Jonathan McDonald
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan André McDonald Porras | ||
| Date of birth | October 28, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carmelita | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Carmelita | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Herediano | 63 | (16) |
| 2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Alajuelense | 38 | (21) |
| 2012–2013 | Kalmar FF | 55 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Alajuelense | 38 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Costa Rica U20 | 7 | (2) |
| 2010 | Costa Rica U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | Costa Rica | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2015 | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Jonathan André McDonald Porras (born October 28, 1987 in San Jose) is a Costa Rican footballer currently playing for Alajuelense.
Career
Club
McDonald made his professional debut as a 16-year-old with AD Carmelita, making three appearances in his first season. In 2006, he moved to top Costa Rican side CS Herediano. During his stay with Herediano he appeared in 41 First Division matches, scoring 17 goals.
McDonald joined the Vancouver Whitecaps on August 5, 2010.[1] He made his Whitecaps debut as a second-half substitute coming on for striker Cornelius Stewart during a 1-0 victory at NSC Minnesota Stars on August 14,[2] and made his first start for Vancouver on September 11 in 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace Baltimore.[3] On October 19, 2010, the Vancouver Whitecaps released McDonald, along with five fellow players, citing their need to purge certain players in preparation for their upcoming promotion to Major League Soccer.[4]
On November 14, 2011, Kalmar FF of Allsvenskan in Sweden announced they had signed McDonald on a three-year contract, starting January 2012.[5]
International
McDonald has represented his native Costa Rica at both the U-20[6] and U-23 Olympic levels, and made his debut for the senior side on August, 2011, against Ecuador.
References
- ^ McDonald joins Whitecaps[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634271.html
- ^ http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634297.html
- ^ Vancouver Whitecaps release six players as franchise clears room for MLS-worthy talent[permanent dead link]
- ^ Landslagsmeriterat nyförvärv
- ^ Jonathan McDonald – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
- Jonathan McDonald at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jonathan McDonald at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica
- Costa Rican people of Jamaican descent
- Association football forwards
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- Asociación Deportiva Carmelita footballers
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
- L.D. Alajuelense footballers
- Kalmar FF players
- Liga FPD players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players