Brad McDonald

Bradley James McDonald (born 17 February 1990) is a Papua New Guinean international footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Manly United in the National Premier Leagues NSW.

Brad McDonald
McDonald playing for Central Coast Mariners in 2012
Personal information
Full name Bradley James McDonald
Date of birth (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990
Place of birth Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manly United
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2008 Brisbane City
2008–2009 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Brisbane Strikers 20 (0)
2010–2011 North Queensland Fury 25 (0)
2011 Brisbane Strikers 6 (1)
2011–2013 Central Coast Mariners 1 (0)
2013 CCM Academy 10 (2)
2014 APIA Leichhardt 20 (4)
2015 Manly United 22 (1)
2016–2017 Central Coast Mariners 8 (0)
2017–2018 Davao Aguilas 32 (2)
2019– Manly United 21 (0)
National team‡
2014– Papua New Guinea 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2014

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. He has been a regular started since his debut.[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 in 2010

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) 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. 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.
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