Stephen McDonnell (born 28 January 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a corner-back for Premier Senior Championship club Glen Rovers.

In the interim, McDonnell started in the 2013 All-Ireland final draw and replay defeat by Clare and won two Munster Championship titles, the second as captain of the team in 2017.

After a successful underage career, McDonnell made his senior club championship debut with Glen Rovers as a 17-year-old in 2006 and has since established himself as one of the mainstays of the team.

[1] McDonnell joined the Glen Rovers club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels.

On 20 November 2005, he was at midfield when Glen Rovers defeated Carrigaline by 0-15 to 1-08 in the Premier County Minor Championship final.

On 8 November 2008, he was at left wing-back when Glen Rovers drew with Duhallow in the Cork Premier Under-21 Championship final.

[2] On 10 October 2010, McDonnell lined out at full-back in Glen Rovers' first Cork Senior Championship final in 19 years, however, Sarsfields won the game by 1-17 to 0-18.

[3] On 12 October 2014, McDonnell was again at full-back when Glen Rovers faced Sarsfields in the Cork Senior Championship final.

[8] After being substituted in that game, he was dropped from the starting fifteen for the subsequent All-Ireland Championship and replaced as captain by Ryan Clifford.

[14] In spite of that defeat, Cork subsequently qualified for the All-Ireland final against Clare, with McDonnell lining out at right corner-back in the 3-16 to 0-25 draw.

[16] The 2014 season saw McDonnell secure his first silverware as Cork won the Munster Championship title after a 2-24 to 0-24 win over Limerick in the last final to be played at the old Páirc Uí Chaoimh.