James Doona (born 15 January 1998) is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing for NIFL Championship side Armagh City, on loan from Glenavon.
Doona's took his first step towards League of Ireland football by signing for Inchicore club St Patrick's Athletic's youth setup.
He scored an important 120th minute winner over Cork City in the semi-final of the League Cup[8] and also played in the final as Rovers lost 3–0 to Dundalk.
[11] The transfer was seen as a shock move among League of Ireland circles but upon signing, Doona spoke of how he lives only 2 minutes from Richmond Park as well as speaking about how he regularly attended games before starting his own career and has fond memories of Chris Forrester, Christy Fagan and Killian Brennan's performances on the way to the club's 2013 title win.
[23] Doona started the 2020 season off when he scored 2 goals in a 5–1 pre-season friendly win over Cobh Ramblers on 16 January 2020[24] and another against Galway United on 4 February.
[28] Doona's first goal for the club came on 9 May 2022, when he scored a 25th minute penalty in a 3–0 win away to Treaty United in the Munster Senior Cup Semi Final.
[30] Following the expiry of his Longford Town contract, Doona signed for NIFL Premiership side Glenavon on 16 November 2023, being eligible to play from 1 January 2024.
[31] He scored on his debut for the club, a 4-0 win over Knockbreda in the Irish Cup, and his first league goal came in a 2-2 draw with Linfield on 10 February.