Brad McDonald
Appearance
![]() McDonald playing for Central Coast Mariners in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bradley James McDonald | ||
Date of birth | 17 February 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Midfielder | ||
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 | 47 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Manly United | 21 | (0) |
2021 | Central Coast United | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 |
Papua New Guinea | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2014 |
Bradley James McDonald (born 17 February 1990) is a Papua New Guinean international
NSW NPL 3
.
Born in
Central Coast Mariners
.
Career
After moving to Australia at the age of 5, McDonald began his career with 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
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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Brad_McDonald_NQF.png/200px-Brad_McDonald_NQF.png)
McDonald was called up by
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:
- 2011–2012
- 2012–2013
References
- ^ "NQ Fury sign Brad McDonald". North Queensland Fury. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ John Duerden. "Hyundai A-League Home – Hyundai A-League". Hyundai A-League. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "News Display". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011. Mariners make double signing
- ^ "Central Coast Mariners 2-1 Melbourne Heart: Coasters charge into finals". Goal.com. 30 March 2013.
- Football Federation Australia. 9 April 2013. Archived from the originalon 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Breaking News: Brad McDonald returns to Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Fruci, Joel (14 January 2017). "Central Coast Mariners bid farewell to duo". Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Simon Hill (23 October 2011). "Brad McDonald called up to Olyroos training camp but could still play for Papua New Guinea". Fox Sports (Australia).
- ^ Nick Measures (7 September 2014). "Singapore make heavy going of victory over Papua New Guinea". Goal.com.
- ^ Huguenin, Michael. "McDonald's Mariners return to spark PNG career". Goal. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Home advantage vital for PNG". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
External links
- Brad McDonald at Soccerway