Scott McDonald
McDonald with Australia in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Scott Douglas McDonald | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Motherwell | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998 | Gippsland Falcons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Gippsland Falcons | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Cranbourne Comets | 10 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Southampton | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2003 | Wimbledon | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Motherwell | 108 | (42) |
| 2007–2010 | Celtic | 88 | (51) |
| 2010–2013 | Middlesbrough | 116 | (37) |
| 2013–2015 | Millwall | 56 | (5) |
| 2015– | Motherwell | 76 | (23) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | Australia U17 | 17 | (13) |
| 2001–2003 | Australia U20 | 24 | (16) |
| 2003–2004 | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2012 | Australia | 26 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:34, 1 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Scott Douglas McDonald (born 21 August 1983) is an Australian professional footballer currently playing for Motherwell. Originally a striker, McDonald can also play as an attacking midfielder.
McDonald began his career at Doveton, before joining Casey Comets. He made three appearances on loan from his Victorian State League club, Cranbourne Comets, with Gippsland Falcons in the ANSL, where he became the club's youngest ever NSL player, replacing Jason Marsh, when making his first-team debut aged just fifteen.
McDonald started off as a trainee with Southampton in 2001 where he managed only three appearances (one first-team start and two as a substitute), being loaned to Huddersfield Town where again he had chances to play first team football. McDonald scored just once for Huddersfield, in a 2–1 defeat to Tranmere Rovers and Bournemouth (scoring once against Shrewsbury). Upon reaching the end of his contract with Southampton he signed for Wimbledon on a rolling monthly contract.
He had talks with Drogheda United in 2003 but failed to agree terms.
McDonald went on trial with Scottish Premier League club Dundee United, but failed to win a contract and instead signed for league rivals Motherwell in January 2004. After signing for Motherwell, McDonald had a slow start, scoring only one goal during the second half of the 2003–04 season despite impressive performances. The following season he scored 15 goals. McDonald famously scored two late goals against Celtic at the end of the 2004–05 season to deny them the Scottish Premier League title which was instead won by their arch-rivals Rangers. In the 2005–06 season, McDonald scored 11 goals in 35 appearances, and in the following season, scored 15 goals in 32 appearances. His goal against Falkirk on 25 November 2006, was the 5000th goal in the SPL since its formation in 1998. In his successful stint with Well, he scored 45 goals in 108 appearances.
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