Rory Donnelly

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Rory Donnelly
Personal information
Full nameRuaridhri Donnelly[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992
Place of birthBelfast, Northern Ireland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubSwansea City
Number41
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2012Cliftonville50(20)
2012–Swansea City0(0)
2014→ Coventry City (loan)0(0)
National team
2013–Northern Ireland U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Ruaridhri "Rory" Donnelly (born on 18 February 1992) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Swansea City as a striker.

Club career

Cliftonville

Donnelly made his Cliftonville debut on 7 September 2010, coming on as an 85th minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat against Linfield at Windsor Park in the County Antrim Shield. He went on to make 33 league and cup appearances in the 2010–11 season, scoring 7 league goals.[2]

The 2011–12 season started well for Donnelly. In October 2011 he scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 win over Linfield in the County Antrim Shield,[3] the same opposition in the same competition as his debut a year earlier.[4] In November 2011 he scored four goals in a league match against Ballymena United in a 7–3 win to catch the eye of an unnamed Championship club.[5][6]

His good form. continued, and he scored 13 goals in his first 18 league games of the 2011–12 season to attract interest from Arsenal and Liverpool, with the latter club's manager, Kenny Dalglish, confirming they had registered their interest.[7]

Donnelly made his final appearance for Cliftonville on 17 December 2011, in a 2–1 home defeat against Coleraine. He had scored a total of 22 goals in 54 league and cup appearances spanning two seasons.

Swansea City

In December 2011, Swansea City offered £100,000 for Donnelly, before Everton bid "considerably more".[8] The Welsh club then upped their bid and Donnelly agreed a three-and-a-half year deal with Swansea on 30 December 2011 for an undisclosed fee.[9][10] The transfer was completed on 10 January 2012, and Donnelly was given the shirt number 41.

Donnelly scored on his debut for the reserves in an 2-2 draw with Chelsea reserves at Parc-y-scarlets on 28 March 2012.[11]

Donnelly made his first senior appearance for Swansea in a League Cup fixture against Crawley Town on 25 September 2012, coming on as a substitute for Michu.[12] His full début came the next season in a Europa League play-off against Petrolul Ploiești which ended in a 2-1 defeat. [13]

Coventry City (loan)

On 31 January 2014, Donnelly joined Coventry City on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[14] On 4 February 2014, it was confirmed that Donnelly returned to Swansea City due to non-footballing personal reasons.[15]

International career

In November 2011, he was called up to the Northern Ireland Under-21's for the first time, but he did not feature in the match against Serbia.[16][17] In June 2013, Donnelly informed the IFA that he did not wish to be considered for selection for Northern Ireland.[18] However, he then made his Under-21 debut against Denmark in September 2013[19]

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2014[20]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cliftonville 2010–11 NIFL Premiership317002000337
2011–12 NIFL Premiership19130032002215
Total 50200052005522
Swansea City 2012–13 Premier League0000100010
2013–14 Premier League0000001010
Coventry City (loan) 2013–14 League One0000000000
Swansea City Total 0000101020
Career totals 50200062105722

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). The Football Association. 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2012-02-03. 
  2. ↑ "R. Donnelly". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 December 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Cliftonville 6-2 Linfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Rory Donnelly completes Swansea City move". BBC Sport. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Ballymena Utd 3-7 Cliftonville". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Championship club wants Cliftonville striker Donnelly". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Kenny Dalglish confirms Liverpool FC’s interest in Rory Donnelly". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 23 December 2011. 
  8. ↑ "Everton make bid for Cliftonville striker Rory Donnelly". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2011. 
  9. ↑ "Swans close on Donnelly". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 December 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Swansea win Donnelly race". Sky Sports. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2011. 
  11. ↑ "Swans receive clearance for duo". swanseacity.net. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Crawley 2 - 3 Swansea". BBC. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Petrolul Pioesti 2-1 Swansea". BBC. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Sky Blues seal striker loan deal". Coventry City FC. 31 January 2014. 
  15. ↑ "Rory Donnelly returns to Swansea City". Coventry City FC. 4 February 2014. 
  16. ↑ "Cliftonville star Donnelly now gunning for Serbia". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved December 23, 2011. 
  17. ↑ "North. Ireland U21 vs. Serbia U21 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2011. 
  18. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22745927
  19. ↑ "U21s LOSE TO DENMARK". Irish FA. Retrieved August 17, 2013. 
  20. ↑ Rory Donnelly career stats at Soccerbase
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