Shaq McDonald

Shaq McDonald
McDonald warming up for York City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Shaquille Alphonso McDonald[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Playing position Striker or Winger
Youth career
2011–2012 Birmingham City
2012 Chasetown
2012 Alsager Town[3]
2012–2013 Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
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 (2)
2016-2017 Nuneaton Town 12 (1)
2017 Black Country Rangers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:53, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Shaquille Alphonso McDonald (born 19 July 1995) is an English professional footballer who can play as a striker or Winger. He is currently a free agent.

At the age of 17 McDonald signed a 4-year professional contract with Peterborough United and was touted as one of the club's most exciting prospects due to his pace, strength and outstanding goalscoring record which saw him score 25 goals in 10 games for Peterborough United under 21s.

In 2014, he was signed by Steve McClaren for Derby County on a 2-year contract playing for the teams under 21 side in the Premier League 2.

In June 2016 McDonald signed a short-term deal with his local team Nuneaton Town and left the club on the 1st January 2017,[4] shortly after this period he was offered a 2-week trial with Championship side Birmingham City to compete with their Under 23 side.

Career

Early career

Born in Birmingham, West Midlands,[2] McDonald was with Birmingham City's youth system from 2011 to 2012.[5] He joined Chasetown's scholarship scheme in July 2012, before joining Championship club Peterborugh United five months later after impressing on trial.[6]

McDonald signed a four-year professional contract with Peterborough on 5 April 2013.[7] On 13 September 2013, McDonald joined Conference Premier club Chester on loan until January 2014.[8] On his debut a day later, he was sent off for violent conduct in a 3–1 away defeat to Salisbury City.[9] It would be the only appearance he made for the club.[10] He returned to Peterborough before being loaned out to Conference North club Histon on 18 October 2013.[11] He was released by Peterborough on 15 November 2013 by mutual consent.[12]

Having been on trial with League Two club York City in December 2013, McDonald joined on 1 January 2014.[13] He was released at the end of the 2013–14 season[14] without playing.[15]

Derby County

McDonald signed for Championship club Derby County on 1 August 2014 on a two-year contract after a successful trial.[16] On 26 March 2015, he joined Cheltenham Town on loan,[17] making his debut two days later in a 3–0 home defeat to Plymouth Argyle.[18]

on 27 November 2015, McDonald joined National League club FC Halifax Town on a youth loan until 2 January 2016.[19] He made his debut on 15 December 2015 in a 5–0 home win over Tamworth in the FA Trophy, scoring from the rebound after Nicky Wroe's shot was blocked.[20] He scored 4 goals from 19 appearances for FC Halifax,[10] and was on the bench as they beat Grimsby Town at Wembley Stadium in the 2016 FA Trophy Final.[21] He was released by Derby at the end of 2015–16.[22]

Nuneaton Town

McDonald signed for National League North club Nuneaton Town on 11 June 2016 on a one-year contract.[23] McDonald left the club during the January transfer window[4] and is now a free agent.

Black Country Ranges

McDonald signed for West Midlands (Regional) League Black Country Rangers in August 2017[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 November 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peterborough United 2012–13[25] Championship 000000—00
2013–14[15] League One 00—00—00
Total 000000—00
Chester (loan) 2013–14[10] Conference Premier 10———10
Histon (loan) 2013–14[10] Conference North 32———32
York City 2013–14[15] League Two 00——0000
Derby County 2014–15[18] Championship 000000—00
2015–16[26] Championship 00—00—00
Total 000000—00
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2014–15[18] League Two 40———40
FC Halifax Town (loan) 2015–16[10] National League 152——4[lower-alpha 1]2194
Nuneaton Town 2016–17[10][27] National League North 12110—1[lower-alpha 2]0141
Career total 355100052417
  1. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 3 "Shaq McDonald". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Shaquille Makes A Posh Impact". NWC. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 Flett, Dave (3 February 2017). "Former Sierra Leone international and Premier League midfielder Al Bangura among Nuneaton squad packed with professional experience". York Press. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  5. ↑ Macey, Louise (9 August 2014). "Congratulations to Shaquille McDonald on signing a two year deal with the Rams". Pitchero. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Scholar, Andrew. "Dream day for Shaq!!". Chasetown F.C. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Adlam, Phil (5 April 2013). "McDonald signs four-year deal". Peterborough United F.C. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Adlam, Phil (13 September 2013). "McDonald joins Chester". Peterborough United F.C. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Salisbury 3–1 Chester". BBC Sport. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "S. McDonald". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  11. ↑ Hammonds, Stuart (18 October 2013). "Shaq in attack at Histon". The Non-League Paper. London. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Posh let Shaq go". Peterborough Telegraph. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Shaquille McDonald: York City agree terms with striker". BBC Sport. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  14. ↑ Flett, Dave (20 May 2014). "Coulson and Oyebanjo offered deals but Puri, Reed, Andrew and Allan released". The Press. York. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 "Games played by Shaq McDonald in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Derby County sign striker Shaquille McDonald". Derby County F.C. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  17. ↑ "Shaquille McDonald: Derby striker joins Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  18. 1 2 3 "Games played by Shaq McDonald in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  19. ↑ "Derby County: Shaquille McDonald out on loan to Halifax". Derby Telegraph. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  20. ↑ "FC Halifax Town 5–0 Tamworth". Halifax Courier. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  21. ↑ Sweet, Geoff (22 May 2016). "McManus winner sends FC Halifax Town into FA Trophy ecstasy". The Football Association. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  22. ↑ "Derby County confirm end of season retained list". Derby County F.C. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  23. ↑ "Former Derby County striker Shaquille McDonald joins Kevin Wilson at Nuneaton Town". Derby Telegraph. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  24. ↑ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/blackcountryrangersfc/news/new-signing-shaq-mcdonald-signs-on-the-dotted-line-1965610.html
  25. ↑ "Games played by Shaq McDonald in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Shaq McDonald in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  27. ↑ "The team: Shaq McDonald: 2016/17 season". Nuneaton Town F.C. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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