Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Lea MacDonald | ||
Date of birth | 13 February 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Southwark, London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Greenwich Borough | ||
Youth career | |||
1997 | Millwall | ||
1998 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2002 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | (1) |
2001 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2002 | → Torquay United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2002 | → Colchester United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2002 | Margate | 5 | (1) |
2002–2003 | Stevenage Borough | 16 | (3) |
2003–2005 | Crawley Town | 30 | (10) |
2005–2007 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 61 | (39) |
2007–2008 | Southend United | 26 | (1) |
2008–2011 | Brentford | 111 | (40) |
2011–2013 | Milton Keynes Dons | 52 | (11) |
2013 | Leyton Orient | 20 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | (5) |
2014–2015 | Barnet | 30 | (8) |
2015–2016 | Boreham Wood | 18 | (1) |
2016–2016 | → St Albans City (loan) | 17 | (8) |
2016– | Greenwich Borough | 33 | (18) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:15, 26 March 2016 (UTC). |
Charles Lea "Charlie" MacDonald (born 13 February 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Greenwich Borough
MacDonald played for the Millwall youth team before joining Charlton Athletic as a trainee, turning professional in August 1998. He made his Charlton debut on 3 January 2000, as a late substitute for Martin Pringle in a 3–0 win at home to Nottingham Forest. He started the FA Cup tie against Queens Park Rangers the following weekend, scoring the only goal as Charlton progressed to the fourth round. He made two further appearances as substitute that season and won the Charlton Young Player of the Year Award.
He joined Cheltenham Town on loan in March 2001, scoring twice in seven games with both goals coming in the same game against Blackpool. He returned to the Charlton first team squad later that year and scored his first ever Premiership goal when scoring the late equaliser in the 1–1 draw with Newcastle United at The Valley. However, that was his last involvement with the Charlton first team and in February 2002 he joined Torquay United on loan, playing five games without scoring. In March 2002 he joined Colchester United on loan, but made just four appearances and scored one goal, in a 2–2 draw with Wigan Athletic, before returning to his parent club at The Valley.
He was released by Charlton in May 2002 and joined Conference side Margate in August. After one goal against Forest Green Rovers, the following month he moved to Conference rivals Stevenage Borough.
In August 2003 he moved to Crawley Town, and after an injury-troubled start, went on to play a crucial role in the club winning the Dr Martens League Premier Division and with it, promotion to the Nationwide Conference for the first time in its history. His best spell saw him score nine goals in seven matches – scoring in all seven. He was the side's leading scorer in the league, with 17 goals.