 O'Donovan playing for Northampton Town in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Simon O'Donovan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Olympic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Cork City | 79 | (34) |
| 2007–2010 | Sunderland | 17 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Dundee United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Blackpool (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Southend United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 15 | (9) |
| 2010–2013 | Coventry City | 17 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Hibernian (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Northampton Town | 31 | (6) |
| 2014 | DPMM FC | 24 | (15) |
| 2015 | Mitra Kukar | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Central Coast Mariners | 45 | (19) |
| 2017–2019 | Newcastle Jets | 33 | (20) |
| 2019–2020 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Newcastle Jets | 36 | (12) |
| 2021–2024 | Sydney Olympic | 75 | (56) |
| 2024- | Newcastle Olympic | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Republic of Ireland B | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Sydney Olympic (assistant coach)[3] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023 | |||
Roy Simon O'Donovan (born 10 August 1985) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for National Premier Leagues Northern NSW side Newcastle Olympic FC. He has been capped by Ireland at Under-19, Under-21 and B level. O'Donovan has previously played for Cork City, Sunderland, Dundee United, Blackpool, Southend United, Hartlepool United, Coventry City, Hibernian, Northampton Town, DPMM FC, Mitra Kukar FC, Central Coast Mariners, Brisbane Roar, Newcastle Jets and Sydney Olympic.
- ^ "Statistics" (PDF). Premier League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Roy O'Donovan". Central Coast Mariners FC. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Sydney Olympic FC appoints Roy O'Donovan as assistant coach". Greek Herald. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.