Anya Donelan

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-2
Class:
Senior
High School:
Birchwood Community
Hometown:
Warrington, Cheshire, England

As a Junior (2019): In her first season at Akron, started six matches and competed in 16 contests … on the year, garnered five shots, two assists, and two points … tallied her first career assist against Morehead State … played a season-high 78 minutes against Eastern Kentucky … in a 2-0 win against Miami, notched her second assist of the season and tallied a season-high two shots versus the RedHawks … totaled 522 minutes of action in 2019.

Monroe College (2017-19): As a defender, scored two goals and tallied eight assists in her career … went undefeated in 2018 and captured the 2018 National Junior College Athletic Association Women's Soccer Championship … named to the 2018 All-NJCAA Academic First-Team and earned presidents list honors.

Club: Donelan competed for the Stoke City Girls of Excellence U15-U17 teams, before taking her talents to Preston North End Women FC (2015-16) and Fylde Ladies FC (2016-17).

Personal: Daughter of Lyn Smith and Graham Donelan … has two sisters, Becca and Erin … majoring in criminal justice.