- Martin Donnelly (footballer born 1988)
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Martin Donnelly Personal information Date of birth 8 April 1988 Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Playing position Winger Club information Current club Cliftonville Number 11 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2008 Sheffield United 0 (0) 2008 → Rochdale (loan) 0 (0) 2008–2011 Crusaders 98 (14) 2011- Cliftonville 0 (0) National team‡ 2004–2005 Northern Ireland U17 5 (1) 2005–2007 Northern Ireland U19 6 (2) 2007–2008 Northern Ireland U20 3 (0) 2008–2009 Northern Ireland U21 3 (0) 2009– Northern Ireland U23 3 (1) 2009– Northern Ireland 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 30 April 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2010Martin Donnelly (born 28 August 1988) is a Northern Ireland international footballer born in Belfast who plays as a winger for Irish League side Cliftonville.[1]
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]
Honours
Crusaders
- Irish Cup (1): 2008-09
- County Antrim Shield (1): 2009–10
Individual
- Ulster Young Player of the Year (1): 2008–09
References
- ^ "Donnelly signs for Cliftonville". BBC News. 13 May 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13390941.stm.
- ^ Allen, Tommy (9 May 2009). "Crusaders triumph in all-Belfast final". UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=828358.html. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Brave NI fall short in Italy". Sky Sports. 6 June 2009. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3126032,00.html. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Match facts". Sky Sports. 6 June 2009. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_facts/0,19762,11065_3126032,00.html. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Donnelly signs for Cliftonville". BBC News. 13 May 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13390941.stm.
Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Belfast
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Crusaders F.C. players
- Irish Football League players
- Northern Irish football biography stubs
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