Donnelly is on loan with Dundee at the moment. He has been called up to the Northern Ireland under-21s as a talented young player with a bright future.
However, he had a bout of ill-discipline on Friday and now he will hope to learn from this incident. Donnelly’s dismissal didn’t impact Northern Ireland too much and they still beat Azerbaijan 1-0.
This was not ideal for the Green and White Army. They had to really dig in to defeat Azerbaijan but in the end, Ciaran McGuckin scored the game’s only goal to keep their UEFA Euro-U21 qualification hopes alive.
Donnelly was on loan with Port Vale last season and he did relatively well under Darrell Clarke. This season, he’s already bounced back from an injury with Dundee and he will hope to now get some games for them.
The player who can operate as a left-back or as a centre-back and he’s yet to feature for Dundee. Now he’s over his latest injury, however, he could be called upon very soon.
It’s a big season for the versatile player and he will hope to really get going in Scotland now. With Forest youngster Josh Powell catching the eye during pre-season, Donnelly will know the competition for places is rife.
The player is a steady performer though and he will fancy his chances of a Forest shot. Given that he can play as a full-back or a centre-back, there should be plenty of opportunities.
