| Scott McDonald | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Scott Douglas McDonald | |
| Date of birth | August 21, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 73 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Celtic | |
| Number | 27 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1997-1998 | Gippsland Falcons | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-1999 2000-2002 2002 2003 2003 2004-2007 2007– | Morwell Falcons Southampton → Huddersfield (loan) → Bournemouth (loan) Wimbledon Motherwell Celtic | 3 (0) 2 (0) 13 (1) 7 (1) 2 (0) 108 (42) 32 (25) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1999 2001-2003 2003-2004 2006– | Australia U-17s Australia U-20s Australia U-23s Australia | 17 (13) 24 (16) 3 (0) 8 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Scott Douglas McDonald (born 21 August 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League side Celtic. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League.
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Club career
Early career
McDonald began his career at outer suburb club, Doveton, before joining Cranbourne. Doveton is a Suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. He made three appearances on loan from his Victorian State League club, Cranbourne, with Gippsland Falcons in the Australian National Soccer League, where he became the club's youngest ever NSL player, making his first team debut, aged just fourteen. The Victorian Premier League (known as the Foxtel Cup in 2007 and 2008 for sponsorship purposes is the highest State level Association football (soccer competition Gippsland Falcons SC were an Australian Football (soccer team based in Morwell, Australia. This page is on the former Australian soccer league For the former Canadian league see Canadian National Soccer League. This page is on the former Australian soccer league For the former Canadian league see Canadian National Soccer League.
McDonald started off as a trainee with Southampton in 2001 where he only managed one first team start and two appearances as a substitute, being loaned to Huddersfield Town and Bournemouth where again he had chances to play first team football. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. AFC Bournemouth are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. Upon reaching the end of his contract with Southampton he signed for the MK Dons (at that time Wimbledon F.C.) on a rolling monthly contract. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004
Motherwell
After joining Motherwell he had a slow start, scoring only 2 goals during the second half of the 2003-04 season despite impressive performances. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The following season he proceeded to score 15 goals. McDonald famously scored two late goals against Celtic at the end of season 2004-05 to deny them the Scottish Premier League championship which was instead won by their arch-rivals Rangers. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. His goal against Falkirk on the 25 November 2006 was the 5000th goal in the SPL since its formation in 1998. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Falkirk, playing in the Scottish Premier League after winning promotion from Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL
After a £400,000 bid from Rangers was rejected in January 2007,[1] McDonald's former club Motherwell accepted a £700,000 offer from boyhood favourites[2] Celtic in March 2007, with McDonald moving to Celtic Park at the start of the 2007–08 season. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Celtic Park is a football Stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland. [3]
Celtic
McDonald joined Celtic for the start of the 2007-08 season, agreeing a three year contract with them. This made him one of three Rangers targets to sign for Celtic within five months along with Paul Hartley and Scott Brown. Paul James Hartley (born 19 October 1976, in Hamilton) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Celtic in the Scott Brown (born June 25 1985 in Dunfermline, Fife) is a Scottish international footballer, currently [3]
McDonald made his competitive debut for Celtic in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying Round match against Spartak Moscow at Luzhniki Stadium. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club FC Spartak Moscow (Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва is a football club from Moscow, Russia. The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex ( Большая спортивная арена Олимпийского комплекса Лужники) in His first goal for the club came in the second leg of the of the tie at Celtic Park. Celtic Park is a football Stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland. A mistake by Spartak defender Roman Shishkin allowed McDonald to slip in and hit the ball first time past Stipe Pletikosa. Roman Shishkin (Роман Александрович Шишкин (born 27 January, 1987 in Voronezh) is a Russian footballer Stipe Pletikosa ˈplɛtikɔsa}} (born January 8, 1979 in Split) is a Croatian football Goalkeeper who currently plays for FC
Just days later away to St. Mirren F.C., McDonald latched onto a long Gary Caldwell pass to lob over the keeper from a very tight angle and score his first SPL goal for Celtic. Saint Mirren Football Club (commonly known by the shortening St Gary Robert Caldwell (born April 12 1982, in Stirling) is a Scottish international football player who currently plays for Celtic Impressive performances, most notably a hat-trick against Dundee United in the SPL have seen McDonald claim his place as first choice striker alongside Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink in the Celtic attack. Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink (ˈjɑn vɛnnəɣoːʁ ɔvˈɦɛsəlɪŋk (born 7th November, 1978 in Oldenzaal) is a Dutch football player He has since followed that up with the winning goal against AC Milan in the final minute of their UEFA Champions League clash. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club
In December 2007, McDonald was named BBC Sportsound Player of the Year for his eight man-of-the-match performances throughout the 2006/07 season. Sportsound is BBC Radio Scotland 's main radio Sports show It provides coverage to listeners on Medium wave, fm and DAB Digital Radio In Sport, a man of the match or player of the game or man of the series award is given to the outstanding player almost always the one who makes the most [4]
McDonald scored a double in Celtic's vital 3-2 victory over rivals Rangers on Sunday April 27th and won a penalty for the winning goal.
International career
McDonald made his international debut for Australia against Bahrain on February 22, 2006 in an Asian Cup qualifier and has also represented Australia at U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels. The Australian national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions The Bahraini national football team (منتخب البحرين لكرة القدم is the national team of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Australian Under 17's football (soccer team more commonly known as the Joeys is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia in international The Australian Under 20's football (soccer team more commonly known as the Young Socceroos is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia in The Australian Under 23 football team, more commonly known as the Olyroos is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia at football He played in 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between November 27 and December 19 2003. Until this point, Scott had also been eligible to play for Scotland, as both of his parents are of Scottish heritage. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. He was a starter in the Australia squad that started off qualification for World Cup 2010 with a 3-0 over Qatar, setting up a goal for Mark Bresciano. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and Mark "Marco" Bresciano (born on 11 February 1980 in Melbourne) is an Australian
Honours
With Celtic F.C.:
SPL Championship: 2007–2008
Club career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[5] | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2001-02 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | |
| Huddersfield | 2002-03 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 1 | |
| AFC Bournemouth | 2002-03 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 1 | |
| Wimbledon | 2003-04 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Motherwell | 2003-04 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 18 | 2 |
| 2004-05 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 15 | |
| 2005-06 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 38 | 12 | |
| 2006-07 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 37 | 16 | |
| Total | 108 | 42 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 125 | 45 | |
| Celtic | 2007-08 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 31 |
| Total | 32 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 31 | |
| Career Totals | 165 | 67 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 201 | 78 | |
References
- ^ "Rangers miss out on McDonald bid", BBC Sport website, February 1 2007. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The Scottish football champions are the winners of the highest league in Scottish football, namely the Scottish Football League from 1890 until 1998 and the Scottish Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. AFC Bournemouth are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 Motherwell Football & Athletic Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League.
- ^ "Scott McDonald Profile", Celtic FC website.
- ^ a b "Celtic agree terms for McDonald", BBC Sport website, March 28 2007.
- ^ Sportsound Player of the Year, BBC Sport, 23 December 2007, accessed 6 January 2008.
- ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
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