Rory Donnelly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruaridhri Donnelly | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Gillingham | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Cliftonville | 50 | (20) |
| 2012–2015 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Coventry City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2015– | Gillingham | 63 | (11) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Ruaridhri "Rory" Donnelly (born 18 February 1992) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Gillingham as a striker.
Donnelly made his Cliftonville debut on 7 September 2010, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat against Linfield at Windsor Park in the County Antrim Shield. He went on to make 33 league and cup appearances in the 2010–11 season, scoring 7 league goals.
The 2011–12 season started well for Donnelly. In October 2011 he scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 win over Linfield in the County Antrim Shield, the same opposition in the same competition as his debut a year earlier. In November 2011 he scored four goals in a league match against Ballymena United in a 7–3 win to catch the eye of an unnamed Championship club.
His good form. continued, and he scored 13 goals in his first 18 league games of the 2011–12 season to attract interest from Arsenal and Liverpool, with the latter club's manager, Kenny Dalglish, confirming they had registered their interest.
Donnelly made his final appearance for Cliftonville on 17 December 2011, in a 2–1 home defeat against Coleraine. He had scored a total of 22 goals in 54 league and cup appearances spanning two seasons.
In December 2011, Swansea City offered £100,000 for Donnelly, before Everton bid "considerably more". The Welsh club then upped their bid and Donnelly agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Swansea on 30 December 2011 for an undisclosed fee. The transfer was completed on 10 January 2012, and Donnelly was given the shirt number 41.
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