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Aaron Donnelly

Colchester United
185 cm
Height
25
Shirt
21 years
Jun 8, 2003
Northern Ireland
Country
€550K
Market value
Position
Primary
Center-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches47%Shot attempts72%Goals0%
Chances created95%Aerial duels won68%Defensive actions8%

League Two 2024/2025

0
Goals
0
Assists
11
Started
14
Matches
1,017
Minutes played
6.93
Rating
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 26

Gillingham
2-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.2

Dec 20

Crewe Alexandra
0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Dec 14

Newport County
0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Dec 10

AFC Wimbledon
2-0
90
0
0
0
0
-

Dec 3

Swindon Town
4-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.4

Nov 30

Fleetwood Town
0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Nov 23

Grimsby Town
0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Nov 16

Bradford City
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.4

Nov 9

Barrow
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.6

Nov 2

Swindon Town
2-1
120
0
0
1
0
-
Colchester United

Dec 26

League Two
Gillingham
2-0
90’
7.2

Dec 20

League Two
Crewe Alexandra
0-0
90’
7.0

Dec 14

League Two
Newport County
0-0
90’
7.0

Dec 10

EFL Trophy Final Stage
AFC Wimbledon
2-0
90’
-

Dec 3

League Two
Swindon Town
4-0
90’
7.4
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 0%
  • 4Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.29xG
0 - 0
Shot typeLeft footSituationFrom cornerResultMiss
0.06xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,017

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.29
Non-penalty xG
0.29
Shots
4

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.39
Successful passes
455
Pass accuracy
74.5%
Accurate long balls
84
Long ball accuracy
42.9%
Chances created
6
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
25.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
1
Dribble success
50.0%
Touches
740
Touches in opposition box
10
Dispossessed
1
Fouls won
3

Defending

Tackles won
3
Tackles won %
60.0%
Duels won
40
Duels won %
69.0%
Aerial duels won
31
Aerial duels won %
70.5%
Interceptions
7
Blocked
2
Fouls committed
3
Recoveries
34

Discipline

Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches47%Shot attempts72%Goals0%
Chances created95%Aerial duels won68%Defensive actions8%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Colchester United (on loan)Aug 2024 - Jun 2025
19
0
Dundee FC (on loan)Jul 2023 - Jun 2024
21
0
Nottingham Forest (back from loan)May 2023 - May 2023
Port Vale (on loan)Jan 2023 - May 2023
20
1
Nottingham ForestAug 2022 - Jan 2023
1
0

Youth career

Nottingham Forest Under 21 (back from loan)Jul 2025 -
Nottingham Forest Under 21 (back from loan)Jul 2024 - Aug 2024
2
0
Nottingham Forest Under 21May 2023 - Jul 2023
1
0
Nottingham Forest Under 21Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
11
1
Nottingham Forest U23Jul 2021 - Jan 2023
23
2
Nottingham Forest FC Under 18 AcademyJul 2019 - Aug 2021
1
0

National team

Northern IrelandJun 2023 - Aug 2024
1
0
Northern Ireland U21Jul 2021 - now
15
0
Northern Ireland U17Oct 2019 - Oct 2021
2
0
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