Shaq McDonald
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McDonald warming up for York City in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shaquille Alphonso McDonald[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nuneaton Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Birmingham City | ||
| 2012 | Chasetown | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Chester (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Histon (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2014 | York City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2016– | Nuneaton Town | 1 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:26, 20 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Shaquille Alphonso "Shaq" McDonald (born 19 July 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Nuneaton Town, joining the full-time Conference North side on 10th May 2016..
Career
Born in Birmingham, West Midlands,[2] McDonald was with Birmingham City's youth system from 2011 to 2012.[3]
He was also a part of Chasetown's youth in 2012.[4]
A former player for Peterborugh United McDonald signed a four-year contract with the club in 2013.[5] In September 2013, McDonald joined Chester on-loan until January 2014.[6] On his Chester debut a day later, he was sent-off for violent conduct in a 3-1 away defeat to Salisbury City.[7] It would be the only game he played for the team.[8] He returned to Peterborough only to be released by the club on 15 November 2013 by "mutual consent".[9] Having been on trial with York City in December 2013, McDonald joined on 1 January 2014.[10] He left however without playing for first-team.
He signed for Derby County on 1 August 2014.[11] In March 2015 he joined Cheltenham Town on-loan making his debut on 28 March 2015 in a 0-3 home defeat to Plymouth Argyle.[12][13]
After joining FC Halifax Town on loan in late November, bad weather delayed his debut until 15 December 2015 in an FA Trophy fixture against Tamworth. McDonald scored a debutant goal.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 December 2015.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 2012–13[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chester (loan) | 2013–14[16] | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Histon (loan) | 2013–14[17] | Conference North | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| York City | 2013–14[16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derby County | 2014–15[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[18] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2014–15[13] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FC Halifax Town (loan) | 2015–16[18] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Career total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ||
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Shaq McDonald". 11v11. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ Macey, Louise (9 August 2014). "Congratulations to Shaquille McDonald on signing a two year deal with the Rams". Pitchero. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Dream Day for Shaq!!". Chasetown FC. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "McDonald signs four-year deal". Peterborough United F.C. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Teenage front man Shaquille McDonald has joined Conference new boys Chester FC.". Peterborough United F.C. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Salisbury 3-1 Chester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Game played by Shaq McDonald Season 2013/14". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Posh let Shaq go". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Shaquille McDonald: York City agree terms with striker". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Derby County Sign Striker Shaquille McDonald". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Shaquille McDonald: Derby striker joins Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Shaq McDonald in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ . FC Halifax Town http://www.halifaxafc.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3888622&tcmuri=2852107. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Games played by Shaq McDonald in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Shaq McDonald in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "S. McDonald". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Games played by Shaq McDonald in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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