Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philip O'Donnell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 March 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 29 December 2007 | (aged 35)||
Place of death | Wishaw, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1994 | Motherwell | 124 | (15) |
1994–1999 | Celtic | 90 | (15) |
1999–2003 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Motherwell | 77 | (8) |
Total | 311 | (38) | |
International career | |||
1991–1993 | Scotland U-21[3] | 8 | (0) |
1993 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Philip O'Donnell (25 March 1972 – 29 December 2007) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Motherwell, Celtic and Sheffield Wednesday. He also earned one international cap for Scotland and twice won the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award. He died after suffering cardiac arrest while playing for Motherwell against Dundee United on 29 December 2007, aged 35.