Richard O'Donnell

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Richard O'Donnell

Full name	Richard O'Donnell
Date of birth	September 12, 1988 (1988-09-12) (age 19)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Sheffield Wednesday
Number	22
Youth clubs
2005–	Sheffield Wednesday
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006– 2007 2008 2008	Sheffield Wednesday → York City (loan) → Rotherham United (loan) → Oldham Athletic (loan)	0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Richard O'Donnell (born September 12, 1988, Sheffield) is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday.

Although he was an Academy player at the time, O'Donnell was called up to the senior squad 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.

O'Donnell joined York City on loan in March 2007 on a work experience arrangement.^[1] O'Donnell was recalled by Sheffield Wednesday on 22 March 2007. He joined Rotherham United on a three month loan in January 2008, as back up for Andy Warrington,^[2] but was recalled before the end of the deal as backup to the Owls two first choice keepers.^[3]

O'Donnell was then loaned to Oldham Athletic on an emergency seven day deal on 14 March 2008. He made his league debut the following day at the age of 19 in a League One match against Luton Town.^[4]

[edit] References

^ "York boss brings in two new faces", BBC Sport, 2007-03-02. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
^ "Rotherham sign keeper O'Donnell", BBC Sport, 2008-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
^ "O'Donnell Returns As Back-up", SWFC.co.uk, 2008-03-07. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
^ "Lactics sign keeper O'Donnell", oldhamathletic.co.uk, 2008-03-14. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.

Richard O'Donnell career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Sheffield Wednesday F.C. – current squad

1 Grant • 3 Gilbert • 5 Hinds • 7 Tudgay • 9 Jeffers • 10 Burton • 11 Esajas • 12 Lekaj • 14 McAllister • 15 Beevers • 16 Wood • 17 Watson • 18 Clarke • 20 Simek • 22 O'Donnell • 23 Johnson • 24 Boden • 25 McMenamin • 26 Small • 30 Sodje • 32 Spurr • – Bowman • Manager: Laws