Liam Donnelly, born on 7 March 1996, is a well-travelled Northern Irish midfielder who currently plies his trade for St Mirren. Donnelly, at 5ft 11in (1.81m) and weighing 12st 6lb (79kg), primarily operates as a central defensive midfielder and dons the number 44 jersey.
Donnelly's senior career began in July 2011 with Dungannon Swifts in Northern Ireland's Premiership, where he made his bones with seven first-team league appearances in his debut 2011-2012 season. A year later, in July 2012, he made the hop from Northern Ireland to England, signing for Premier League outfit Fulham for an undisclosed fee.
Three years later, Donnelly moved to Crawley Town in League Two, this time on loan for the 2015-2016 season. At Crawley, he mustered ten appearances in league matches. His next stop was Hartlepool United in the National League, where he transferred directly in August 2016 from Fulham.
At Hartlepool, Donnelly established himself as a regular, making 32 appearances in his 2016-2017 season debut and following with a solid 22 appearances and two goals in league matches for the 2017-2018 season.
In July 2018, the midfielder made the leap to Scotland, moving to Motherwell for an undisclosed fee. There, he had mixed fortunes, making seven appearances and one goal in his opening season, followed by 22 appearances and seven goals in league matches for the 2019-2020 season. The 2020-2021 season saw him make just one appearance, but he bounced back with 23 appearances in the 2021-2022 season.
Despite this, July 2022 saw him transfer to Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership. Over the next three seasons, he made a total of 74 appearances and bagged three goals. However, in 2025, Donnelly made the switch to his current club, St Mirren, where he has already made six first team appearances in league matches in the ongoing 2025-2026 season.
