| Danny O'Donnell | |
| Full Name: | Daniel O'Donnell[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Rainford, England |
| Currentclub: | Warrington Town |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Liverpool |
| Years1: | 2005–2007 |
| Years2: | 2006–2007 |
| Years3: | 2007–2010 |
| Years4: | 2010 |
| Years5: | 2011–2013 |
| Years6: | 2013–2014 |
| Years7: | 2014 |
| Years8: | 2015 |
| Years9: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Liverpool |
| Clubs2: | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) |
| Clubs3: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Clubs4: | Shrewsbury Town |
| Clubs5: | Stockport County |
| Clubs6: | Barrow |
| Clubs7: | Ballarat Red Devils |
| Clubs8: | Workington |
| Clubs9: | Warrington Town |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Caps3: | 78 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Caps5: | 51 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
Daniel O'Donnell (born 10 March 1986) is an English semi-professional footballer who last played as a defender for Warrington Town.
Born in Rainford, Merseyside,[1] O'Donnell was 16 years old when he was spotted by Liverpool 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 Melwood in 2005. He was included in the Liverpool squad for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, and was given the number 5 shirt for the tournament.
O'Donnell featured in Liverpool's pre-season friendlies against Wrexham 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[2] and would wear the number 37 shirt.[3] [4] His loan deal was extended in December 2006.[5] On 13 June, he signed for Crewe permanently for a fee rising to £300,000. He was released by Crewe in June 2010.[6]
After his release he went on trial with Rochdale[7] before he joined Shrewsbury Town on a 6-month deal in August 2010.[8] He was released at the end of December when his deal expired.[9]
On 27 January 2011 he joined Stockport County until the end of the season[10] and made his debut two days later in his new club's 4–0 defeat at Rotherham.[11] In May 2011 he was offered a new one-year deal by the club[12] which the club announced he had signed in July 2011.[13] 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.[14]
On 22 January 2013, O'Donnell signed for Barrow on a 16-month contract, taking him to the end of the 2013–14 season.[15]
On 10 March 2014 it was revealed that O'Donnell would be moving to Australia to the Ballarat Red Devils ahead of their inaugural National Premier League Victoria season.[16] O'Donnell returned to England after visa issues ahead of the 2015 season.[17]
In March 2015 Danny O'Donnell joined Workington AFC until the end of the season.[18]