Peter MacDonald (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Ian Ronald MacDonald | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Clyde | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2011 | St. Johnstone | 201 | (42) |
| 2011–2013 | Greenock Morton | 56 | (24) |
| 2013–2015 | Dundee | 42 | (18) |
| 2015–2016 | Greenock Morton | 23 | (5) |
| 2016– | Clyde | 31 | (17) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2017 | Clyde (co-interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:08, 7 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Peter Ian Ronald MacDonald (born 17 November 1980 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional football player and coach.
Before Clyde, MacDonald was with St. Johnstone for a decade after signing for the youth academy of Rangers. He also spent 18 months with Dundee in the midst of his time at Greenock Morton.
'Peaso' joined St. Johnstone in August 2001 when, having received a substantial fee from Celtic for Momo Sylla, manager Sandy Clark was able to pay a fee of £125,000 to Rangers for his services. MacDonald made a promising start when he scored in a 2–2 home draw against Livingston in just his second starting appearance. His time in Perth was dogged by injury, firstly in September 2002 and again just six months later. He next featured in September 2004, and after coming on as a substitute, MacDonald scored two goals in the last six minutes against Partick Thistle to help Saints to a 2–1 win.
MacDonald was awarded a three-year contract extension in February 2005. Again, though, he picked up an injury during the 2005–06 pre-season. He appeared – and scored – in the second competitive match of the season, a 4–0 win over Queen of the South, but returned to the treatment table not long afterwards. It wasn't until 11 February that he next appeared.
In the 2006–07 season, MacDonald was sent off during Saints' 2–2 draw with Ross County in Dingwall on 11 November 2006, just thirteen minutes after coming on as a substitute, for a challenge that gave the visitors a last-minute penalty.
Peaso made a scoring start to the 2008–09 league season when he cracked home the opening goal in the 2–0 win over Livingston but overall the opening months of the season were disappointing for him as he struggled to get a regular place in the starting line-up. Fit again, and as the only player who has remained at the club since relegation seven years ago, he was looking to make an impact at SPL level but it was mid-December before he made a starting appearance in a 1–0 win over St. Mirren. MacDonald became the first player to score a hat-trick in the 2009–10 Scottish Premier League season by scoring three goals against Motherwell on 26 December 2009; MacDonald scored a "perfect" hat-trick of goals, scoring a goal with each foot and his head. He was injured in the act of scoring a goal at Rugby Park in February and his season was over.
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