Richard O'Donnell

Richard Mark O'Donnell (born 12 September 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League Two club Bradford City, for whom he is also captain.

For other people named Richard O'Donnell, see Richard O'Donnell (disambiguation).

Richard O'Donnell
O'Donnell playing for Bristol City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Richard Mark O'Donnell[1]
Date of birth (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988[2]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Bradford City
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2006 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Sheffield Wednesday 15 (0)
2007 → York City (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Buxton (loan) 2 (0)
2008 → Rotherham United (loan) 0 (0)
2008 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2010 → Grimsby Town (loan) 10 (0)
2011 → Alfreton Town (loan) 0 (0)
2012 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 11 (0)
2012–2013 Chesterfield 14 (0)
2013 → Stockport County (loan) 20 (0)
2013–2015 Walsall 90 (0)
2015–2016 Wigan Athletic 10 (0)
2016 → Bristol City (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Bristol City 25 (0)
2017–2018 Rotherham United 22 (0)
2018 Northampton Town 19 (0)
2018– Bradford City 95 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Having started his career with Sheffield Wednesday's youth system, O'Donnell progressed to the first team where he was largely used as an understudy goalkeeper. He played 20 times for Wednesday between 2006 and 2012, earning a significant amount of first-team appearances elsewhere as he spent time on loan with York City, Buxton, Rotherham United, Oldham Athletic, Grimsby Town, Alfreton Town and Macclesfield Town. He was released in the summer of 2012 and joined Chesterfield. In 2013, following limited first-team appearances, he signed a one-year contract at Walsall.

Career

Sheffield Wednesday
O'Donnell training with Sheffield Wednesday in 2007

Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, O'Donnell started his career with Sheffield Wednesday's youth system.[4] He was called up to first team at the start of the 2006–07 season and was an unused substitute for the League Cup match against Wrexham as back-up for Chris Adamson.[5] O'Donnell joined Conference National club York City on 2 March 2007 on a work experience arrangement.[6] He was recalled by Wednesday later that month, to provide cover injuries.[7]

O'Donnell signed his first professional contract with Wednesday in June 2007.[8] He joined Buxton of the Northern Premier League Premier Division in December 2007 on a one-month loan,[9] where he made two appearances.[10] He joined League Two club Rotherham United on 8 January 2008 on a three-month loan, as back-up for Andy Warrington,[11] but was recalled before the end of the deal as back-up to Wednesday's two first choice goalkeepers.[12] O'Donnell was then loaned to League One club Oldham Athletic on 14 March 2008 on an emergency seven-day loan.[13] He made his Football League debut the following day at the age of 19 in a match against Luton Town.[14]

He joined Conference Premier club Grimsby Town on 31 August 2010 on a one-month loan.[15] He made his debut on 4 September 2010 against Luton, Grimsby winning 2–0 at home.[16] On 4 February 2011, he joined Alfreton Town on a one-month loan.[17] He made his debut for Wednesday in a 2–0 defeat away to Southampton on 19 March 2011.[18] On 15 May 2012, O'Donnell was amongst the six first-team players to be released by Wednesday.[19]

Chesterfield

Days after his release, O'Donnell signed for Chesterfield on 16 May 2012 on a one-year contract.[20] After appearing as an unused substitute in the first five matches, he made his debut on 4 September 2012 as an 89th-minute substitute for Tommy Lee in a 2–1 home win over Oldham.[21] O'Donnell made his first start four days later, in a 2–2 away draw against York on 8 September 2012.[22] He appeared in the following 14 matches, mainly due to the absence of first-choice goalkeeper Tommy Lee, who was out for eight weeks. After Lee recovered and returned to the first team, O'Donnell was once again the club's back-up goalkeeper.

On 14 January 2013, O'Donnell joined Conference Premier club Stockport County on a one-month loan.[23] O'Donnell had his loan spell extended with the club until 16 April 2013.[24] While at Stockport, he made 20 appearances and established himself as first choice goalkeeper, but the club was relegated to the Conference North.[25] In the last match of the season, O'Donnell made his first Chesterfield appearance in over six months, a 4–0 home victory over Exeter City.[22]

He was released at the end of that one-year contract in April 2013 following limited first-team opportunities.[26]

Walsall

Following his release from Chesterfield, O'Donnell signed a one-year contract with League One club Walsall on 18 July 2013.[27] He was voted as their Player of the Year in 2014–15.[28]

Wigan Athletic

On 22 May 2015, O'Donnell signed a three-year contract with League One club Wigan Athletic.[29]

Bristol City

After losing his place to Jussi Jääskeläinen in the Wigan team, he joined Championship club Bristol City on 12 January 2016 on loan until the end of 2015–16 as cover for the injured Frank Fielding.[30] He went straight into the team against Preston North End on the same day, in a 2–1 home defeat.[31] After impressing head coach Lee Johnson, he signed permanently on 1 February 2016 for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[32]

Rotherham United

He re-signed for Championship club Rotherham United on 19 January 2017 on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[33]

Northampton Town

O'Donnell signed for League One club Northampton Town on 8 January 2018 on a two-and-a-half-year contract on a for an undisclosed fee.[34]

Bradford City

O'Donnell signed for League One club Bradford City on 27 June 2018 on a two-year contract, having been able to leave Northampton on a free transfer because of a relegation clause in his contract.[35] He was offered a new contract by Bradford City in July 2020, following the expiry of his existing contract,[36] signing a new two-year contract later that month.[37]

On 4 September 2020 it was announced that O'Donnell would be Bradford City's new captain.[38]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2006–07[39] Championship 000000—00
2007–08[14] Championship 000000—00
2008–09[40] Championship 000000—00
2009–10[41] Championship 000000—00
2010–11[18] League One 9000000090
2011–12[42] League One 6020201[lower-alpha 1]0110
Total 150202010200
York City (loan) 2006–07[43] Conference National 00———00
Buxton (loan) 2007–08[10] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 20———20
Rotherham United (loan) 2007–08[14] League Two 00———00
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2007–08[14] League One 40———40
Grimsby Town (loan) 2010–11[44] Conference Premier 100———100
Alfreton Town (loan) 2010–11[45] Conference North 00———00
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2011–12[42] League Two 110———110
Chesterfield 2012–13[22] League Two 14010002[lower-alpha 1]0170
Stockport County (loan) 2012–13[46] Conference Premier 200———200
Walsall 2013–14[47] League One 46020201[lower-alpha 1]0510
2014–15[48] League One 44020206[lower-alpha 1]0540
Total 9004040701050
Wigan Athletic 2015–16[49] League One 100101000120
Bristol City 2015–16[49] Championship 210———210
2016–17[50] Championship 801020—110
Total 2901020—320
Rotherham United 2016–17[50] Championship 120———120
2017–18[51] League One 10010202[lower-alpha 2]0150
Total 220102020270
Northampton Town 2017–18[51] League One 190———190
Bradford City 2018–19[52] League One 42030003[lower-alpha 2]0480
2019–20[53] League Two 330200000350
2020–21[54] League Two 130202000170
Total 8807020301000
Career total 33401701301503790
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

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