Liam Donnelly

Liam Francis Peadar Donnelly (born 7 March 1996) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. He can also play as a defender.

Club Career

Fulham

Donnelly signed for Fulham as a youngster from IFA Premiership club Dungannon Swifts. Donnelly captained Fulham to the 2014 FA Youth Cup final.

On 31 July 2015, Donnelly signed for Crawley Town on a one-month youth loan. The loan was then extended until January 2016, however he was recalled early by Fulham in October.

Hartlepool United

On 19 August 2016, Donnelly signed for Hartlepool United, following his release from Fulham.

Motherwell

On 7 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Donnelly on an initial two-year contract from Hartlepool United for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory against Livingston on the final day of the season.

At the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Donnelly moved from defence into midfield, and went on to score four goals in three games in the Scottish League Cup group stages, against Queen of the South,Greenock Morton and Annan Athletic. Then in the league, he scored four goals in the opening four matches, with two against Celtic and penalties against Hamilton Academical and Hibernian. In October 2019, Donnelly was rewarded for his early season form as he signed an extension to his contract at Fir Park, to run until summer 2022.

In the opening game of the 2020–21 season, Donnelly missed a penalty as Motherwell lost 1–0 away to Ross County. Following that match he picked up a knee injury in training which was initially expected to keep him out for two months, however he the required surgery on the injury, ruling him out until after new year.

Donnelly made his return from injury on 14 July 2021, as a substitute in a 1–0 win away to Queen's Park in a Scottish League Cup group stage match.