Chris McDonald (soccer)

Chris McDonald

Personal information
Place of birth	Sacramento, California, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Forward / Midfielder
Youth career
1993-1996	San Francisco Dons
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996	San Francisco Bay Seals		(19)
1997-2001	Sacramento Knights (indoor)	?	(69)
2004	San Diego Sockers (indoor)
2004	Sacramento Knights
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Chris McDonald is a retired American soccer player who spent most of his career in indoor leagues.

In 1993, McDonald graduated from Del Campo High School. He played on both the Del Campo soccer team and with River City Soccer Club. He attended the University of San Francisco where he played on the men's soccer team from 1993 to 1996. During the 1996 off-season, he played for the San Francisco Bay Seals in the USISL.

On February 1, 1997, the San Jose Clash selected him in the third round (twenty-first overall) of the 1997 MLS College Draft.^[1] McDonald chose to remain in school and did not sign with the Clash. In June 1997, he signed with the Sacramento Knights of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. In 1999, the Knights won the World Indoor Soccer League title. The team folded after the 2001 season and the San Diego Sockers selected McDonald in the Dispersal Draft.^[2] He did not sign with them and left professional soccer for two years. In January 2004, he joined the Sockers.^[3] He finished the season with the Sockers who folded during the off-season. IN 2004, McDonald also played for the amateur Sacramento Knights of the Men's Professional Soccer League. In January 2005, the Cleveland Force selected McDonald with the eighth selection of the MISL Dispersal Draft.^[4]

References

1. ^ 1997 MLS Draft Picks
2. ^ Break up the Knights: Players are dispersed - Chris McDonald , Ato Leone and Iain Fraser are chosen in the first round. The Sacramento Bee - Wednesday, February 13, 2002
3. ^ Sockers Sign Lilavois, McDonald
4. ^ Force acquires 12 players in draft

Persondata
Name	Chris McDonald
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Short description
Date of birth	1975
Place of birth	Sacramento, California
Date of death
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