Stephen O'Donnell (footballer, born 1992)

Stephen O'Donnell

O'Donnell playing for Partick Thistle in 2013
Personal information
Full name Stephen Gerard O'Donnell[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992[2]
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Playing position Defender / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
Number 2
Youth career
Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers
2008–2009 Aberdeen
2009–2011 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Partick Thistle 121 (9)
2015–2017 Luton Town 60 (1)
2017– Kilmarnock 1 (0)
National team
2013 Scotland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:56, 12 August 2017 (UTC).

Stephen Gerard O'Donnell (born 11 May 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock. He has previously played for Partick Thistle and Luton Town and was capped by the Scotland national under-21 team.

Career

Early career

O'Donnell began his career as a youth player with Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers and captained the Aberdeen under-17 team.[3] He then joined Celtic,[4] where he was part of the team that won the Scottish Youth Cup[5] and under-19 league title in 2010–11.

Partick Thistle

O'Donnell was released by Celtic in 2011[6] and on 23 August 2011 signed for Partick Thistle on a one-year contract after impressing on trial.[7] He went on to make his debut on 17 September as a substitute in a 4–0 win at home to Ayr United.[8] In 2012–13, O'Donnell played in 38 matches as Partick Thistle won promotion to the Scottish Premiership and reached the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup.[9] He was named in the PFA Scotland First Division Team of the Year as a result of his performances.[10]

On 27 January 2015, Championship club Blackpool upped an initial offer of £50,000 for O'Donnell to £125,000.[11] This offer was accepted by Partick Thistle, however, O'Donnell rejected the personal terms on offer at Blackpool in favour of seeing the remaining six months of his contract.[12] He left Partick Thistle upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the 2014–15 season,[13] having made 139 appearances for the club.[9]

Luton Town

On 22 June 2015, O'Donnell signed a two-year contract with League Two club Luton Town.[13] He made his Luton debut in a 3–1 win at home to newly promoted Championship club Bristol City in the League Cup on 11 August.[14] O'Donnell's first goal for the club was a 90th-minute winner in a 2–1 win at home to Leyton Orient in the Football League Trophy on 1 September.[15] He finished the 2015–16 season with 33 appearances and one goal.[16] O'Donnell netted his second Luton goal in 2016–17 from a 25 yard shot in a 1–1 draw at home to Yeovil Town on 13 August 2016.[17] However, a loss of form saw O'Donnell lose his place in the team to academy graduate James Justin after a 2–0 defeat away to Crawley Town on 17 September.[18] He regained his place in the team to make his first league start in five matches after Justin suffered a calf injury in the warm up before Luton's 2–1 win away to Leyton Orient on 15 October.[19] O'Donnell lost his place once more when Justin returned from injury for Luton's 3–1 win away to Exeter City in the FA Cup on 5 November, but a half-time substitute appearance in the next round at home to National League club Solihull Moors on 3 December saw him score twice as Luton overturned a 2–0 deficit to win 6–2.[20] He was then recalled to the starting lineup by manager Nathan Jones for the subsequent league match at home to Carlisle United, which resulted in a 1–1 draw.[21] O'Donnell was released when his contract expired at the end of 2016–17.[22]

Kilmarnock

O'Donnell signed a three-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on 4 July 2017.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 August 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partick Thistle 2011–12[8] Scottish First Division 312200000332
2012–13[24] Scottish First Division 29220205[lower-alpha 1]0382
2013–14[25] Scottish Premiership 270003100301
2014–15[26] Scottish Premiership 345202000385
Total 121960715013910
Luton Town 2015–16[16] League Two 30000201[lower-alpha 2]1331
2016–17[27] League Two 30132204[lower-alpha 3]0393
Total 601324051724
Kilmarnock 2017–18[28] Scottish Premiership 1000400050
Career total 182109215110121614
  1. ↑ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club

Partick Thistle

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Stephen O'Donnell". ESPN FC. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "School pals captain Celtic and Aberdeen U-17s". Daily Record. Glasgow. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hibs offer trial to freed Celtic youngster Stephen O'Donnell". Football.co.uk. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Celtic U19 2–1 Rangers U19 (aet)". BBC Sport. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Stephen will go through Hoops for hero Jackie". Evening Times. Glasgow. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Thistle complete signing of new Defender". Partick Thistle F.C. 23 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "S. O'Donnell". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  10. 1 2 Wishart, Fraser (2 May 2013). "PFA Scotland Teams of the Year". PFA Scotland. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Berry, Gavin (27 January 2015). "Partick Thistle accept £125,000 Blackpool bid for Stephen O'Donnell". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  12. ↑ Crawford, Kenny (27 January 2015). "Jags' O'Donnell rejects Blackpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Stephen O'Donnell: Luton Town sign Partick Thistle defender". BBC Sport. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  14. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (11 August 2015). "Jack’s the lad as Hatters shock Robins". Luton Today. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  15. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (1 September 2015). "O'Donnell’s fluke sends Hatters through". Luton Today. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  17. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (13 August 2016). "Hatters held after O'Donnell’s stunner". Luton Today. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  18. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (20 October 2016). "O'Donnell doesn’t want Hatters youngsters to be given a chance at his expense". Luton Today. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  19. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (17 October 2016). "O'Donnell’s display praised after late call-up at Orient". Luton Today. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  20. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (5 December 2016). "O'Donnell not overly worried by criticism from Hatters fans". Luton Today. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  21. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (10 December 2016). "Hatters are held at home by Cumbrians". Luton Today. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  22. ↑ "Luton Town: Craig King & Dan Potts offered deals, but five depart". BBC Sport. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  23. ↑ "Stephen O'Donnell signs for Kilmarnock after release by Luton Town". BBC Sport. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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