Josh Macdonald
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Robert Macdonald | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Wollongong, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wollongong Wolves | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unanderra Hearts | |||
| Sutherland Sharks | |||
| 2012 | NSWIS | ||
| 2012–2014 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Albion Park White Eagles | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Wollongong Wolves | 45 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sydney United 58 | 32 | (2) |
| 2022– | Wollongong Wolves | 32 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Australia U-17 | 12 | (6) |
| 2013 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2015 | |||
Joshua Robert Macdonald (born 25 January 1996) is an Australian, former professional footballer.
Born in Wollongong, Macdonald played youth football with Sydney FC youth and Nottingham Forest before making his senior debut for Western Sydney Wanderers. He returned to Wollongong to play for Wollongong Wolves in 2016. Macdonald signed with Central Coast Mariners in 2018 and later returned to the state league system.
Macdonald represented Australia at youth level for the under-17 and under-20 sides. He participated in the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]In February 2013, Macdonald had a trial with Nottingham Forest.[1] He signed for the club's development side in September 2014.[2] He played a brief stint for Albion Park White Eagles in the Illawarra Premier League in preparation for the move to England.[3] He left Nottingham at the end of the 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League.[4]
Following his release from Forest, Macdonald had a chance meeting with ex-Western Sydney Wanderers football operations manager Matt Phelan, eventually resulting in Macdonald trialling with the Wanderers.[5] On 10 August 2016, Macdonald signed a youth contract to play for the Wanderers National Youth League team.[6] The next day, Macdonald made his professional senior debut for Western Sydney in the 2015 FFA Cup against Brisbane Roar, including winning a penalty in a 1–0 win.[7]
In May 2016, Macdonald signed for hometown side Wollongong Wolves to play in the National Premier Leagues.[8][9]
He left the Wolves to join Albion Park White Eagles FC for the 2023 Illawarra Premier League season.
International
[edit]Macdonald was named in the Australian under-20 squad for 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in October 2013.[10] He made his debut for the side in a 3–0 win over Chinese Taipei.[11] He came on at halftime in the team's next match, a 5–1 loss to Vietnam.[12]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]
National Premier Leagues NSW Championship: 2020[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Slevison, Andrew (21 May 2013). "Aussie youngster Macdonald hopeful after Nottingham Forest trial". Tribal Football. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Davidson, John (25 September 2014). "Nottingham Forest sign Aussie teen". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ a b Cohen, Mitch (16 June 2014). "Josh MacDonald fires for Albion Park before England gig". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Davidson, John (30 June 2015). "Macdonald departs forest". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (18 October 2015). "How a chance meeting on a flight gave Western Sydney Wanderers youngster the chance to play in the A-League". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Josh Macdonald signs for Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Smithies, Tom (11 August 2015). "Wanderers vanquish past memories with win over Brisbane Roar". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Cohen, Mitch (16 May 2016). "MacDonald becomes a Wolf". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (20 September 2021). "wolves hunting for silverware in 2022". Football NSW. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Young Socceroos Coach names squad for AFC". Football Federation Victoria. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Chinese Taipei 0–3 Australia". Asian Football Confederation. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Australia 1–5 Vietnam". Asian Football Confederation. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Boulous, Chris (26 October 2020). "CHAMPIONS: Nothing can rain on Sydney United 58's parade". Fairfield City Champion. Fairfax Regional Media. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Josh Macdonald at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Australia men's under-20 international soccer players
- Australia men's youth international soccer players
- Australian men's soccer players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
- Wollongong Wolves FC players
- Sydney United 58 FC players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- A-League Men players
- Soccer players from Wollongong
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- National Premier Leagues players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen