Shaun Donnellan

Shaun Donnellan
Personal information
Full name Shaun Donnellan[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Barnet, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 2
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 Maidstone United 10 (0)
2019–2020 Woking 30 (2)
2020–2022 Maidenhead United 41 (3)
2022–2024 Torquay United 57 (2)
2024– Livingston 3 (0)
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 10:47, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:32, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Shaun Donnellan (born 16 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship side Livingston. Born in England, he has represented Ireland at youth level.

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] He stayed for one and a half seasons, making 68 appearances across all competitions, scoring 3 goals, before agreeing a move to Livingston.

Donnellan signed a pre-contract agreement with Livingston in December 2023, joining the club on 1 January 2024 after an agreement was made between Livi and Torquay to release him from his contract early.[24][25]

International career

Donnellan is eligible for England and also the Republic of Ireland through his father's family.[26] He received his first call-up for the Republic of Ireland under-19 side in September 2014 for a friendly match against the Netherlands.[26] He replaced Fiacre Kelleher as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 win.[26] A month later he made his second appearance in a 1–0 victory over Sweden.[26] 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.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Other Total
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[b] 0 3 0
Worcester City (loan) 2015–16[14] National League North 16 4 — — — 16 4
Stevenage (loan) 2016–17[27] League Two 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2016–17[27] National League 19 0 — — 2[c] 0 21 0
Walsall (loan) 2017–18[28] League One 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Yeovil Town 2017–18[28] League Two 11 0 — — 0 0 11 0
2018–19[29] League Two 11 0 1 0 0 0 2[b] 1 14 1
Total 22 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 25 1
Maidstone United 2018–19[14] National League 10 0 — — 4[d] 0 14 0
Woking 2019–20[14] National League 30 2 2 0 — 0 0 32 2
Maidenhead United 2020–21[14] National League 13 2 1 0 — 1[d] 0 15 2
2021–22[14] National League 28 1 0 0 — 0 0 28 1
Total 41 3 1 0 — 1 0 43 3
Torquay United 2022–23[14] National League 40 0 4 1 — 3[d] 1 47 2
2023–24[14] National League South 17 2 3 0 — 1[d] 0 21 2
Total 57 2 7 1 — 4 1 68 3
Livingston 2023–24[30] Scottish Premiership 3 0 2 0 — — 5 0
Career total 208 11 14 1 0 0 16 2 238 14
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in National League play-offs
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in FA Trophy

References

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  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. ^ a b "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.
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  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. ^ "Livingston announce signing of former Republic of Ireland youth international". Daily Record. 19 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Donnellan To Depart". Torquay United. 19 December 2023.
  26. ^ a b c d e "FAI Profile". FAI. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Shaun Donnellan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Shaun Donnellan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  29. ^ "Games played by Shaun Donnellan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  30. ^ "Games played by Shaun Donnellan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2024.