Chris Donnell
{{short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|full_name = Chris Robert Donnell{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/chris-donnell/806014/ |title=C. Donnell: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=19 March 2024 }}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|1|24|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland{{cite web |title=Chris Donnell Signs |url=https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2023/july/06/Donnell-Joins-Fulham/ |publisher=Fulham F.C. |access-date=29 March 2024 |language=en |date=6 July 2023}}
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|position = Defensive midfielder
|currentclub = Fulham
|clubnumber = 38
|youthclubs1 = Perth Glory
|youthyears2 = 2023–
|youthclubs2 = Fulham
|years1 = 2020–2023
|clubs1 = Perth Glory NPL
|caps1 = 32
|goals1 = 2
|years2 = 2021–2023
|clubs2 = Perth Glory
|caps2 = 4
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2023–
|clubs3 = Fulham
|caps3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2024
|clubs4 = → Airdrieonians (loan)
|caps4 = 12
|goals4 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2022–
|nationalteam1 = Australia U20
|nationalcaps1 = 8
|nationalgoals1 = 1
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|club-update = 16 August 2024
|nationalteam-update = 14:24, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
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Chris Robert Donnell (born 24 January 2004) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for {{English football updater|Fulham}} club Fulham. Born in Scotland, Donnell represents the Australian national team at youth level.
Club career
= Perth Glory =
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, and a youth product of Perth Glory Academy, Donnell made his first-team debut against Melbourne Victory in a FFA Cup playoff match on 24 November 2021.{{cite web |title=Talented teenage trio sign scholarship extensions |url=https://perthglory.com.au/news/talented-teenage-trio-sign-scholarship-extensions/ |publisher=Perth Glory |access-date=29 March 2024 |language=en-AU |date=6 February 2023}} He made a further three senior appearances for Perth Glory, including his A-League Men debut against Wellington Phoenix on 13 April 2022.{{cite web |title=Midfielder Donnell heading to English Premier League |url=https://perthglory.com.au/news/midfielder-donnell-heading-to-english-premier-league/ |publisher=Perth Glory |access-date=29 March 2024 |language=en-AU |date=6 July 2023}} He extended on a two-year contract in February 2023, amassing only one appearance during the 2022–23 season.
= Fulham =
In July 2023, Donnell was announced to have signed for English Premier League club Fulham for an undisclosed fee, after a successful trial with the London side.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Ben |title=Fulham swoop on Perth Glory young gun |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/perth-glory/perth-glory-young-gun-chris-donnell-english-premier-league-bound-with-fulham-c-11199349 |website=The West Australian |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240329040859/https://thewest.com.au/sport/perth-glory/perth-glory-young-gun-chris-donnell-english-premier-league-bound-with-fulham-c-11199349 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |language=en |date=6 July 2023}} Amidst good form with the under-21 squad, Donnell joined Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians on 1 February 2024, on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web |title=Midfielder Donnell is a Diamond |url=https://www.airdriefc.com/2324-news/240201/midfielder-donnell-is-a-diamond |publisher=Airdrieonians |access-date=29 March 2024 |language=en |date=1 February 2024}} Donnell came on as a second-half substitute for Airdrieonians in the side's win in the 2024 Scottish Challenge Cup final.
Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|chris-donnell/806014}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Donnell, Chris}}
Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Perth Glory FC players
Category:National Premier Leagues players
Category:Footballers from Glasgow
Category:Airdrieonians F.C. players
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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