Grace Donnelly
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Grace Donnelly
| fullname = Grace Louise Donnelly
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|8|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = England
| height = 166cm
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = –2017
| youthclubs1 = Sunderland
| years1 = 2017–2025
| clubs1 = Newcastle United
| caps1 = 141
| goals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 20:39, 9 June 2025
| ntupdate =
}}
Grace Donnelly (born 20 August 1998) is an English footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Women's Championship club Newcastle United.{{cite web |title=Grace Donnelly |url=https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/womens-team/grace-donnelly |publisher=Newcastle United |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=}} She holds the record for making the most appearances for the club, 141 matches in total.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-24 |title=Grace Donnelly to leave Newcastle United Women at end of season |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m9jwzdyyeo |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
Club career
=Newcastle United=
Donnelly signed for Newcastle United from the Sunderland Academy in July 2017.{{cite web |title=Grace Donnelly to depart Newcastle United Women at the end of the season|url=https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/grace-donnelly-to-depart-newcastle-united-women |publisher=Newcastle United |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=April 24, 2025}} She made her debut on 20 August 2017 against Brighouse Town Ladies.{{cite web |title=Aug 20, Newcastle United Womens FC 3 Brighouse Town Ladies 5 |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=17158926 |publisher=The FA |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=}} Donnelly finished the 2017–18 season with 21 appearances for the club.{{cite web |title=Grace Louise Donnelly Player Stats |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedSeasonID=591168894&personID=117643881&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=1&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort= |publisher=The FA |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=}}
In the 2018–19 season she made 20 appearances for the club.{{cite web |title=Grace Louise Donnelly Player Stats |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedSeasonID=276724461&personID=117643881&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=1&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort= |publisher=The FA |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=}}
In March 2020 the club announced that the season had ended with immediate effect due to the outbreak of COVID-19, and she finished the 2019–20 season with 8 appearances.{{cite web |title=Newcastle United Women's season ends with immediate effect|url=https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/newcastle-united-womens-season-ends-with-immediate-effect |publisher=Newcastle United|accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=March 26, 2020}}{{cite web |title=Grace Louise Donnelly Player Stats |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedSeasonID=412303412&personID=117643881&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=1&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort= |publisher=The FA |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=}}
Donnelly suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which kept her from playing for the 2020–21 season.{{cite web |title=Grace Donnelly |url=https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/womens-team/grace-donnelly |publisher=Newcastle United |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=}}
On 1 May 2022 she played in Newcastle United Women's first game at St James' Park against Alnwick Town, and finished the 2021–22 season having made 31 appearances.{{cite web |title=May 1, Alnwick Town 0 Newcastle United 4 |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=21765328 |publisher=The FA |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=}}{{cite web |title=Grace Louise Donnelly Player Stats |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedSeasonID=307003017&personID=117643881&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=1&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort= |publisher=The FA |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=}}
In July 2022 Donnelly was named as the new club captain ahead of the 2022–23 season.{{cite web |title=Grace Donnelly named new Newcastle United Women captain |url=https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/grace-donnelly-named-new-newcastle-united-women-captain |publisher=Newcastle United |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=July 2, 2022}} She won the divisional golden glove award for the most clean sheets in the same season.{{cite web |title=Grace Donnelly to depart Newcastle United Women at the end of the season|url=https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/grace-donnelly-to-depart-newcastle-united-women |publisher=Newcastle United |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=April 24, 2025}} In the 2022-23 season she made 28 appearances for the club.{{cite web |title=Grace Louise Donnelly Player Stats |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedSeasonID=696639056&personID=117643881&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=1&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort= |publisher=The FA |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=}}
Donnelly became a professional footballer when Newcastle United went full time ahead of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web |title=Newcastle United Women becomes full-time professional club|url=https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/newcastle-united-women-becomes-full-time-professional-club |publisher=Newcastle United |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=June 23, 2023}} She won the divisional golden glove award for the second consecutive year.{{cite web |title=Grace Donnelly to depart Newcastle United Women at the end of the season|url=https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/grace-donnelly-to-depart-newcastle-united-women |publisher=Newcastle United |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=April 24, 2025}} In the 2023–24 season she made 26 appearances for the club.{{cite web |title=Grace Louise Donnelly Player Stats |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedSeasonID=356974228&personID=117643881&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=1&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort= |publisher=The FA |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=}}
Newcastle United announced she would be leaving the club at the end of the 2024–25 season, and she played her last game for the club at Ewood Park against Blackburn Rovers.{{cite web |title=Grace Donnelly to depart Newcastle United Women at the end of the season|url=https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/grace-donnelly-to-depart-newcastle-united-women |publisher=Newcastle United |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=April 24, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Blackburn Rovers Women 1 Newcastle United Women 5 |url=https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/blackburn-rovers-women-a-report-24-25 |publisher=Newcastle United |accessdate=June 9, 2025 |date=May 4, 2025}}
Honors
=Club=
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|grace-donnelly/813950}}
- [https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/womens-team/grace-donnelly Newcastle United player profile]
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Category:English women's footballers
Category:Women's association football goalkeepers