Richard O'Donnell

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Richard O'Donnell
Richard O'Donnell May 2007.jpg
O'Donnell with Sheffield Wednesday
Personal information
Full name Richard Mark O'Donnell[1]
Date of birth 12 September 1988 (1988-09-12) (age 23)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Macclesfield Town
(on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
Number 40
Youth career
000?–2006 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006– Sheffield Wednesday 15 (0)
2007 → York City (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Buxton (loan) 2 (0)
2008 → Rotherham United (loan) 0 (0)
2008 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2010 → Grimsby Town (loan) 10 (0)
2011 → Alfreton Town (loan) 0 (0)
2012– → Macclesfield Town (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:23, 20 March 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Richard Mark O'Donnell (born 12 September 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday as a goalkeeper.

[edit] Career

Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, O'Donnell was called up to the Sheffield Wednesday first team at the start of the 2006–07 season and was on the bench for the League Cup tie against Wrexham as backup for Chris Adamson, although he was an Academy player at the time.

O'Donnell joined Conference National team York City on loan on 2 March 2007 on a work experience arrangement.[2] He was recalled by Wednesday on 22 March. He joined Buxton in the Northern Premier League Premier Division on loan in December for a period of 28 days,[3] where he made two appearances.[4] He joined League Two club Rotherham United on a three-month loan in January 2008, as back up for Andy Warrington,[5] but was recalled before the end of the deal as backup to Wednesday's two first choice goalkeepers.[6] O'Donnell was then loaned to League One team Oldham Athletic on an emergency seven-day loan on 14 March.[7] He made his Football League debut the following day at the age of 19 in a League One match against Luton Town.

He joined Conference team Grimsby Town on a 28-day loan on 31 August 2010.[8] He made his Grimsby debut on 4 September in a match against Luton, which Grimsby won 2–0.[9] In February 2011 he joined Alfreton Town one a one-month.[10] He made his first team debut for Wednesday in a 2–0 defeat at Southampton on 19 March.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "search births indexes 1837 – 2006". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action?redef=0. Retrieved 2010-08-31. 
  2. ^ "York boss brings in two new faces". BBC Sport. 2007-03-02. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6410905.stm. Retrieved 2011-11-09. 
  3. ^ "Owls Keeper Out On Loan". Sheffield Wednesday F.C.. 2007-12-11. http://www.swfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10304~1187974,00.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  4. ^ "Richard O'Donnell". Buxton F.C.. http://www.buxtonfc.co.uk/playerStats-profile.php?id=30. Retrieved 2008-06-28. 
  5. ^ "Rotherham sign keeper O'Donnell". BBC Sport. 2008-01-08. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7177302.stm. Retrieved 2011-11-09. 
  6. ^ "O'Donnell Returns As Back-up". Sheffield Wednesday F.C.. 2008-03-07. http://www.swfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10304~1258695,00.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  7. ^ "Lactics sign keeper O'Donnell". Oldham Athletic A.F.C.. 2008-03-14. http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~1265458,00.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  8. ^ "Grimsby Town agree Richard O'Donnell loan deal". BBC Sport. 2010-08-31. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8958087.stm. Retrieved 2011-11-09. 
  9. ^ "Grimsby Town 2–0 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 2010-09-04. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8933002.stm. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  10. ^ "Former Town loan keeper O'Donnell joins Alfreton Town on loan". Grimsby Telegraph. 2010-02-05. http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/grimsbytownnews/Keeper-switch/article-3186303-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  11. ^ "Southampton 2 – 0 Sheff Wed". BBC Sport. 2010-03-19. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9422361.stm. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 

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