Brad McDonald
FullnameBradley James McDonald
Birth date17 February 1990 (age 36)
Birth placeMount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
PositionMidfielder
Youthyears 12007–2008
Youthclubs 1Brisbane City
Youthyears 22008–2009
Youthclubs 2Brisbane Roar
Years 12010
Clubs 1Brisbane Strikers
Caps 120
Goals 10
Years 22010–2011
Clubs 2North Queensland Fury
Caps 225
Goals 20
Years 32011
Clubs 3Brisbane Strikers
Caps 36
Goals 31
Years 42011–2013
Clubs 4Central Coast Mariners
Caps 41
Goals 40
Years 52013
Clubs 5CCM Academy
Caps 510
Goals 52
Years 62014
Clubs 6APIA Leichhardt
Caps 620
Goals 64
Years 72015
Clubs 7Manly United
Caps 722
Goals 71
Years 82016–2017
Clubs 8Central Coast Mariners
Caps 88
Goals 80
Years 92017–2018
Clubs 9Davao Aguilas
Caps 947
Goals 93
Years 102019–2020
Clubs 10Manly United
Caps 1021
Goals 100
Years 112021
Clubs 11Central Coast United
Caps 111
Goals 110
Nationalyears 12014
Nationalteam 1Papua New Guinea
Nationalcaps 11
Nationalgoals 10
Totalcaps181
Totalgoals11

Bradley James McDonald (born 17 February 1990) is a Papua New Guinean former international footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Born in Mount Hagen, McDonald played youth football in Australia after moving there at a young age. He played for a number of Australian clubs at senior level, including in the A-League for North Queensland Fury and Central Coast Mariners.

Career

After moving to Australia at the age of 5, McDonald began his career with the Brisbane Roar in their youth system before heading to the Brisbane Strikers in the QSL competition.

On 12 August 2010, McDonald was signed by the North Queensland Fury.[1] McDonald made his debut for the club against Adelaide United coming off the bench, before eventually becoming a regular starter.[2]

On 15 April 2011, he signed for A-League outfit Central Coast Mariners.[3] He made only one first team league appearance for the side, starting in a 2–1 win over Melbourne Heart on 30 March 2013.[4] He also appeared in one AFC Champions League match, coming on as a late substitute in a loss to Guizhou Renhe in April 2013.[5]

In January 2016, McDonald returned to the Mariners, having spent three seasons playing in the National Premier Leagues.[6] He was released by the club one year later.[7]

International

McDonald was called up by Aurelio Vidmar for an Australia U-23 training camp in October 2011. At the time, he stated that he was still potentially interested in playing for Papua New Guinea as an alternative to Australia.[8]

In September 2014, McDonald made his debut for Papua New Guinea, coming on as a substitute and setting up a goal in a 2–1 loss to Singapore.[9] In January 2016, he stated his commitment to representing Papua New Guinea and that he was in the process of obtaining citizenship which is necessary to appear in competitive matches for the country. He hoped to have the paperwork completed in time to compete in the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.[10] However, he was not part of the final roster for the tournament.[11]

Honours

Club

Central Coast Mariners:

References

  1. ^ "NQ Fury sign Brad McDonald". North Queensland Fury. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  2. ^ John Duerden. "Hyundai A-League Home – Hyundai A-League". Hyundai A-League. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ^ "News Display". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011. Mariners make double signing
  4. ^ "Central Coast Mariners 2-1 Melbourne Heart: Coasters charge into finals". Goal.com. 30 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Proud Mariners undone by Guizhou late show". Football Federation Australia. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Breaking News: Brad McDonald returns to Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. ^ Fruci, Joel (14 January 2017). "Central Coast Mariners bid farewell to duo". Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  8. ^ Simon Hill (23 October 2011). "Brad McDonald called up to Olyroos training camp but could still play for Papua New Guinea". Fox Sports (Australia)
  9. ^ Nick Measures (7 September 2014). "Singapore make heavy going of victory over Papua New Guinea". Goal.com.
  10. ^ Huguenin, Michael. "McDonald's Mariners return to spark PNG career". Goal. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Home advantage vital for PNG". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.