Nick O'Donnell (footballer)

Nicholas Michael O'Donnell (born 23 March 1993) is a Filipino footballer. He was called up to Philippines national football team in 2014.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Ricardo and the surname or paternal family name is O'Donnell.
Nick O'Donnell
O'Donnell in 2018
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Michael Ricardo O'Donnell[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
?–2013 Ateneo de Manila
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Kaya 29 (0)
2016–2017 Global 4 (0)
2017–2018 Davao Aguilas 10 (0)
National team‡
2015– Philippines U-23 1 (0)
2014– Philippines 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:57, 14 October 2018 (UTC)~
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:19, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

Club career

O'Donnell used to play for Ateneo Blue Booters helping them win the football tournament of UAAP Season 75 in 2013.[2] The next year he moved to Kaya F.C..[3] He helped Kaya win the 2015 UFL Cup.[2]

In 2016, O'Donnell moved to Global F.C..[2][4]

International career

Philippines youth

On 20 March 2015, it was announced that O'Donnell was called up by the Philippines U-23 team for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification on March 25 to 31 in Thailand.[5] He played in the Philippines last game as captain, a 3-1 defeat to Cambodia.[6]

Philippines

O'Donnell was called up into the Philippine senior team for friendlies against Malaysia and Azerbaijan in 2014.[7] He made his national team debut in a 3-0 win over Nepal.[3][8] O'Donnell played for the Philippines again at the 2017 CTFA International Tournament in Taiwan under caretaker coach Marlon Maro who led the squad in lieu of Thomas Dooley.[9]

O'Donnell played at the second half of the Philippines 3-2 win over Fiji as a substitute for Michael Falkesgaard at the 45th minute.[10]

References
  1. PFF list of players to AFC
  2. Estrada, Kevin (1 February 2016). "Global grabs O'Donnell ahead of UFL Cup". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. Ceres Lina (12 April 2014). "Dooley picks up first win as Azkals coach after 3-0 blowout versus Nepal". Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  4. Murillo, Michael Angelo (3 February 2016). "Global FC ready to roll in UFL Cup". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. "Squad list for AFC U23 Championship qualifiers in Bangkok". Filipino Football. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  6. "Cambodia u-23 vs Philippines u-23 Match Report". AFC. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  7. Myke Miravite (26 February 2014). "PFF names Azkals lineup for Malaysia, Azerbaijan friendlies". Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  8. Olmin Leyba (15 April 2014). "Azkals football 'simple, accurate'". Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  9. Guerrero, Bob (7 December 2017). "Why Azkals fans shouldn't panic about the losses in Taiwan". Rappler. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  10. Terrado, Jonas (23 March 2018). "Azkals survive Fiji at International Friendly". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 23 March 2018.


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