▁four ▁goals ▁in ▁three ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁League ▁Cup ▁group ▁stages , ▁against ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁South , ▁Green ock ▁Mort on ▁and ▁Ann an ▁Athlet ic . ▁Then ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁he ▁scored ▁four ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁four ▁matches , ▁with ▁two ▁against ▁C elt ic ▁and ▁pen alt ies ▁against ▁Hamilton ▁Academ ical ▁and ▁Hi bern ian . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁D onn elly ▁was ▁reward ed ▁for ▁his ▁early ▁season ▁form ▁as ▁he ▁signed ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁his ▁contract ▁at ▁Fir ▁Park , ▁to ▁run ▁until ▁summer ▁ 2 0 2 2 . ▁ ▁International ▁D onn elly ▁made ▁his ▁senior ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁debut ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁against ▁Chile , ▁coming ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 9 th ▁minute . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁D onn elly ▁made ▁his ▁ 2 2 nd ▁appearance ▁for ▁Northern ▁Ireland ' s ▁under - 2 1 s ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁win ▁away ▁to ▁Spain , ▁a ▁match ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁scored ▁from ▁a ▁penalty , ▁and ▁in ▁doing ▁so ▁became ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁record ▁cap ▁holder ▁at ▁that ▁level . ▁He ▁eventually ▁finished ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁under - 2 1 ▁side ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁caps . ▁ ▁D onn elly ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁the ▁senior ▁squad ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁ahead ▁of ▁a ▁friendly ▁against ▁Luxemb ourg