Massiah McDonald

Massiah Julian McDonald (born 20 August 1990) is an Montserratian footballer who plays for Barwell. He made his international debut for Montserrat in March 2015.

Massiah McDonald
Personal information
Full name Massiah Julian McDonald
Date of birth (1990-08-20) 20 August 1990
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Barwell
Youth career
–2005 Notts County
2005–2007 Alfreton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Alfreton Town 3 (1)
2008–2010 Rainworth Miners Welfare 58 (31)
2011–2012 Carlton Town 35 (22)
2012–2013 Worksop Town 49 (21)
2012 → Matlock Town (loan)
2013 Matlock Town 38 (27)
2013 Grantham Town 5 (0)
2013–2014 King's Lynn Town 16 (4)
2014 Matlock Town
2014–2015 Alfreton Town 14 (2)
2015 → Boston United (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 Bradford Park Avenue 6 (0)
2015 → Mickleover Sports (loan) 7 (4)
2015 → Rushall Olympic (loan) 6 (3)
2015–2016 → Corby Town (loan) 6 (1)
2016 → Corby Town (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2018 Coalville Town 51 (12)
2017 → Stafford Rangers (loan)
2018–2019 Barwell 14 (6)
2019 Rushall Olympic 16 (0)
2019 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 6 (1)
2019 Ilkeston Town 7 (0)
2020 Newark Flowserve
2020– Barwell 2 (0)
National team‡
2015– Montserrat 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:30, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Career

Club career

Following his release from Notts County as a youngster, McDonald began his non-league career with Alfreton Town, breaking into the first team at the tender age of 16 in the 2006–07 season after two years in the youth set-up.[1] Making three appearances in the first team, Scorong once. He joined Rainworth Milners Welfare in 2008, and spent two years with the club.[2] Departing the club in May 2010, the forward spent a season with Carlton Town, scoring 22 times in 35 appearances.[3]

Completing a switch to Worksop Town in August 2011, McDonald joined the club for 18 months.[4] His spell also included a one-month loan at Matlock Town in October 2011, but he made the move permanent a month later before remaining with the club until the end of the season. He scored nine times in 30 games for the Gladiators.[5]

On 8 August 2014, McDonald re-joined Alfreton Town at the age of 23.[6] Spending a single season with club, he also had a one-month loan away from North Street when joining Boston United in late January 2015. However, he failed to score in four appearances for the Pilgrims, while scoring twice for Alfreton throughout the season.[7]

In May 2015, McDonald dropped down a division in order to join Bradford Park Avenue.[8] Joining Mickleover Sports on a one-month loan in September 2015, he scored on his debut in a 2–0 win over Buxton.[9] McDonald then signed for Rushall Olympic on a one-month loan in October 2015, and scored two goals on his debut.[10]

Initially joining Corby Town on a one-month loan in December 2015, McDonald opted for a second spell with the Steelmen a few weeks after, and headed to Steel Park on loan for the remainder of the season.[11]

On 21 May 2016, Coalville Town announced that McDonald had signed a one-year deal with the club.[12] He signed for AFC Rushden & Diamonds in July 2019.[13]

International career

McDonald made his international debut for Montserrat on 27 March 2015, featuring in a 2–1 defeat to Curaçao during 2018 World Cup qualification. He made his second appearance three days later, in a 2–2 draw with Curaçao in the same competition. After 3 years away from the national team, he returned to action in October 2018 in a 1–0 win over Belize.

References
  1. "Alfreton Town FC". www.alfretontownfc.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. "Rainworth praise the hero Massiah". www.chad.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. "Transfer News – The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier". www.evostikleague.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. "Massiah joins Worksop :: Total Football Magazine – Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two, Non-League News". www.totalfootballmag.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. "Jackson's a temporary Tiger as Massiah goes – The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier". www.evostikleague.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  6. "Massiah McDonald: Alfreton Town re-sign striker". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  7. "Signing Massiah McDonald is not a gamble, says Boston United boss". Lincolnshire Echo. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  8. "McDonald happy to drop down to help Bradford Park Avenue go up". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  9. "Mickleover Sports: Massiah makes his mark after loan move from Bradford Park Avenue". Derby Telegraph. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  10. "Mickleover Sports: Massiah makes his mark after loan move from Bradford Park Avenue". Derby Telegraph. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  11. "| Massiah McDonald". www.corbytownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  12. "Massiah Is A Raven – News – Coalville Town Football Club". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  13. http://www.afcdiamonds.com/four-signings-for-diamonds
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