Aaron Donnelly

Aaron Donnelly
Donnelly training with Dundee in 2023
Personal information
Full name Aaron Martin Donnelly[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Magherafelt, Northern Ireland[3]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[4]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Colchester United
(on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Number 25
Youth career
Magherafelt Sky Blues
2015–2019 Dungannon Swifts
2019–2022 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2023Port Vale (loan) 20 (1)
2023–2024Dundee (loan) 21 (0)
2024–Colchester United (loan) 7 (0)
International career
2019 Northern Ireland U17 2 (0)
2021– Northern Ireland U21 16 (0)
2024– Northern Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Aaron Martin Donnelly (born 8 June 2003) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Colchester United, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest. A Northern Ireland international, he turned professional at Nottingham Forest in August 2021. He spent the second half of the 2022–23 season on loan at Port Vale and was loaned out to Dundee for the 2023–24 season. He joined Colchester United on a season-long loan in August 2024.

  1. ^ Aaron Donnelly at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ Aaron Donnelly at Soccerbase
  3. ^ Fullerton, Darren (6 September 2022). "Nottingham Forest first-team experience gives NI teen hunger for more". BelfastLive. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Aaron Donnelly player stats for team Nottingham Forest U21". tipsscore.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.