Global InformationJanoi Donacien information
 Donacien on his Ipswich Town debut in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janoi Denzil Naieme Donacien[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Castries, Saint Lucia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Luton Town | ||
| 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2010–2013 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Newport County (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Accrington Stanley | 80 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019– | Ipswich Town | 97 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Saint Lucia | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 30 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:39, 15 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Janoi Denzil Naieme Donacien (born 3 November 1993) is a Saint Lucian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Ipswich Town and the Saint Lucia national team. A versatile player, he is capable of playing at full-back and centre-back.
Born in Saint Lucia, Donacien moved to England at the age of eight. He began his football career in the academy at Luton Town in 2005. He spent five years in the academy at Luton, going on to spend a brief spell in the youth set up at Tottenham Hotspur in 2010 before joining the Aston Villa Academy later that year. He spent six years at Aston Villa, working his way through the club's academy whilst also spending time out on loan at Tranmere Rovers, Wycombe Wanderers and Newport County during his time at Villa Park. He moved on a permanent deal to Accrington Stanley in 2016, going onto win the EFL League Two title in 2018. He joined Ipswich Town in the summer of 2018, initially on loan before making the deal permanent in January 2019. He spent a spell on loan at former club Accrington Stanley in 2019, as well as a loan at Fleetwood Town in 2021. He helped Ipswich gain promotion from EFL League One during the 2022–23 season following a second-placed league finish.
He made his debut for the Saint Lucia national team in 2023.
- ^ "Intermediary Transactions 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019" (PDF). The FA. p. 7. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Janoi Donacien". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 18 January 2019.