Brandon McDonald (footballer)

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Brandon McDonald
Brandon McDonald at Union at Earthquakes 2010-09-15.JPG
McDonald with the Earthquakes in September 2010
Personal information
Full name Brandon Marquee McDonald
Date of birth (1986-01-16) January 16, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Glendale, Arizona, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007 San Francisco Dons
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 San Francisco Seals 5 (0)
2007 San Jose Frogs 10 (1)
2008 LA Galaxy 16 (1)
2009–2011 San Jose Earthquakes 58 (3)
2011–2013 D.C. United 63 (3)
2013 Real Salt Lake 3 (0)
2014 Ljungskile SK 4 (0)
2015–2016 Chainat Hornbill 8 (0)
2016–2017 Rovers
2017 Penang FA 8 (0)
2019 Hanoi 4 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Guam 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 21, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 21, 2020

Brandon Marquee McDonald (born January 16, 1986) is a former soccer player. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Born in the continental United States, he represented the Guam national team.

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Club career

Amateur and college

McDonald was an NSCAA High School All-American while playing for Cactus High School and participated in the annual High School All-America game. In addition, he was in the USA National under-17 pool. Before moving to the University of San Francisco in 2004 McDonald played for the Sereno Golden Eagles youth club with Michael Gavin, Rob Valentino and current teammate Robbie Findley. McDonald played over 50 games for the Dons, finishing second on the team in scoring in his freshman year. He also shared the Stephen Negoesco Award for achievement by an underclassmen in 2004.

During his college years McDonald also played with both the San Francisco Seals and the San Jose Frogs of the USL Premier Development League.

Los Angeles Galaxy

McDonald was the 46th overall pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy, and made his MLS debut as a substitute in Galaxy's first match of the 2008 season against Colorado Rapids on March 29, 2008. He scored his first MLS goal on October 12, 2008, a 35-yard strike, also against Colorado. The then-rookie shared a locker room with David Beckham and Landon Donovan while taking instruction from Bruce Arena.

San Jose Earthquakes

After a season in Carson, McDonald moved to San Jose, where the Earthquakes finally gave him the chance to play on a regular basis. McDonald made the most of the opportunity, starting 28 matches in 2010 as the Northern California side advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. Despite the team's success, improved depth along San Jose's back line made playing time difficult to come by in 2011 and - in need of cap space - the 'Quakes began looking to make a deal involving the talented back. He was waived by the Galaxy in February 2009 and signed with the San Jose Earthquakes on March 20, 2009. [7]

D.C. United

On June 27, 2011, McDonald was traded to D.C. United from San Jose in exchange for allocation money. [8] He signed a contract extension with D.C. on August 23, 2011. [9] Terms of the new contract were undisclosed.

Real Salt Lake

McDonald was traded to Real Salt Lake on July 17, 2013, in exchange for a third-round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and a conditional pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. [10] He started three games for the team before being included in RSL's re-entry draft list but was not picked up in the draft. [11]

Ljungskile SK

In 2014, McDonald signed for Ljungskile SK.

Chainat Hornbill

In July 2015, he joined Chainat Hornbill for the second half of the 2015 Thai Premier League season. [12] Before moving to Rovers FC (Guam) to play for them a season in 2016.

Penang FA

In June 2017, McDonald signed for Penang FA, a club in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League. He made his debut against Four time MSL Champions, Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.

Hanoi FC

Early in the 2019 V.League 1 season, McDonald signed for Hanoi FC.

International career

On December 22, 2009, McDonald received his first call up to train with the senior US national team. In July 2014 McDonald was initially called up for the Guam national team EAFF Cup training camp but due to schedule conflicts he was unable to attend. McDonald has Guam roots on his father's side.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [13]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guam 201581
201650
Total131
Guam score listed first, score column indicates score after each McDonald goal.
List of international goals scored by Brandon McDonald
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
116 June 2015 Guam National Football Stadium, Hagatna, Guam 4Flag of India.svg  India 2–12–1 FIFA World Cup Qualification [14]

Personal life

His sister Jessica McDonald is also a professional soccer player. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "randon McDonald's vocal influence speaks volumes for D.C. United". washingtonpost.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2023-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Brandon McDonald provides a steadying influence for D.C. United". washingtontimes.com.
  3. ↑ "A word about RSL's just-acquired Brandon McDonald". nbcsports.com. 20 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Making Note of Interesting MLS Moves: Brandon McDonald". americansocceranalysis.com. 19 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Brandon McDonald: The D.C. United perspective with Black and Red United".
  6. ↑ "Q&A: Earthquakes defender Brandon McDonald".
  7. ↑ San Jose Earthquakes Media Relations, Quakes sign midfielder Brandon McDonald , retrieved 2009-03-20[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ D.C. United.com, D.C. United acquires defender Brandon McDonald, archived from the original on 2011-06-29, retrieved 2011-06-27
  9. ↑ "Brandon McDonald signs new contract | D.C. United". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28.
  10. ↑ "RSL signs DCU center back Brandon McDonald". 17 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "4 RSL player options declined, all eligible for MLS Re-Entry Draft - KSL.com".
  12. ↑ Noveanto, Eric (9 July 2015). "Guam star McDonald joins Thai club Chainat Hornbill". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Brandon McDonald". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "FIFA". Archived from the original on June 18, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Jessica McDonald interview: Soul beneath the step – Deeper than the dance for Dash forward". 7 October 2015.


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