Shaun MacDonald (footballer, born 1996)

Shaun MacDonald

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Gateshead	2	(0)
2017–2018	Blyth Spartans	1	(0)
2018–2022	Torquay United	101	(0)
2022–2023	Cheltenham Town	0	(0)
2023–2025	Exeter City	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:36, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

Shaun MacDonald (born 20 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Exeter City.

Career

MacDonald spent his early career in non-league football with Gateshead, Blyth Spartans and Torquay United. ^[1] He moved to Cheltenham Town in July 2022. ^[2] He was released by Cheltenham after one season with the club. ^[3]

On 9 September 2023, MacDonald signed a short-term contract with Exeter City, until January 2024. ^{[4] [5]} With his short-term contract expiring, he extended his deal until the end of the season. ^[6] He was released by Exeter at the end of the 2024–25 season. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gateshead	2015–16 [1]	National League	2	0	1	0	—		1 [a]	0	4	0
	2016–17 [1] [8]	National League	0	0	0	0	—		1 [b]	0	1	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
Blyth Spartans	2017–18 [1]	National League North	1	0	0	0	—		5 [c]	0	5	0
Torquay United	2018–19 [1]	National League South	34	0	4	0	—		2 [a]	0	40	0
	2019–20 [1]	National League	11	0	1	0	—		2 [a]	0	14	0
	2020–21 [1]	National League	19	0	1	0	—		2 [a]	0	22	0
	2021–22 [1]	National League	37	0	2	0	—		0	0	39	0
	Total		101	0	8	0	0	0	6	0	115	0
Cheltenham Town	2023–24 [9]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	4 [d]	0	4	0
Exeter City	2023–24 [10]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [d]	0	2	0
	2024–25 [11]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	4 [d]	0	4	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6	0
Career total			104	0	9	0	0	0	18	0	131	0

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Appearance in Durham Challenge Cup
3. Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Northumberland Senior Cup
4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

• Torquay United Player of the Year: 2021–22 ^[12]

References

1. "England - S. MacDonald - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
2. "Cheltenham sign keeper MacDonald on free transfer". BBC Sport.
3. "2022/23 retained and released list". www.ctfc.com. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
4. "✍️ Shaun MacDonald signs a short term deal". www.exetercity.co.uk. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
5. "Exeter City bring in goalkeeper MacDonald" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
6. "✍️ Caleb Watts and Shaun Macdonald extend City contracts". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
7. "Johnly Yfeko: Exeter City agree deal for Rangers defender as eight depart". BBC Sport. 6 May 2025.
8. "Shaun MacDonald Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
9. "Games played by Shaun MacDonald in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
10. "Games played by Shaun MacDonald in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
11. "Games played by Shaun MacDonald in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
12. Richard Hughes (11 May 2022). "Torquay United Player of the Year Shaun MacDonald nearly joined Marines as football career faltered". Devon Live. Retrieved 10 January 2023.