Scott McDonald

Scott McDonald
McDonald with Australia in 2010
Personal information
Full name Scott Douglas McDonald[1]
Date of birth (1983-08-21) 21 August 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gold Coast Knights
Number 12
Youth career
1998 Gippsland Falcons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Gippsland Falcons 3 (0)
1999–2000 Casey Comets 10 (3)
2000–2002 Southampton 2 (0)
2002Huddersfield Town (loan) 13 (1)
2002AFC Bournemouth (loan) 8 (1)
2003 Wimbledon 2 (0)
2004–2007 Motherwell 108 (42)
2007–2010 Celtic 88 (51)
2010–2013 Middlesbrough 116 (37)
2013–2015 Millwall 55 (5)
2015–2017 Motherwell 83 (24)
2017–2018 Dundee United 34 (15)
2019 Partick Thistle 12 (6)
2019–2020 Western United 9 (1)
2020–2021 Brisbane Roar 23 (9)
2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 7 (1)
2022 Gold Coast Knights 1 (0)
Total 574 (196)
International career
1999–2000 Australia U17 17 (13)
2001–2003 Australia U20 24 (16)
2003–2004 Australia U23 3 (0)
2006–2012 Australia 26 (0)
Managerial career
2021– Gold Coast Knights
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
FIFA U-17 World Championship
Runner-up 1999 New Zealand
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 2011 Qatar
OFC U-20 Championship
Winner Cook Islands/New Caledonia 2001
Winner Fiji/Vanuatu 2002
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2022

Scott Douglas McDonald (born 21 August 1983) is an Australian former professional footballer and is the current head coach for National Premier Leagues club Gold Coast Knights. Originally a striker, McDonald could also play as an attacking midfielder.

Born in Dandenong, McDonald commenced his senior footballing career with Gippsland Falcons in the National Soccer League before moving to Great Britain in 2001. He subsequently played for a wide range of clubs, including representing Southampton in the Premier League and Celtic and Motherwell in the Scottish top flight.

McDonald represented Australia 26 times between 2006 and 2012. He was a member of the squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, where Australia finished second, as well as the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 265. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.