Stephen O'Donnell (Scottish footballer)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Stephen James O'Donnell | |
| Date of birth | July 10, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | St Mirren | |
| Number | 12 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001–2005 2003–2004 2005 2005–2007 2007– |
Dundee United → Ross County (loan) Boston United Clyde St. Mirren |
17 (0) 24 (3) 4 (0) 54 (14) 22 (2) |
| National team | ||
| 1999–2000 2001 2002–2003 |
Scotland under-16[1] Scotland under-19[2] Scotland under-20[3] |
4 (0) 1 (0) 2 (2) |
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Stephen James O'Donnell (born 10 July 1983 in Bellshill) is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for St. Mirren. He is the nephew of former Celtic and Motherwell player Phil O'Donnell,[4] who died on the pitch on December 29, 2007.
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[edit] Club career
O'Donnell began his career with Dundee United, making his first-team début in March 2002 and featuring six times in the final months of 2001-02, signing an extended contract in the process.[4] The following season, O'Donnell featured in fourteen matches, scoring a hat-trick in the League Cup[5] and netting in the Scottish Cup defeat to Hibernian.[6] Before the start of the 2003-04 season, manager Ian McCall allowed O'Donnell to join Ross County on loan, [7] where he was reunited with Alex Smith, who gave him his senior début at United. Initially signing on loan for six months, the deal was extended for the duration of the season, with O'Donell playing most matches. Failing to break back into the United first team in 2004-05, O'Donnell went on trial at English side Boston United,[8] joining in February for the rest of the season. After failing to win a long-term contract,[9] O'Donnell returned to Scotland to sign for Clyde.
O'Donnell scored ten goals for the club during the 2005-06 season and was rewarded partway through with a new 18-month contract.[10] O'Donnell scored a penalty at Ibrox against Rangers in the Scottish League Cup, to put Clyde 2-1 up, though they lost 5-2 after extra time. O'Donnell also got the opportunity to score against the other half of the Old Firm, Celtic, a few months later in the Scottish Cup, though this time his penalty was saved. Ironically, he floated in the resulting corner, which led to the winning Clyde goal.
O'Donnell signed for St. Mirren on January 30, 2007[11] and scored his first goal within three weeks, netting in the 1-1 draw against Hearts at Tynecastle.[12] In December 2007, O'Donnell suffered a broken metatarsal in training, ruling him out for three months.[13]
O'Donnell has made 5 appearances this 2008-09 season for St Mirren despite injury problems. He scored a goal in the 3-1 defeat against Motherwell in May 2009.
[edit] International career
O'Donnell has played for his country at under-16[1], under-19[2] and under-20[3] level. In January 2004, O'Donnell was named in the Scotland under-21 squad to play against Hungary under-21s[14] but failed to add to his appearances at earlier levels.
[edit] Career statistics
After 09 May 2009
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2001-02 | Dundee United | Scottish Premier League | 6 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2003-04 | Ross County (loan) | Scottish First Division | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2004-05 | Boston United | Football League Two | 4 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2005-06 | Clyde | Scottish First Division | 33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 12 |
| 2006-07 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | ||
| St Mirren | Scottish Premier League | 5 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2007-08 | 10 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2008-09 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Career Total | 129 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 143 | 24 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ a b "UNDER 16 INTERNATIONALS 1999/2000". Scottish FA. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scotland_matches.cfm?curpageid=514. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ a b "SCOTLAND UNDER 19 INTERNATIONALS, 2001/2002". Scottish FA. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scotland_matches.cfm?curpageid=498. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ a b "INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES 2002/2003". Scottish FA. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scotland_matches.cfm?curpageid=494. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ a b "Dundee Utd turn to youth". BBC Sport. 2002-04-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1927117.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Dundee United rout Queen's Park". BBC Sport. 2002-09-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/2276673.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Brebner is Hibs hero". BBC Sport. 2003-02-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scottish_cup/2689603.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ "O'Donnell moves to County". BBC Sport. 2003-06-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3030632.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ "O'Donnell given trial by Pilgrims". BBC Sport. 2004-10-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/boston_united/3951561.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Pilgrims pair handed new deals". BBC Sport. 2005-05-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/boston_united/4512509.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Four agree new Clyde contracts". BBC Sport. 2005-12-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/clyde/4490624.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Clyde pair complete Buddies move". BBC Sport. 2007-01-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/6300435.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Hearts 1-1 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 2007-02-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6362053.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ "O'Donnell injury blow for Buddies". BBC Sport. 2007-12-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/7142977.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Young Scots to face Hungary". BBC Sport. 2004-01-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/scotland/3431087.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
[edit] See also
- Dundee United F.C. season 2001-02
- Dundee United F.C. season 2002-03
- Clyde F.C. season 2005-06
- Clyde F.C. season 2006-07
- St Mirren F.C. season 2007-08
- St Mirren F.C. season 2008-09
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