Shaun Donnellan (born 16 October 1996) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Torquay United.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Shaun Donnellan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 26)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Barnet, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Club 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) |
| 2016 | → Stevenage (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 19 | (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– | Torquay United | 13 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 22 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:32, 16 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Worcester City (loan) | 2015–16[14] | National League North | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2016–17[25] | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2016–17[25] | National League | 19 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Walsall (loan) | 2017–18[26] | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2017–18[26] | League Two | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[27] | League Two | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Maidstone United | 2018–19[27] | National League | 10 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Woking | 2019–20[28] | National League | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Maidenhead United | 2020–21 | National League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | National League | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 148 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 165 | 10 | ||
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