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Gary McDonald
Personal information
Full name Gary Matthew McDonald[1]
Date of birth (1982-04-10) 10 April 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St Johnstone
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Kilmarnock 106 (11)
2006–2008 Oldham Athletic 78 (11)
2008–2010 Aberdeen 52 (8)
2010–2011 Hamilton Academical 25 (0)
2011–2013 Morecambe 85 (6)
2013- St Johnstone 0 (0)
International career
2005 Scotland B 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Gary Matthew McDonald (born 10 April 1982 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for St Johnstone.

Club career

McDonald played for Kilmarnock for five seasons between 2001 and 2006, where he played in 106 league matches, scoring 11 goals.

In July 2006, McDonald became John Sheridan's first signing as Oldham manager. On 5 January 2008, McDonald scored from 23 metres (25 yd) in Oldham's 1–0 win over Premier League side Everton in the third round of the FA Cup.[2] Interviewed on Match of the Day after the match, McDonald described the goal as the best of his career.

In late April 2008, McDonald agreed a pre-contract agreement to sign for Aberdeen in the summer.[3]

McDonald left Aberdeen once his contract expired, and he joined fellow SPL club Hamilton Academical on 4 August 2010.[4]

McDonald signed for Morecambe on 23 June 2011 to play back down in England once again.[5]

McDonald signed for St Johnstone on 13 June 2013 after rejecting a new contract with League Two outfit Morecambe. [6]

International career

McDonald has been capped by Scotland at Under-21 level.

He was capped in a Scotland B international against Poland at Rugby Park in 2005, scoring the opening goal in a 2–0 victory.

Career statistics

All-Time Club Performance
Country Club Season Domestic League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scotland Kilmarnock 2001–06 106 11 6 2 4 1 114 14
England Oldham Athletic 2006–08 78 11 9 2 2 0 89 13
Scotland Aberdeen 2008–10 20 4 1 0 2 1 23 6
Career Totals[1] 204 26 16 4 8 2 228 32

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Phil McNulty Everton 0–1 Oldham, BBC Sport, 5 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2008
  3. ^ "Aberdeen sign Oldham midfielder". BBC Sport. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Hamilton Accies sign midfielder Gary McDonald". BBC Sport. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Morecambe net Gary McDonald & Lewis Alessandra". BBC Sport. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  6. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22894475

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