Coll Donaldson

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Coll Donaldson
Personal information
Full name Coll Ian Donaldson
Date of birth (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Falkirk
Number 6
Youth career
Tynecastle
2011–2013 Livingston
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Livingston 24 (1)
2014–2015 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
2015–2017 Dundee United 32 (0)
2017–2020 Inverness CT 76 (3)
2020–2022 Ross County 37 (1)
2022 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 16 (2)
2022– Falkirk 49 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:18, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Coll Donaldson (born 9 April 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Falkirk. He has previously played for Livingston, Queens Park Rangers, Dundee United, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Ross County and Dunfermline Athletic.

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Club career

Donaldson grew up in North Berwick, East Lothian, and attended North Berwick High School, joining Livingston's youth ranks in 2011 from Tynecastle. [1] After progressing through the club's youth system and impressing for the reserve team, he signed a new two-year contract for Livingston on 17 January 2013. [2] Later that month he went on trial with Premier League club Manchester United. [3] He made his first-team debut for Livingston as a late substitute against Dunfermline Athletic on 30 March 2013. [4] He then went on to make a further four appearances towards the end of season 2012–13. [5] In December 2013, Donaldson was allowed to travel to Queens Park Rangers for a trial. [6] In January 2014, Donaldson completed his move to Queens Park Rangers, [7] for a fee of around £150,000. [8] In all he made 29 appearances in all competitions, scoring once. [9]

On 28 January 2014, aged 19 Donaldson joined Queens Park Rangers from Livingston after impressing QPR manager Harry Redknapp during a week-long trial. [10] Donaldson made his senior and Championship debut on 3 May 2014 in a 3–2 away win against Barnsley at Oakwell, where he was named in the starting line up and played the full 90 minutes. [11]

On 13 July 2015, Donaldson joined Scottish Premiership side Dundee United on a three-year contract following his release from QPR. [12] Donaldson was released on 7 August 2017, after two seasons with the club. [13]

Later that month, he signed a short-term contract with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [14] In December 2017, he extended his Inverness contract for a further two and a half years. [15]

Donaldson moved to Ross County in January 2020 for an undisclosed transfer fee. [16] He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat to Ayr United in the Scottish Cup.

In January 2022, Donaldson reunited with former boss John Hughes after joining Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the rest of the season. [17]

Donaldson signed a two-year contract with Falkirk in May 2022. [18]


Career statistics

As of 6 October 2023 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Livingston 2012–13 [20] Scottish First Division 5000000050
2013–14 [21] Scottish Championship 19110301 [lower-alpha 1] 0241
Total241103010291
Queens Park Rangers 2013–14 [21] Championship 1000000010
2014–15 [22] Premier League 000000—00
Total1000000010
Dundee United 2015–16 [23] Scottish Premiership 1804000—220
2016–17 [24] Scottish Championship 14000503 [lower-alpha 1] 0220
Total320405030440
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2017–18 [25] Scottish Championship 26120005 [lower-alpha 1] 0331
2018–19 301004000341
2019–20 20100413 [lower-alpha 1] 0272
Total763208180944
Ross County 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 701000—80
2020–21 2811050—341
2021–22 200020—40
Total371207000461
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Championship 16200002 [lower-alpha 2] 0182
Falkirk 2022–23 Scottish League One 33141204 [lower-alpha 3] 1433
2023–24 8000401 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
Total331416041473
Career total219718129122228811
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Championship playoffs
  3. ↑ Two Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup & Two Appearances (1 Goal) in the Scottish League One playoffs

Honours

Dundee United
Falkirk

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References

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  2. ↑ "New contract for Coll Donaldson". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Manchester United hand trial to Livingston starlet Coll Donaldson". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Pars claim point". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "QPR in talks to sign Livingston starlet Coll Donaldson". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Donaldson QPR Bound". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Livingston kid Coll Donaldson on his way to QPR as Harry Redknapp steps in with £150,000 bid". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Coll Donaldson at Soccerbase
  10. ↑ "QPR: Defender Coll Donaldson joins from Livingston". BBC Sport. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Barnsley 2–3 QPR". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Dundee United sign defender Coll Donaldson". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "Coll Donaldson departs Tannadice". Dundee United FC. 7 August 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  14. ↑ Chalk, Paul (19 August 2017). "Caley Thistle held at home by Morton to remain bottom of the Championship". Strathspey & Badenoch Herald. Grantown-on-Spey. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  15. ↑ Durent, Jamie (12 December 2017). "Home comforts made Coll Donaldson's decision to extend Caley Thistle stay an easy one". The Inverness Courier. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "Ross County sign Coll Donaldson & Jordan Tillson". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "Coll Donaldson arrives on loan | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". www.dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "COLL DONALDSON SIGNS!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk Football Club. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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  21. 1 2 "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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