| James Donachie | |
| Fullname: | James Kevin Donachie[1] |
| Birth Date: | 14 May 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Sunnybank, Queensland, Australia |
| Height: | 1.93m (06.33feet)[2] |
| Position: | Central defender |
| Currentclub: | Western United |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthclubs1: | Logan Lightning |
| Youthclubs2: | Rochedale Rovers |
| Years1: | 2010 |
| Clubs1: | Rochedale Rovers |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2010–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Brisbane Roar |
| Caps2: | 56 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2011 |
| Clubs3: | → QAS |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Melbourne Victory |
| Caps4: | 33 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Jeonnam Dragons |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Melbourne Victory (loan) |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Melbourne Victory |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Newcastle Jets |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | → Goa (loan) |
| Caps9: | 23 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs10: | Sydney FC |
| Caps10: | 38 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | Western United |
| Caps11: | 10 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U-20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Australia U-23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 29 April 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 14 October 2017 |
James Kevin Donachie (born 14 May 1993) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a centre back for Western United in the A-League.
In 2010, he signed a youth contract with A-League club Brisbane Roar. He made his professional debut in the 2011–12 A-League season on 25 March 2012 in a round 27 clash against Gold Coast United at the Robina Stadium.[3] Two weeks before the start of 2012–13 A-League Donachie signed a three-year senior contract with Brisbane.[4]
In June 2016 it was announced that Donachie would become a free agent. He was able to leave earlier than anticipated by Brisbane Roar due to an error by the club in the dates stipulated in his contract.[5]
On 11 June 2016 Donachie signed for Melbourne Victory for the 2016–17 A-League season.[6] On 19 June 2018, it was announced that Melbourne Victory failed to keep Donachie at the club and he departed to join Korean club Jeonnam Dragons.[7]
On 31 January 2019, Donachie rejoined the Victory on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 A-League season.[8] [9]
On 16 August 2019, Donachie signed a one-year contract with the Victory.[10]
On 24 August 2020, Donachie signed a three-year contract with the jets.[11]
On 26 September 2020, Donachie joined Goa on a one-year loan deal from Newcastle Jets.[12] He has also represented the club at the 2021 AFC Champions League where they finished on third in the group stages.[13] [14]
After returning to Newcastle Jets from loan at Goa, Donachie's contract was mutually terminated.[15]
On 16 July 2021, Donachie joined Sydney FC on a one-year contract.[16] Donachie would score his first goal for Sydney in the opening round of the 2022-23 A-League Men season against former club Melbourne Victory which Sydney would lose 2-3.[17]
Donachie signed with Western United for the 2023-24 season.[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brisbane Roar | 2011–12 | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 2 | |||
| Melbourne Victory | 2016–17 | A-League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |||
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2018 | K League 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Melbourne Victory (loan) | 2018–19 | A-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2019–20 | A-League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Goa (loan) | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Sydney FC | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |||
| Western United | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career totals | 187 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 245 | 5 | |||
In June 2012, Donachie was named in the Young Socceroos squad for the AFC U-22 Qualifiers.[19]
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