Dion James Donohue was born on 26 August 1993 and is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder and full back who plays for Cymru Premier club Caernarfon Town, for who he serves as captain.
21 Facts About Dion Donohue
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Dion Donohue spent six years at Everton's academy and was unable to gain a professional contract.
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Dion Donohue returned to North Wales and played semi-pro football with Porthmadog, Holyhead Hotspur and Caernarfon Town.
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Dion Donohue made 37 appearances for the club, as his side achieved promotion to Northern Premier League Premier League through the play-offs.
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Dion Donohue went on trial at Chesterfield in the summer of 2015 and was able to earn a contract.
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Dion Donohue signed a contract extension on 10 August 2016, keeping him at the club until 2018.
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On 18 August 2017 Dion Donohue joined fellow League One club Portsmouth on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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On 9 July 2019, Dion Donohue joined League Two side Mansfield Town on a two-year deal.
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On 12 October 2019, Dion Donohue joined League Two side Swindon Town on month-by-month contract.
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On 25 September 2020, Dion Donohue rejoined Swindon on a one-year deal.
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On 28 January 2021, Dion Donohue joined Barrow on a short-term deal until the end of the season.
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Dion Donohue trained only three days a week due to his family condition.
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Dion Donohue was one of 13 players released at the end of the season.
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Dion Donohue rejoined Caenarfon Town in the Cymru Premier in June 2021.
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Dion Donohue had quit professional football at the age of 27 and moved back to North Wales in order to spend more time with his niece, who was terminally ill with a brain tumour; she died in July 2021 at the age of 5.
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Dion Donohue played for the representative team of Anglesey during the 2011 Island Games.
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Dion Donohue featured in all four of the side's games, against Gotland, the Isle of Wight, Gibraltar and Alderney.
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Dion Donohue was called up for the Wales C team of amateurs to face their English counterparts at his club ground of The Oval in Caernarfon on 31 March 2022.
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In January 2012, Dion Donohue pleaded guilty at Caernarfon Magistrates Court to a charge of assaulting a woman at a nightclub in Bangor, Gwynedd, the previous 13 November.
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In January 2020, Dion Donohue pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court to charges of assault, affray and grievous bodily harm committed in Mansfield the previous 16 August.
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Dion Donohue has a son and a daughter, both born in Portsmouth during his time at the club.