Star. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "Shaun Donnellan: Walsall sign West Brom player on six-month loan". BBC Sport. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "Shaun Donnellan: Yeovil Town sign West Bromwich Albion defender on free transfer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "FAI Profile". FAI. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Games played by Shaun Donnellan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Games played by Shaun Donnellan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Shaun Donnellan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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