James Doona (born 15 January 1998) is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing for League of Ireland First Division side Cork City. He started his senior career with the Shamrock Rovers, where he played for three seasons before moving to his hometown club St Patrick's Athletic where he also spent three seasons. In 2021 he played for Athlone Town.
Raised in School Street in The Liberties, Doona started playing football with Lourdes Celtic. His form there earned him moves to two of the country's top schoolboy clubs, Crumlin United and then Stella Maris. Doona's took his first step towards League of Ireland football by signing for Inchicore club St Patrick's Athletic's youth setup. In August 2015 Doona signed for Shamrock Rovers Under 19's squad, where he played for the 2015 short season and the also 2016 season with them.
On 6 November 2021, Doona signed for fellow League of Ireland First Division club Cork City ahead of the 2022 season. He made his debut for the club in a 6–0 win over Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds on 18 February 2022. 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. Cork City won the 1st division and is promoted to the Premier Divison fo the coming 2023 season.