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Stephen O'Donnell (born 15 January 1986 in Galway) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for the League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk. ==Career== O'Donnell began his career at Arsenal but left without making an appearance for the first team. He then signed for Falkirk and became a regular in their side. However, he rejected a contract from Falkirk in summer 2007, instead moving to Bohemians. He became a regular starter in the first team, which included scoring against Rhyl in the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup, but decided to move on after one season at Dalymount Park. Having rejected a new contract offer, he signed a two-year deal with Cork City on 21 February 2009.〔()〕 He signed for his local club, Galway United, in the weeks leading up to the 2010 League of Ireland season. He made 28 appearances for the Galway scoring eight goals. In January 2011, O'Donnell signed for the League of Ireland champions, Shamrock Rovers. On 22 February 2011, O'Donnell scored in his first match for the Shamrock against Dundalk in the Leinster Senior Cup. In August 2011, O'Donnell scored the winning goal from a penalty at Partizan Belgrade as Rovers became the first Irish club to reach the group stages of the UEFA Europa League He signed for Dundalk on 21 December 2012. Stephen suffered a very serious injury while playing for Dundalk against former club Shamrock Rovers on 18 April 2014. A scan revealed that he tore his anterior cruciate ligament and his posterior cruciate ligament and would be out for the remainder of the season. On the 24th of October 2014 O'Donnell scored the first goal in the 48th minute of Dundalk's 2–0 win over Cork City in the final match of the season. As a result, Dundalk were crowned premier league champions for the first time in 19 years, winning the league by two points over Cork City who led going into the match. It was O'Donnell's first start since returning from injury and he was awarded man of the match after an impressive display. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stephen O'Donnell (Irish footballer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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