We intend to post some player profiles selected from our various underage squads in the coming months. This shall be fun for our younsgters to complete and should capture a range of our young players thoughts and aspirations as well as entertainment in reading. Parental consent is required in all player profiles of players U18 prior to posting on our website. First up is Jonah Donnellan from the U11 Academy squad:
Player profile of Jonah Donnellan, Colemanstown United
Age group: U11 Academy
Age: 11
Games Played this season: 13 including tournaments
Seasons with Colemanstown: 5
Goals scored this season: not sure
Favourite Position: CAM
Boots: Ace
Soccer Player I Aspire to play like: Mbappe
Favourite Pastime: Going fishing
Other Sports: Hurling, soccer, gaelic – any sport with a ball
Nickname: David sometimes calls me Cody
Favourite Team: PSG & Man U
SOCCER
- Who is your favourite soccer player and why? Mbappe as he is good at dummies and very fast pace
- Who’s your favourite A team player and why? Gary Lally cos he’s very fast for a small ladeen
- Who’s your favourite player in your own squad/age group and why? David cos he has a great work rate and rarely misses matches or training
- If you could be another team mate for a week who would you be and why? Thomas (U12) cos I’d get a spin in the BMW every week and be out farming with Harry
- What is the maddest thing you’ve ever seen your manager do? Jason Finn giving out to the ref in Manulla looking for child protection laws to be upheld when Harry was fouled
- What does your manager normally say to your team at half time? If we’re winning: ‘Keep up the good work’ if not – ‘Come on lads, work like dogs for the 2nd half’
- Which player on your squad is……………
The fastest: David
The best dancer: Fionn
The hardest worker: Killian
The most skilful: Shane
The Joker: Cathal
The Funniest: Cathal
The best-looking: our manager Jason Finn
Dresses best: Jason Finn when he wears a different cap every day
- What club did you score your first goal against? St. Bernards
- What’s the most goals you scored in a game? 3
OTHER SPORT
- What is your favourite sport to watch on tv? Hurling
- Who is your favourite Sports person outside of soccer and why? David Burke as he’s a good leader
- Have you met any famous sports stars and what did you say to them? Met Henry Sheflin once and asked him how can you keep winning
- What is your dream sporting event to take part in and why? Dancing with the Stars cos I’d like to try all those moves
- Who has been the best person to advise you on your sporting game and what advice have they given you? Cyril Donnellan tells me to keep practicing on my left & right and get in the ruck
PERSONAL
- Where is the best holiday you’ve ever had? Salou
- What would you like to be when you grow up? : To be a paid sportman
- What is your favourite food/dinner? Roast beef & gravy
- What car would you like to drive when you grow up? BMW or Audi
- What’s the first thing you think of when you wake up on a school morning? Do I have to get up
- What is under your bed? Empty boxes
- What’s your favourite subject at school? Maths but I’m terrible at it
- What’s your favourite tv programme? The Sunday Game
- What’s your pet’s name? Tabby the cat
- Is the glass half empty or half full? Half full most of the time
