Conor O'Donnell, known as Conor O'Donnell Snr to distinguish him from another footballer who plays with the same club,[1][2] is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Eunan's and the Donegal county team.
The elder brother of Niall, O'Donnell — a half-back — was first called into the Donegal senior team for the 2020 Dr McKenna Cup.[3][4] He started the opening 2020 National Football League game against Mayo and completed the game.[5] He also started and completed the next two games against Meath and Galway.[6][7] He did not feature in the next two games, against Dublin and Monaghan.[8][9] However, the COVID-19 pandemic then brought all competition to a halt and, upon resumption in October, O'Donnell sustained an injury during a challenge match against Roscommon which left him unable to play in the remaining league games against Tyrone and Kerry in October 2020.[10]
^Ferry, Ryan (28 November 2019). "Bonner boosted by young guns return". Donegal News. p. 80. Archived from the original on 1 December 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2022. Conor O'Donnell Snr (St Eunan's), joins his younger brother Niall in the panel, and he is best known as a half-back.
^McLaughlin, Gerry (4 January 2020). "McGee urges new players to take their chance". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 January 2020. Aaron Deeney, Conor O'Donnell, Brian O'Donnell, Andrew McClean, Ciaran Diver, Jeaic MacCeallbhui, Enda McCormick and Ethan O'Donnell are some of the new boys who will be hoping for some game-time.
^Ferry, Ryan (29 October 2020). "'Do-or-die' for Donegal". Donegal News. p. 64. Donegal do have injury concerns going into the match [Ulster SFC quarter-final vs Tyrone]. Patrick McBrearty got injured in a challenge game against Roscommon and didn't feature in the league matches with Tyrone and Kerry… Eoghan McGettigan and Conor O'Donnell (St Eunan's) are also carrying knocks heading into the match and haven't been involved since the intercounty season resumed.
