Following his move to ST Mirren, Donnelly's current-season form is down 45% on last season (Season 22→12), while his Rating eased 31→20. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	ST Mirren	1	0	0	6.9	—	—
2025/26	ST Mirren · 10th	17	1	0	6.91	20	12
2024/25	ST Mirren	22	2	0	6.88	—	—
2024/25	Kilmarnock · 9th	29	1	2	6.75	31	22
2023/24	Kilmarnock · 4th	30	0	0	6.81	35	14
2022/23	Kilmarnock · 3rd	22	2	0	6.88	40	23

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Northern Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Northern Ireland	4	0
Northern Ireland U21	22	5
Northern Ireland U17	9	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

L. Donnelly is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at ST Mirren, rated 20.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 201st of 233 on scout potential in the Premiership. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Donnelly.

Judged on this season alone, Donnelly graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the Premiership, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.924 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 12th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the Premiership. At 30 Donnelly is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential12th of 15 defensive midfielders · Premiership · 17 apps Current season9th of 15 defensive midfielders · Premiership · 17 apps9th-best defensive midfielder in the Premiership201st in the Premiership · potential12th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Premiership

20.4

Ratingi

12th of 15 defensive midfielders

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

23.9%

Minutes

limited game time

4.92

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · ST Mirren finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

4.92

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 23.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 20.4, Donnelly carries the 12th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premiership of 15 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %23.9%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900.105

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.105

Defensive actions / 904.924

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %78

Cards / 900.314

Foul involvement / 903.353

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 30, Donnelly sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Donnelly's projected Rating — 20.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target3

Shots9

Passing

Assists0

Chances created4

Passes450

Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Duels won66

Duels won %64.1%

Fouls won18

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions14

Blocks4

Fouls committed14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

ST Mirren2025/26 – nowFree Transfer

Kilmarnock2022/23 – 2025/26Free

Motherwell2018/19 – 2022/23

Hartlepool2016/17 – 2018/19Free

Crawley Town(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Fulhamuntil 2015/16

About L. Donnelly

Liam Francis Peadar Donnelly is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for ST Mirren, born on March 7, 1996 in Dungannon, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Northern Ireland. ST Mirren currently sit 10th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, L. Donnelly has made 17 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 859 minutes, averaging a 7.09 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. Though primarily a defensive midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When L. Donnelly plays, ST Mirren's record this season is 4W-3D-10L — and his match ratings average 6.79 at home against 7.04 on the road.

Recent matches

May 12, 2026: 2-0 win away at Aberdeen (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 9, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Kilmarnock (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Celtic (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)
April 4, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Aberdeen (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 21, 2026: 2-1 win away at Falkirk (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)
March 15, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Rangers (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Livingston (8 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 21, 2026: 0-5 loss at home vs Motherwell (12 minutes, 6.5 rating)
January 10, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Falkirk (28 minutes, 6.7 rating)
January 3, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Motherwell (45 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Donnelly at 20.4 with a Season form score of 12, ranking 201st of 233 defensive midfielders in the Premiership. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: L. Donnelly has missed 1 match this season through injury.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, L. Donnelly has totalled 251 club appearances with 17 goals and 2 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 32 appearances for Hartlepool.

L. Donnelly's career has also included time at Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Hartlepool, Crawley Town and Fulham.

On the international stage, L. Donnelly has represented Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland U21, Northern Ireland U17 — 35 caps and 5 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · ST Mirren finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points