Anthony McDonald (Scottish footballer)

Anthony McDonald (born 17 March 2001) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Segunda División B side Córdoba CF, he has previously played for Heart of Midlothian and has had loan spells at Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Dunfermline Athletic.

Anthony McDonald
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Córdoba CF
Youth career
2009–2011 Real Fife
2011–2012 Livingston
2012–2017 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Heart of Midlothian 17 (0)
2019 → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 8 (1)
2019–2020 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2020– Córdoba CF 0 (0)
National team
2016–2018 Scotland U16 7 (0)
2018– Scotland U17 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2020

Career

Heart of Midlothian

He made his first team debut for Hearts, aged 16, on 12 December 2017, playing from the start in a 2–0 win against Dundee at Tynecastle Park.[1] McDonald provided the assist for the opening goal.[2]

He joined Hearts at under-14 level from Livingston.[3] He was a member of the Scotland under-16 Victory Shield squad.[3]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Loan)

McDonald moved on loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2019.[4] While with Inverness he scored his first ever professional goal, in a 2–2 draw against Greenock Morton.[5]

Dunfermline Athletic (Loan)

McDonald moved on loan to Dunfermline Athletic with fellow Hearts youngster, Harry Cochrane, on 30 August 2019.[6] Following a lengthy time out with injuries, McDonald made his Dunfermline debut from the bench on 21 December 2019 in a 2–0 loss to his former club, Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[7]

Córdoba

On 5 October, McDonald signed for Spanish club Córdoba CF, on a two-year deal. [8]

Career statistics
As of 21 December 2019[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2017–18[10] Scottish Premiership 1301000—140
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 300030—60
2019–20 Scottish Premiership 101031—51
Total 170206100251
Heart of Midlothian U21[N 1] 2018–19 —1010
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Championship 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 261306110362
  1. Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.

References
  1. http://www.talkingbaws.com/2017/12/video-16-year-old-anthony-mcdonald-produces-dynamite-assist-hearts-debut/
  2. "16-year-old Anthony McDonald stars in Jambos debut and wins man of the match". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. Barry Anderson (29 March 2017). "Hearts academy laying local foundations for the future". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. "Hearts midfielder Anthony McDonald completes loan move to Inverness". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  5. Andy Skinner. "Caley Thistle on brink of play-offs after late leveller at Morton". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  6. Pilcher, Ross (2019-08-30). "Hearts midfield duo head to Fife on season-long loan". edinburghlive. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  7. "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". www.dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  8. https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/article/mcdonalds-spanish-move
  9. "Anthony McDonald Stats". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  10. "Games played by Anthony McDonald in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.