Liam Donnelly

Liam Donnelly of St Mirren was born in Dungannon, N. Ireland on 7 March 1996 (age 30).

Liam Donnelly, born on 7 March 1996 (age 30), is a Northern Irish midfielder with St Mirren, where he wears the number 4 shirt and is used primarily in a central defensive role.

His most productive league season came at Motherwell in 2019-20, when he scored seven goals in 22 appearances. For a player more often associated with the holding side of midfield, that was a decent return rather than a statistical accident.

At St Mirren in 2026-27, Donnelly has made one league appearance and three Scottish Cup appearances, giving him four appearances across all competitions for the club.

His career has been built around steady midfield work, with Motherwell providing his strongest scoring spell and St Mirren now the current stop.

📈 Key stats and insights

Liam Donnelly has made one Premiership appearance for St Mirren in 2026-27

Liam Donnelly has three Scottish Cup appearances this season

Liam Donnelly scored seven goals for Motherwell in 2019-20

Liam Donnelly moved from Kilmarnock to St Mirren on a free transfer in July 2025

Liam Donnelly’s senior moves include three free transfers and one loan

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Cen Def Mid
Primary Position: Midfielder
Position

Liam Donnelly

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1.81m (5ft 11in)
Height: 4
Squad Number: 79kg (12st 6lb)
Weight: 7 March 1996 (age 30)
Date of Birth: Dungannon
Birthplace: N. Ireland
Country of Birth: St Mirren
Team

📊 Season stats

Team: St Mirren
Premiership 2026 - 2027
Games: 2
Starting: -
Substitute: 2
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: St Mirren
Scottish Cup 2025 - 2026
Games: 3
Starting: 1
Substitute: 2
Unused: 1
Utilisation: 75%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Donnelly has had a fringe league role for St Mirren at the start of 2026-27, with one Premiership appearance from the bench after one round. His three Scottish Cup appearances give a clearer sign of involvement across competitions, but the league sample is still too small to define his importance to St Mirren’s Premiership structure.

📋 Career stats

Team: St Mirren
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 2
Goals: -

Team: St Mirren
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 17
Goals: 1

Team: Kilmarnock
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 25
Goals: 1

Team: Kilmarnock
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 27
Goals: -

Team: Kilmarnock
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 22
Goals: 2

Team: Motherwell
Season 2021 - 2022
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 23
Goals: -

Team: Motherwell
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 1
Goals: -

Team: Motherwell
Season 2019 - 2020
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 22
Goals: 7

Team: Motherwell
Season 2018 - 2019
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 7
Goals: 1

Team: Hartlepool United
Season 2017 - 2018
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 22
Goals: 2

Team: Hartlepool United
Season 2016 - 2017
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 32
Goals: -

Team: Crawley Town
Season 2015 - 2016
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 10
Goals: -

Team: Dungannon Swifts
Season 2011 - 2012
Country: N. Ireland
Games: 7
Goals: -

Donnelly is a 30-year-old central defensive midfielder at St Mirren, and his career has moved through Fulham, Crawley Town, Hartlepool United, Motherwell, Kilmarnock and St Mirren. The most productive scoring spell came in 2019-20, when he scored seven goals for Motherwell, while later returns were smaller: two for Kilmarnock in 2022-23, one for Kilmarnock in 2024-25 and one for St Mirren in 2025-26.

💰 Transfers

Team: St Mirren
1 July 2025
From: Kilmarnock
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Kilmarnock
5 July 2022
From: Motherwell
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Motherwell
1 July 2018
From: Hartlepool United
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Hartlepool United
20 August 2016
From: Fulham
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Crawley Town
31 July 2015
From: Fulham
Type: Loan

Team: Fulham
1 July 2012
From: Dungannon Swifts
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Dungannon Swifts
1 July 2011
Type: Signed

Donnelly’s transfer history is low-cost and domestic in profile. Fulham sent him to Crawley Town on loan in 2015, he moved to Hartlepool United on a free transfer in 2016, then joined Motherwell for an undisclosed fee in 2018. Free transfers to Kilmarnock in 2022 and St Mirren in 2025 point to a player valued as an experienced squad addition rather than a major fee asset.

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