Luke Donnelly
Scottish footballer (born 1996)
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Luke Donnelly (born 20 January 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Alloa Athletic. Donnelly began his career as a youth player for Celtic and has since played for East Stirlingshire, Morton, Queen's Park, Stranraer, Arbroath and is in his second spell with Alloa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alloa Athletic | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2014 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → East Stirlingshire (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Queen's Park | 26 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Stranraer | 18 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Arbroath | 76 | (6) |
| 2022– | Alloa Athletic | 93 | (24) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Glasgow, Donnelly started his career with Celtic playing regularly for their development side.[1]
Donnelly moved on a two-month loan to East Stirlingshire in November 2014,[2] which was later extended until the end of the season.[3]
On 21 May 2015, he scored Celtic's third goal in a 5–2 victory against Rangers as they won the 2014–15 Scottish Youth Cup.[4]
On 26 August 2016, Donnelly joined Alloa Athletic on loan.[5] He made his debut the following day as a substitute and scored in a 4–0 victory against Albion Rovers.[6] Donnelly then joined Greenock Morton on loan in February 2017, for the remainder of the season.[7]
After leaving Celtic at the end of the 2016–17 season, Donnelly signed as an amateur for Scottish League One side Queen's Park for the 2017–18 season.[8]
In the summer of 2018, Donnelly signed for Stranraer.[9] In January 2019, he then moved to Arbroath signing an eighteen-month contract.[10]
Donnelly returned to Alloa Athletic on 31 August 2022.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 21 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 2014–15[12] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16[13] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[14] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| East Stirlingshire (loan) | 2014–15[12] | Scottish League Two | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2016–17[14] | Scottish League One | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Greenock Morton (loan) | 2016–17[14] | Scottish Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Queen's Park | 2017–18[15] | Scottish League One | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 8 |
| Stranraer | 2018–19[16] | Scottish League One | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Arbroath | 2018–19[16] | Scottish League One | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2019–20[17] | Scottish Championship | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
| Total | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 103 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 121 | 21 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs
