Daniel O'Donnell (born 10 March 1986) is an English semi-professional

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who last played as a defender for Warrington Town.

Career

Liverpool

Born in

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, O'Donnell was 16 years old when he was spotted by

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

playing in a local amateur league for his village side 'Rainford Rangers'. He joined Liverpool in 2002, and moved up through the ranks, and was captain of the under-18 side. He was promoted to train with the first-team at

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in 2005. He was included in the Liverpool squad for the

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, and was given the number 5 shirt for the tournament.

Crewe Alexandra

O'Donnell featured in Liverpool's pre-season friendlies against

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and Crewe and excelled on both occasions. He played well enough to impress Crewe to make a move to get him on loan. It was announced on 7 August 2006 that he would join Crewe on a six-month loan deal and would wear the number 37 shirt. His loan deal was extended in December 2006. On 13 June, he signed for Crewe permanently for a fee rising to £300,000. He was released by Crewe in June 2010.

Shrewsbury Town

After his release he went on trial with Rochdale before he joined

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

on a 6-month deal in August 2010. He was released at the end of December when his deal expired.

Stockport County

On 27 January 2011 he joined

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...

until the end of the season and made his debut two days later in his new club's 4–0 defeat at Rotherham. In May 2011 he was offered a new one-year deal by the club which the club announced he had signed in July 2011. He was offered a further one-year contract by the club in May 2012. Danny scored his final goal for the club on 4 September in the home loss to local rivals Macclesfield town, he bundled home a corner to make the score 3–3 but a late own goal by James Tunnicliffe gave the silkmen the three points.

Barrow

On 22 January 2013, O'Donnell signed for Barrow on a 16-month contract, taking him to the end of the 2013–14 season.

Ballarat Red Devils

On 10 March 2014 it was revealed that O'Donnell would be moving to Australia to the

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ahead of their inaugural National Premier League Victoria season. O'Donnell returned to England after visa issues ahead of the 2015 season.

Workington

In March 2015 Danny O'Donnell joined Workington AFC until the end of the season.Workington Reds sign ex-Liverpool defender until end of season
News & Star

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Odonnell, Danny 1986 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Liverpool F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Ballarat City FC players Workington A.F.C. players Warrington Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players People from Rainford Footballers from Merseyside Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens