Shaquille McDonald

Shaquille McDonald
McDonald in October 2020
Personal information
Full name Shaquille Alphonso McDonald[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2011–2012 Birmingham City
2012 Chasetown
2012 Alsager Town[3]
2012–2013 Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Peterborough United 0 (0)
2013 → Chester (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Histon (loan) 3 (2)
2014 York City 0 (0)
2014–2016 Derby County 0 (0)
2015 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 → FC Halifax Town (loan) 15 (2)
2016–2017 Nuneaton Town 12 (1)
2017 Sutton Coldfield Town 2 (0)
2017 Black Country Rangers 17 (24)
2017–2018 Coventry United 28 (17)
2018–2019 Mickleover Sports 18 (6)
2019–2020 Bromsgrove Sporting 26 (13)
2020–2022 Tamworth 18 (5)
2022 Mickleover 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:14, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Shaquille Alphonso McDonald (born 19 July 1995) is a British footballer who plays as a forward.

He played four League Two games for Cheltenham Town on loan in 2015, while also signing for Football League sides Peterborough United, York City and Derby County without making a first-team appearance. He spent most of his career in non-league football.

Playing career

Early career

Born in Birmingham, West Midlands,[2] McDonald was with Birmingham City's youth system from 2011 to 2012.[4] He joined Chasetown's scholarship scheme in July 2012, before joining Championship club Peterborough United five months later after impressing on trial.[5]

Peterborough United

McDonald signed a four-year professional contract with Peterborough United on 5 April 2013.[6] On 13 September 2013, McDonald joined Conference Premier club Chester on loan until January 2014.[7] On his debut a day later, he was sent off for violent conduct in a 3–1 away defeat to Salisbury City.[8] It would be the only appearance he made for the club.[9] He returned to Peterborough before being loaned out to Conference North club Histon on 18 October 2013.[10] He was released by Peterborough on 15 November 2013 by mutual consent.[11]

York City

Having been on trial with League Two club York City in December 2013, McDonald joined on 1 January 2014.[12] He was released at the end of the 2013–14 season[13] without playing.[14]

Derby County

McDonald signed for Championship club Derby County on 1 August 2014 on a two-year contract after a successful trial.[15] On 26 March 2015, he joined Cheltenham Town on loan,[16] making his debut two days later in a 3–0 home defeat to Plymouth Argyle.[17]

On 27 November 2015, McDonald joined National League club FC Halifax Town on a youth loan until 2 January 2016.[18] He made his debut on 15 December 2015 in a 5–0 home win over Tamworth in the FA Trophy, scoring from the rebound after Nicky Wroe's shot was blocked.[19] He scored 4 goals from 19 appearances for FC Halifax,[9] and was on the bench as they beat Grimsby Town at Wembley Stadium in the 2016 FA Trophy Final.[20] He was released by Derby at the end of 2015–16.[21]

Nuneaton Town

McDonald signed for National League North club Nuneaton Town on 11 June 2016 on a one-year contract.[22] He left the club during the January transfer window.[23] He made 12 appearances and scored one goal.

Black Country Rangers

McDonald signed for West Midlands (Regional) League team Black Country Rangers in August 2017.[24] He made 17 appearances and scored 24 goals.

Coventry United

McDonald signed for Midlands Football League side Coventry United in December 2017 for the second half of the 2017–18 season.[25] That year he scored 16 goals in 14 games for the Midlands club.

Mickleover Sports

In December 2018, McDonald signed for Northern Premier League club Mickleover Sports.[26] McDonald ended the season as top scorer for the club and saved the club from relegation in the final 15 minutes of the game by scoring one and assisting the other to keep them in the division.[27]

Bromsgrove Sporting

On 11 June 2019 McDonald signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Bromsgrove Sporting.[28] He made his debut on the opening day of the league season on 10 August, in a 1-1 draw at home to Biggleswade Town.[29] He scored in the following game as Bromsgrove Sporting came from behind to beat Tamworth 3-1 away from home on 13 August.[30]

McDonald was prolific for Bromsgrove Sporting throughout the 2019-20 season, scoring a brace at home to Barwell in a FA Trophy fixture on 29 October 2019, however were defeated 7-2, and crashed out of the competition.[31] He also bagged a brace away at Needham Market on the 14 December, which Bromsgrove Sporting won 3-0.[32] He scored a hat-trick on 8 February 2020 in a 6-0 demolition at home to Lowestoft Town.[33]

McDonald finished the season with a Southern League Premier Division ratio of a goal in every two matches. In total he made 26 appearances and scoring 13 goals, coupled with six appearances, scoring five goals in the cup competitions.[34] McDonald confirmed via social media on 27 June 2020 that he would be leaving the club following the expiry of his contract.[35]

Tamworth

McDonald was confirmed as joining fellow Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth on 1 July 2020.[36] He made his debut on 19 September in a 1–1 away draw at Peterborough Sports on the opening day of the season.[37]

McDonald committed to Tamworth for a second season on 31 May 2021.[38] He played the clubs first game of the 2021–22 season on the 14 August away at Royston Town, and was replaced on the 57th minute by Dexter Walters following an injury.[39]

McDonald returned to first team action on 23 October 2021, in a Southern League Premier Division Central home fixture against Leiston. He began the match as a substitute, but with Tamworth tailing 2-0 at half time, he was introduced for the second half in place of Michael Tait, and scored in a 3-1 defeat.[40]

Mickleover

On 17 January 2022, McDonald was announced as signing for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Mickleover.[41]

Personal life

In March 2023, McDonald beat and strangled his girlfriend at her home. She escaped by jumping 14 feet from a third-storey window, suffering further injuries. In October that year, he admitted to assault occasioning actual bodily harm at Birmingham Crown Court and was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison.[42]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Peterborough United 2012–13[43] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[14] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chester (loan) 2013–14[9] Conference Premier 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Histon (loan) 2013–14[9] Conference North 3 2 0 0 — 0 0 3 2
York City 2013–14[14] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Derby County 2014–15[17] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[44] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2014–15[17] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
FC Halifax Town (loan) 2015–16[9] National League 15 2 0 0 — 4[a] 2 19 4
Nuneaton Town 2016–17[9][45] National League North 12 1 1 0 — 1[b] 0 14 1
Sutton Coldfield Town 2016–17[46] NPL Premier Division 2 0 — 0 0 0 0 2 0
Black Country Rangers 2017–18 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 17 24 — — 0 0 17 24
Coventry United 2017–18[47] MFL Premier Division 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13
2018–19

[48][49][50]

MFL Premier Division 15 4 1 0 1 0 6[c] 6 23 10
Total 28 17 1 0 1 0 6 6 36 23
Mickleover Sports 2018–19[51][52] NPL Premier Division 18 6 — 0 0 2[d] 2 20 8
Bromsgrove Sporting 2019–20[34] SFL Premier Division Central 26 13 2 1 2 1 2[e] 3 32 18
Tamworth 2020–21[34] SFL Premier Division Central 7 4 2 1 — 2[a] 2 11 7
2021–22[34] SFL Premier Division Central 11 1 0 0 — 2[a] 2 13 3
Total 18 5 2 1 — 4 4 24 10
Mickleover 2021–22[53] NPL Premier Division 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Career total 154 72 6 2 3 1 19 17 182 92
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Birmingham Senior Cup
  3. ^ Five appearances and four goals in FA Vase, one appearance and two goals in Birmingham Senior Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Derbyshire Senior Cup
  5. ^ One appearance and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Worcestershire Senior Cup

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