Dion Donohue
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Dion James Donohue (born 26 August 1993) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder and full back who plays for Cymru Premier club Caernarfon Town, for who he also serves as captain.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dion James Donohue[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Bodedern, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder/Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Caernarfon Town | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003 | Bodedern Athletic | ||
2004–2010 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Porthmadog | ||
2011–2012 | Holyhead Hotspur | 12 | (3) |
2012–2014 | Caernarfon Town | 60 | (12) |
2014–2015 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 37 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Chesterfield | 56 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Portsmouth | 42 | (0) |
2019 | Mansfield Town | 0 | (0) |
2019 | Swindon Town | 5 | (0) |
2020 | Swindon Town | 10 | (0) |
2021 | Barrow | 4 | (0) |
2021– | Caernarfon Town | 62 | (5) |
International career | |||
2011 | Ynys Môn | 4 | (0) |
2022 | Wales semi-pro | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 |
A former Everton trainee, he began his senior career in the lower levels of Welsh football with Porthmadog, Holyhead Hotspur and Caernarfon Town before switching to Sutton Coldfield Town of the Northern Premier League Division One South in 2014. A year later, he turned professional with Chesterfield in EFL League One, and spent two years with Portsmouth before joining Mansfield Town in 2019, where his contract was terminated for disciplinary reasons within two months of signing. After spells at Swindon Town and Barrow, he left professional football for family reasons and moved back to Caernarfon.