Danny O'Donnell (footballer, born 1986)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel O'Donnell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rainford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Warrington Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Crewe Alexandra | 78 | (2) |
| 2010 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Stockport County | 51 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Barrow | ||
| 2014 | Ballarat Red Devils | ||
| 2015 | Workington | ||
| 2015–2016 | Warrington Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel O'Donnell (born 10 March 1986) is an English semi-professional footballer who last played as a defender for Warrington Town.
Career
[edit]Liverpool
[edit]Born in Rainford, Merseyside,[1] O'Donnell was 16 years old when he was spotted by Liverpool playing in a local amateur league for his village side 'Rainford Rangers'.[citation needed] He joined Liverpool in 2002, and moved up through the ranks, and was captain of the under-18 side. He was promoted to train with the first-team at Melwood in 2005. He was included in the Liverpool squad for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, and was given the number 5 shirt for the tournament.
Crewe Alexandra
[edit]O'Donnell featured in Liverpool's pre-season friendlies against Wrexham and Crewe and excelled on both occasions. He played well enough to impress Crewe to make a move to get him on loan. It was announced on 7 August 2006 that he would join Crewe on a six-month loan deal[2] and would wear the number 37 shirt.[3][4] His loan deal was extended in December 2006.[5] On 13 June, he signed for Crewe permanently for a fee rising to £300,000. He was released by Crewe in June 2010.[6]
Shrewsbury Town
[edit]After his release he went on trial with Rochdale[7] before he joined Shrewsbury Town on a 6-month deal in August 2010.[8] He was released at the end of December when his deal expired.[9]
Stockport County
[edit]On 27 January 2011 he joined Stockport County until the end of the season[10] and made his debut two days later in his new club's 4–0 defeat at Rotherham. [11] In May 2011 he was offered a new one-year deal by the club[12] which the club announced he had signed in July 2011.[13] He was offered a further one-year contract by the club in May 2012. Danny scored his final goal for the club on 4 September in the home loss to local rivals Macclesfield town, he bundled home a corner to make the score 3–3 but a late own goal by James Tunnicliffe gave the silkmen the three points.[14]
Barrow
[edit]On 22 January 2013, O'Donnell signed for Barrow on a 16-month contract, taking him to the end of the 2013–14 season.[15]
Ballarat Red Devils
[edit]On 10 March 2014 it was revealed that O'Donnell would be moving to Australia to the Ballarat Red Devils ahead of their inaugural National Premier League Victoria season.[16] O'Donnell returned to England after visa issues ahead of the 2015 season.[17]
Workington
[edit]In March 2015 Danny O'Donnell joined Workington AFC until the end of the season.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "Crewe To Sign Liverpool Youngster". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 7 August 2006. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Crewe sign Liverpool's O'Donnell". BBC Sport. 8 August 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ Pen Portrait: Danny O'Donnell (Liverpool & Crewe Alexandra) Archived 14 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "O'Donnell to stay". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 20 December 2006. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Crewe Alex: Gradi starts squad overhaul". The Sentinel. Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Dale look at O'Donnell". Sky Sports. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Shrews secure O'Donnell deal". Sky Sports. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Shrewsbury Town release defender Daniel O'Donnell". BBC Sport. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Daniel O'Donnell signs". Stockport County F.C. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Rotherham 4–0 Stockport". BBC Sport. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "2011–12 retained list revealed". Stockport County F.C. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
- ^ "New Kits & Welcome Back to Danny, Danny and Andy". Stockport County F.C. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
- ^ Hatters squad taking shape[permanent dead link] Stockport County F.C. 9 May 2012
- ^ "Barrow AFC - Latest News". Archived from the original on 15 February 2013.
- ^ Big deal: Red Devils recruit Liverpool player Danny O'Donnell Ballarat Courier.
- ^ O'Donnell quits Red Devils over visa bungle Ballarat Courier
- ^ Workington Reds sign ex-Liverpool defender until end of season Archived 14 April 2015 at archive.today News & Star
External links
[edit]- Danny O'Donnell at Soccerbase
- 1986 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Ballarat City FC players
- Workington A.F.C. players
- Warrington Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- People from Rainford
- Footballers from Merseyside
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens
- 21st-century English sportsmen