Shaun Donnellan
Personal information
Full name Shaun Donnellan[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996[2]
Place of birth Barnet, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Torquay United
Number 16
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)
2017 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 21 (0)
2017–2018 → Walsall (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2019 Yeovil Town 22 (0)
2019–2020 Woking 30 (2)
2020–2022 Maidenhead United 41 (3)
2022– Torquay United 60 (2)
International career‡
2014 Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:58, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:32, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Shaun Donnellan (born 16 October 1996) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Torquay United.

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 while on loan at Walsall he returned to his parent club West Brom, Donnellan then joined Yeovil Town on 27 January 2018 on a free transfer, signing an eighteen-month deal.[17] On 8 January 2019, Donnellan left the Glovers after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[18]

On 31 January 2019, Donnellan signed for National League side Maidstone United.[19]

On 13 July 2019, after impressing manager Alan Dowson in pre-season, Donnellan signed a deal with newly-promoted Woking.[20] He played 32 times in the 2019-20 season, scoring two goals.

On 25 July 2020, Donnellan signed for Maidenhead United.[21] He left the Magpies at the end of the 2021-22 season, after three goals in 43 games.[22]

On 15 July 2022, Donnellan joined Torquay United.[23]

International career

Donnellan is eligible for England and also the Republic of Ireland through his father's family.[24] He received his first call-up for the Republic of Ireland under-19 side in September 2014 for a friendly match against the Netherlands.[24] He replaced Fiacre Kelleher as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 win.[24] A month later he made his second appearance in a 1–0 victory over Sweden.[24] 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.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2015–16[14] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[14] Premier League 0000——00
2017–18[14] Premier League 00—00—00
Total 000000—00
West Bromwich Albion U23 2016–17[14] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Worcester City (loan) 2015–16[14] National League North 164———164
Stevenage (loan) 2016–17[25] League Two 00—00—00
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2016–17[25] National League 190——2[lower-alpha 2]0210
Walsall (loan) 2017–18[26] League One 10010——110
Yeovil Town 2017–18[26] League Two 110——00110
2018–19[27] League Two 11010002[lower-alpha 1]1141
Total 220100021251
Maidstone United 2018–19[14] National League 100——4[lower-alpha 3]0140
Woking 2019–20[14] National League 30220—00322
Maidenhead United 2020–21[14] National League 13210—1[lower-alpha 3]0152
2021–22[14] National League 28100—00281
Total 41310—10433
Torquay United 2022–23[14] National League 40041—3[lower-alpha 3]1472
2023–24[14] National League South 3000—0030
Total 43041—31502
Career total 1919910015221512
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in National League play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Shaun Donnellan profile". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Shaun Donnellan". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 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.
  6. ↑ Howell, Bill (7 July 2015). "West Brom youngster's new contract is a 'dream'". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Eight more professional deals handed out to youngsters". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Shaun Donnellan: Stevenage sign West Bromwich Albion defender". BBC Football. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Kerr makes Stevenage debut while Schumacher returns". The Comet. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "S. Donnellan". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  15. ↑ Wilson, Matt (6 June 2017). "West Brom announce academy retained list". Express & Star. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Shaun Donnellan: Walsall sign West Brom player on six-month loan". BBC Sport. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Shaun Donnellan: Yeovil Town sign West Bromwich Albion defender on free transfer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  18. ↑ "News | Defender Donnellan departs". Yeovil Town F.C. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  19. ↑ Tucker, Craig (31 January 2019). "Maidstone United make signings from Crystal Palace and Fulham". Kent Online. KM Media Group. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  20. ↑ "Shaun Donnellan signs". Woking F.C. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  21. ↑ NEW SIGNINGS | TREBLE CAPTURE FOR DEV
  22. ↑ Magpies Retained List Confirmed
  23. ↑ "Donnellan Joins United". torquayunited.com. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 "FAI Profile". FAI. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Shaun Donnellan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Shaun Donnellan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Donnellan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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