Angus MacDonald (footballer)

Angus Lees MacDonald (born 15 October 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as defender for Championship club Rotherham United.

Angus MacDonald
MacDonald playing for Hull City in 2018
Personal information
Full name Angus Lees MacDonald[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992
Place of birth Winchester, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Rotherham United
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2011 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Reading 0 (0)
2011 → Salisbury City (loan) 4 (0)
2011–2012 → Basingstoke Town (loan) 8 (1)
2012 → Torquay United (loan) 3 (0)
2012 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 4 (0)
2012–2013 → Torquay United (loan) 14 (0)
2013–2014 Salisbury City 29 (2)
2014–2016 Torquay United 67 (3)
2016–2018 Barnsley 50 (1)
2018–2020 Hull City 18 (0)
2020– Rotherham United 20 (0)
National team
2007–2008 England U16 6 (0)
2010 England U19 4 (0)
2013–2014 England C 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:18, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

MacDonald was born in Winchester, Hampshire.[2] He started his career in the Academy at Reading and spent time on loan at Salisbury City during his scholarship before signing his first professional contract in June 2011.[3][4] In November 2011, MacDonald joined Conference South club Basingstoke Town on loan, making his debut in a 2–1 FA Trophy win over Sutton United.[5] He joined League Two side Torquay United on loan until the end of the season in February 2012.[6] He made his professional debut for the Gulls in a 1–0 win over Crawley Town.[7] On 30 July 2012, MacDonald joined AFC Wimbledon on a six-month loan deal.[8] However, he was subsequently recalled by Reading on 28 September 2012.[9]

On 22 November MacDonald rejoined Torquay United on loan for six weeks as defensive cover.[10][11] He made his return to the team as a first-half substitute in the 1–0 defeat to Bradford City on 8 December.[12] On 8 January 2013 MacDonald had his loan extended until the end of the season.[13] Torquay manager Martin Ling described the loan as effectively a trial for MacDonald, with the possibility of a permanent transfer in the summer when his Reading contract expired.[13]

MacDonald was released by Reading on 24 May 2013 after the club confirmed that his contract would not be renewed.[14] He did not win a call into a first team squad while with Reading.[15] Following his release he had trials with Yeovil Town,[16] Birmingham City and Leicester City,[17][18] but he did not join any of the clubs on a permanent basis.[19]

On 23 August 2013 he joined Salisbury City on a one-year contract.[20] He made his debut three weeks later as a late substitute against Chester but was sent off within minutes for violent conduct.[21] The following month he scored his first goal for the club with an overhead kick, earning Salisbury a 2–1 win over Wrexham.[22]

MacDonald signed for newly relegated Conference Premier club Torquay United on a one-year contract on 21 July 2014.[23] He made 33 appearances, scoring one goal in his first, permanent season at the club and earned a further year contract extension.[15][24] MacDonald made 48 appearances scoring twice,[15] in a season where he was named club captain under player-manager Kevin Nicholson.[25]

On 2 August 2016, MacDonald signed for Championship club Barnsley.[26] He scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup tie against Blackpool on 17 January 2017.[27] Barnsley announced on 3 August 2017 that MacDonald would be the new first team captain.[28]

On 31 January 2018, he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Hull City for an undisclosed fee.[29]

Following the end of his Hull City contract, MacDonald signed a two-year deal with Championship club Rotherham United on 15 August 2020.[30][31]

Personal life

MacDonald is of Scottish descent through his grandfather.[32]

MacDonald was diagnosed with early stages of bowel cancer on 4 September 2019.[33] On 19 December 2019, he announced that he had been given the all-clear.[34]

In 2019 MacDonald was in a relationship with singer Alexandra Burke.[35] It was reported that the couple split in October 2020.[36]

Career statistics
As of 3 February 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Salisbury City (loan) 2010–11[37] Southern League Premier Division 4000—1[lower-alpha 1]0 50
Basingstoke Town (loan) 2011–12[5] Conference South 8100—3[lower-alpha 2]0 111
Torquay United (loan) 2011–12[38] League Two 30——— 30
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2012–13[39] League Two 4000101[lower-alpha 3]0 60
Torquay United (loan) 2012–13[39] League Two 140——— 140
Salisbury City 2013–14[15] Conference Premier 29230—1[lower-alpha 2]0 332
Total 33 2 3 0 — 2 0 38 2
Torquay United 2014–15[15] Conference Premier 26 1 1 0 — 6[lower-alpha 2] 0 33 1
2015–16[15] National League 41 2 1 0 — 6[lower-alpha 2] 0 48 2
Total 84 3 2 0 — 12 0 98 3
Barnsley 2016–17[27] Championship 39 1 2 1 0 0 — 41 2
2017–18[40] 11 0 — 2 0 — 13 0
Total 50 1 2 1 2 0 — 54 2
Hull City 2017–18[40] Championship 12010—— 130
2018–19[41] 100020— 30
2019–20[42] 500000— 50
Total 18 0 1 0 2 0 — 21 0
Rotherham United 2020–21[43] Championship 2001000—210
Career total 21779150180 2498
  1. Appearance in Southern League Premier Division play-offs
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Appearance in Football League Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 18. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. Angus MacDonald at Soccerbase
  3. "Transfer news: new signing". Salisbury City F.C. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. "Club confirm 14 contract offers". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  5. "Angus MacDonald profile". Basingstoke Town F.C. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  6. "Club confirm 14 contract offers". BBC Sport. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  7. "Crawley 0–1 Torquay". BBC Sport. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  8. "MacDonald Loaned". Reading F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  9. "MacDonald recalled". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  10. "Loan Update". Reading F.C. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  11. "Back to Gus". Torquay United F.C. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  12. "Bradford 1 United 0". Torquay United F.C. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  13. "Angus loan extended". Torquay United F.C. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  14. "Contract offers". Reading F.C. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  15. Angus MacDonald at Soccerway
  16. "Moore signs for Yeovil and makes an impression in first run-out at Poole". Western Morning News. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  17. Tattum, Colin (25 July 2013). "Solihull Moors 1 Blues Development Squad 3". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  18. "Leicester City's under-21s beaten at home". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  19. Sweet, Chris (12 July 2013). "Yeovil head to Portugal but still seek defensive reinforcements". Western Morning News. Plymouth. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  20. "Salisbury City: Belezika and McDonald arrive in double signing". BBC Sport. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  21. "Salisbury City 3–1 Chester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  22. "Salisbury City 2–1 Wrexham". Salisbury City F.C. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  23. "Torquay United sign Angus MacDonald and Toby Ajala". BBC Sport. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  24. "Torquay United: Angus MacDonald signs one-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  25. Coney, Steven (3 August 2016). "Torquay search for new defender after captain Angus MacDonald sold to Barnsley". The Non League Football Paper – Daily football news. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  26. "Angus MacDonald: Torquay United defender signs for Barnsley". BBC. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  27. "Games played by Angus MacDonald in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  28. "Interviews with Angus MacDonald & Adam Davies now on iFollow!". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  29. "Tigers Complete MacDonald Signing". Hull City A.F.C. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  30. "SIGNING | Angus arrives as third summer signing". Rotherham United F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  31. "Angus MacDonald: Rotherham United sign centre-back on two-year contract". BBC Sport. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  32. "Angus MacDonald Commits His Future To The Reds!".
  33. DAM&D, Ken McMonigle (4 September 2019). "Club Statement". Hull City Tigers. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  34. "Angus MacDonald: Hull City defender gets cancer all-clear". 19 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  35. "Hull City: Angus MacDonald on his cancer, recovery & return to football". BBC Sport. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  36. "Alexandra Burke 'splits' from footballer Angus MacDonald after 15 months". mirror.co.uk. 21 October 2020.
  37. "Appearances and goalscorers". Salisbury City F.C. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  38. "Games played by Angus MacDonald in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  39. "Games played by Angus MacDonald in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  40. "Games played by Angus MacDonald in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  41. "Games played by Angus MacDonald in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  42. "Games played by Angus MacDonald in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  43. "Games played by Angus MacDonald in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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