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
 Luton Town
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– Luton Town 41 (1)
National team
2013 Scotland U21 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 29 October 2016 (UTC).


Stephen Gerard O'Donnell (born 11 May 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Luton Town. He played for the Scotland national under-21 team.

Youth 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 during the 2010–11 season.

Club career

Partick Thistle

O'Donnell was released by Celtic in 2011[6] and on 23 August 2011 signed for Partick Thistle on a one-year deal after impressing on trial.[7] He went on to make his debut on 17 September 2011 as a substitute against Ayr United in their 4–0 win.[8] In the 2012–13 season, O'Donnell played 38 games 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 out at the Firhill side.[12] He left Partick Thistle upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the 2014–15 season,[13] making 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 home win over Bristol City in the League Cup first round on 11 August 2015.[14] O'Donnell's first goal for the club was a 90th-minute winner in a 2–1 win over Leyton Orient in the Football League Trophy.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partick Thistle 2011–12[16] Scottish First Division 312200000332
2012–13[17] Scottish First Division 29220205[lower-alpha 1]0382
2013–14[18] Scottish Premiership 270003100301
2014–15[19] Scottish Premiership 345202000385
Total 121960715013910
Luton Town 2015–16[20] League Two 30000201[lower-alpha 2]1331
2016–17[21] League Two 11122202[lower-alpha 3]0173
Total 411224031504
Career total 16210821118118914
  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. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Stephen O'Donnell". ESPN FC. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "School pals captain Celtic and Aberdeen U-17s". Daily Record. 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. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Partick Thistle 4–0 Ayr United". BBC Sport. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 10 April 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. 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. ↑ "Luton Town 3–1 Bristol City". Luton Town F.C. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  15. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (1 September 2015). "O'Donnell's fluke sends Hatters through". Luton Today. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Stephen O'Donnell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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