Gary McDonald

Football player infobox
playername = Gary McDonald
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|4|10
cityofbirth = Irvine
countryofbirth = Scotland
height = height|m=1.83
currentclub = Aberdeen
clubnumber = 4
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2001–2006
2006–2008
2008–
clubs = Kilmarnock
Oldham Athletic
Aberdeen
caps(goals) = 106 0(11)
078 0(11)
004 00(0)
nationalyears = 2005
nationalteam = Scotland B
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(1)
pcupdate = 03:20, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 23 December 2006

Gary McDonald (born 10 April 1982) is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.

Career

He started his career at Kilmarnock, making his debut in the 2001-02 season and has been capped by Scotland at Under-21 level.

Gary McDonald was also capped in a Scotland B international against Poland at his home ground, Rugby Park in 2005, scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 victory. In July 2006, McDonald became John Sheridan's first signing as Oldham manager. On 5 January 2008, McDonald scored from convert|23|m|yd in Oldham's 1-0 win over Premier League side Everton in the third round of the FA Cup. [Phil McNulty [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7163963.stm Everton 0-1 Oldham] , BBC Sport, 5 January 2008, accessed 5 January 2008] Interviewed on "Match of the Day" after the match, McDonald described the goal as the best of his career.

In late April 2008, McDonald agreed a pre-contract agreement to sign for Aberdeen in the summer. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/7375055.stm|title=Aberdeen sign Oldham midfielder|date=2008-04-30|publisher=BBC Sport website|accessdate=2008-04-30]

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