Alex MacDonald (footballer born 1990)

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Alex MacDonald
Personal information
Full name Alexander MacDonald[1]
Date of birth 14 April 1990 (1990-04-14) (age 21)
Place of birth Chester, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Playing position Winger / Forward
Club information
Current club Plymouth Argyle
(on loan from Burnley)
Number 32
Youth career
2006–2008 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008– Burnley 10 (0)
2009 → Falkirk (loan) 11 (0)
2011 → Inverness CT (loan) 10 (1)
2012– → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 4 (3)
National team‡
2008–2009 Scotland U19 8 (7)
2010– Scotland U21 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:34, 25 February 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:33, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Alexander MacDonald (born 14 April 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle, on loan from Burnley. He has represented Scotland at youth international level.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Club

MacDonald started his career in the youth team at Burnley and signed a two-year scholarship in 2006, after previously having a trial at Liverpool. He impressed for the youth team and was voted Youth Team Player of the Year for the 2007–08 season, being rewarded with a professional contract in the summer of 2008.[2] He made his debut on 26 April 2008, coming on as a substitute for Wade Elliott in the Championship 3–3 draw against Cardiff City in the final home game of the season.[3] He also featured a week later in the final game of the season, a 5–1 defeat to Crystal Palace. In the 2008–09 season he featured mainly in the reserve side, however, he did make six appearances as a substitute for the first team, with his first coming in a 3–2 away win over Sheffield United. He also featured heavily in the FA Cup, making three appearances in the run to the sixth round, which came to an end in a 3–0 defeat against Arsenal.

When Burnley got promoted to the Premier League in May 2009 via the play-offs, MacDonald struggled to fight for a place in the team and joined Scottish Premier League side Falkirk on a six-month loan in July.[4] He made his debut for the Bairns on 16 July 2009 in the Europa League second qualifying round tie first leg tie against FC Vaduz of Liechenstein, starting the match in a 1–0 win.[5] He made thirteen appearances in all competitions during his stay with the Scottish club, scoring no goals before returning to Turf Moor in January 2010. He suffered an a double hernia injury towards the end of the season and did not feature for the rest of the campaign. He suffered greater troubles when his mother died in March, but he continued to train as usual with the first team as the Clarets were relegated from the Premier League.[6]

MacDonald thought he would feature more in the 2010–11 season under Brian Laws in the Championship, but he didn't find himself in contention for the first team and was again sent on loan again to Scotland in January 2010, joining SPL side Inverness Caledonian Thistle until the end of the season.[7] He made his first appearance for Terry Butcher's side on 5 February 2011, in 5–1 victory over Morton in the Scottish Cup second round, coming on as a substitute for Adam Rooney. He scored his first goal for the club 5 March 2011, scoring with his first touch in a 3–0 win over Motherwell in the SPL after coming on as a substitute.

After a very impressive pre-season in 2011, MacDonald finally broke back into the Burnley team on 20 August 2011, coming on as a late substitute for Ross Wallace in a 1–1 draw against Cardiff City.[8] On 31 January 2012, he was loaned to League Two side Plymouth Argyle on an emergency loan until March 6.[9]

[edit] International

Although he was born in England, he qualifies to play for Scotland through his father. He was a regular at Scotland Under 19 level and had a ratio of a goal almost every game for the under 19s. He has now become a regular at Scotland U-21 level.

[edit] Career statistics

As of 18 February 2012.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burnley
2007–08[10]
 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2008–09[11]
 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2009–10[12] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11[13] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12[14] 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Total 10 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
Falkirk (loan) 2009–10[15] 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Inverness CT (loan) 2010–11[16] 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Total 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2011–12[17] 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Total 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Career totals 35 4 5 0 1 0 2 0 43 4
A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Premier League, the Football League, and the Scottish Premier League.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the play-offs and the Europa League.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Search 1761 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 12 August 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Alex MacDonald". Burnley F.C. http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10413~40025,00.html. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Memorable day for young Clarets striker Alex MacDonald". Burnley Citizen. http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2230233.mostviewed.memorable_day_for_young_clarets_striker_alex_macdonald.php. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  4. ^ "Falkirk bring in three new faces". BBC Sport. 9 July 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/8139586.stm. Retrieved 9 July 2009. 
  5. ^ "Alex makes European debut". Claretsmad. 2009-07-16. http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/alex_makes_european_debut_453824/index.shtml. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
  6. ^ "Burnley FC mourning after death of Alex MacDonald's mum (40)". Burnley Express. 2010-03-04. http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/local-news/burnley_fc_mourning_after_death_of_alex_macdonald_s_mum_40_1_1695798. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
  7. ^ "Burnley's Alex MacDonald joins Inverness on loan". BBC Sport. 2011-01-31. http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/local-news/burnley_fc_mourning_after_death_of_alex_macdonald_s_mum_40_1_1695798. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
  8. ^ http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10413~57918,00.html
  9. ^ http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/LatestHeadlines/0,,10413~2595052,00.html
  10. ^ "Burnley 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
  11. ^ "Burnley 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
  12. ^ "Burnley 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
  13. ^ "Burnley 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
  14. ^ "Burnley 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
  15. ^ "Falkirk 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=955&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
  16. ^ "Inverness CT 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=482&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
  17. ^ "Plymouth 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2036&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 

[edit] External links

Plymouth Argyle F.C. – current squad
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