Gary McDonald (footballer, born 1982)

For those of a similar name, see Gary McDonald (disambiguation).

Gary McDonald

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Personal information
Full name	Gary Matthew McDonald
Date of birth	(1982-04-10) 10 April 1982
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kilwinning Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2006	Kilmarnock	106	(11)
2006–2008	Oldham Athletic	78	(11)
2008–2010	Aberdeen	52	(8)
2010–2011	Hamilton Academical	25	(0)
2011–2013	Morecambe	85	(6)
2013–2015	St Johnstone	45	(1)
2015	Peterhead	15	(7)
2015–	Kilwinning Rangers
International career
2005	Scotland B	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Gary Matthew McDonald (born 10 April 1982 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Junior club Kilwinning Rangers. He has previously played for Kilmarnock, Oldham Athletic, Aberdeen, Hamilton Academical, Morecambe, St Johnstone and Peterhead.

Club career

McDonald started his career at Kilmarnock, playing there for five seasons between 2001 and 2006, where he played in 106 league matches, scoring 11 goals.

On 18 June 2006, McDonald signed for English League One side Oldham Athletic, becoming John Sheridan's first signing as Oldham manager. On 5 January 2008, McDonald scored from 23 metres (25 yd) in Oldham's 1–0 win over Premier League side Everton in the third round of the FA Cup. Interviewed on Match of the Day after the match, McDonald described the goal as the best of his career.

In late April 2008, McDonald agreed a pre-contract to sign for Aberdeen in the summer. On 21 November 2009, McDonald was sent off during Aberdeen's 1–1 draw against Motherwell, shown a second yellow card having removed his shirt after scoring Aberdeen's equaliser. During his second season at Aberdeen, McDonald, along with team-mate Mark Kerr was the subject of booing from some Aberdeen fans. McDonald said this didn't bother him, describing it as "water off a duck's back".

McDonald left Aberdeen once his contract expired, and he joined fellow SPL club Hamilton Academical on 4 August 2010. On 14 May 2011, he was one of eight players released by Hamilton following their relegation to the First Division.

On 23 June 2011, McDonald returned to England, signing for Morecambe of League Two. It was announced on 27 May 2013, that McDonald would be leaving Morecambe after turning down a new contract with the club.

McDonald signed for St. Johnstone on 13 June 2013. He made his debut for the club on 18 July 2013, in a 1–0 win away to Rosenborg in the Europa League. On 6 January 2014, McDonald signed a new contract, keeping him at St. Johnstone until 2015, with an option for another year. On 2 February 2015, McDonald was released by St. Johnstone.

On 12 February 2015, McDonald signed for Peterhead until the end of the 2014–15 season.

In July 2015, McDonald signed for Junior club Kilwinning Rangers on a one-year contract.

International career

McDonald has been capped by Scotland at Under-21 level.

He was capped in a Scotland B international against Poland, in 2005, at his then club ground, Rugby Park, scoring the opening goal in a 2–0 victory.

Career statistics

As of 11 September 2015

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kilmarnock	2001–02	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2002–03	12	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	13	2
	2003–04	23	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	25	4
	2004–05	38	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	43	5
	2005–06	27	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	3
	Total	106	11	6	2	4	1	0	0	116	14
Oldham Athletic	2006–07	43	7	4	0	0	0	2	0	49	7
	2007–08	35	4	5	2	2	0	1	0	43	6
	Total	78	11	9	2	2	0	3	0	92	13
Aberdeen	2008–09	28	5	1	0	2	1	0	0	31	6
	2009–10	24	3	2	1	1	0	2	0	29	4
	Total	52	8	3	1	3	1	2	0	60	10
Hamilton Academical	2010–11	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
Morecambe	2011–12	42	3	1	0	2	0	1	0	46	3
	2012–13	43	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	49	4
	Total	85	6	4	1	4	0	2	0	95	7
St. Johnstone	2013–14	29	0	4	1	3	1	4	0	40	2
	2014–15	16	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	19	0
	Total	45	0	4	1	4	1	6	0	59	2
Peterhead	2014–15	15	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	7
Career total		406	43	26	7	18	3	13	0	463	53

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External links

• Gary McDonald career statistics at Soccerbase

• Phil McNulty Everton 0–1 Oldham, BBC Sport, 5 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2008