Seamus Donnelly (footballer)
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Seamus Donnelly is an Irish
retired professional footballer who played professionally in the United States.
An aspiring Irish footballer, Donnelly broke his leg playing for Home Farm F.C.
when he was eighteen years old. The injury put him out of playing for nearly a year and a half after which he played at the amateur level. While visiting family in Ireland, Sean Kenny, an assistant college coach in the United States, saw Donnelly playing in an amateur match. Kenny suggested Donnelly attend Franklin Pierce College
on a soccer scholorship. He did so and was a 1995 First Team and 1996 Second Team Division II NCAA All American soccer player. In his three seasons at Franklin Pierce, Donnelly scored fifty-three goals and added seventeen assists. He graduated in 1996 with a degree in international business.
In 1997, he played for the New Hampshire Phantoms
of the USISL D-3 Pro League. In 1998, he moved up to the Hampton Roads Mariners of the USISL A-League where he was named team captain his first season. In 2001, he moved to the Charleston Battery
. However, he injured his knee in his third game with the club. The knee continued to trouble him and limited him to forty-three games over three years. On April 15, 2004, he joined the Harrisburg City Islanders
where he finished his career.
Republic of Ireland
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retired professional footballer who played professionally in the United States.
An aspiring Irish footballer, Donnelly broke his leg playing for Home Farm F.C.
Home Farm F.C.
Home Farm Football Club is an Irish football club based in Whitehall, Dublin. Originally founded in 1928, the club joined the League of Ireland in 1972 after merging with Drumcondra. Following this merger they were briefly known as Home Farm Drumcondra...
when he was eighteen years old. The injury put him out of playing for nearly a year and a half after which he played at the amateur level. While visiting family in Ireland, Sean Kenny, an assistant college coach in the United States, saw Donnelly playing in an amateur match. Kenny suggested Donnelly attend Franklin Pierce College
Franklin Pierce College
Franklin Pierce University is a small, private, regionally-accredited university in rural Rindge, New Hampshire, founded in 1962, combining a liberal arts foundation with coursework for professional preparation...
on a soccer scholorship. He did so and was a 1995 First Team and 1996 Second Team Division II NCAA All American soccer player. In his three seasons at Franklin Pierce, Donnelly scored fifty-three goals and added seventeen assists. He graduated in 1996 with a degree in international business.
In 1997, he played for the New Hampshire Phantoms
New Hampshire Phantoms
New Hampshire Phantoms is an American soccer team based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Founded in 1996, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home...
of the USISL D-3 Pro League. In 1998, he moved up to the Hampton Roads Mariners of the USISL A-League where he was named team captain his first season. In 2001, he moved to the Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
. However, he injured his knee in his third game with the club. The knee continued to trouble him and limited him to forty-three games over three years. On April 15, 2004, he joined the Harrisburg City Islanders
Harrisburg City Islanders
Harrisburg City Islanders is an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2004, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
where he finished his career.