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Charlie MacDonald Personal information Full name Charles Lea MacDonald Date of birth 13 February 1981 Place of birth Southwark, London, England Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Milton Keynes Dons Number 10 Youth career 1997–1999 Millwall 1999 Charlton Athletic Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2003 Charlton Athletic 8 (1) 2003 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 8 (2) 2002 → Torquay United (loan) 5 (0) 2002 → Colchester United (loan) 4 (1) 2002 Margate 5 (1) 2002–2003 Stevenage Borough 16 (3) 2003–2005 Crawley Town 30 (10) 2005–2007 Gravesend & Northfleet 61 (39) 2007–2008 Southend United 26 (1) 2008–2011 Brentford 111 (40) 2011– Milton Keynes Dons 9 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:02, 20 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Charles Lea "Charlie" MacDonald (born 13 February 1981 in Southwark, Greater London) is an English footballer, currently playing for MK Dons as a striker.
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Football career
MacDonald currently plays for MK Dons and played for the Millwall youth team before joining Charlton Athletic as a trainee, turning professional in August 1998. He made his Charlton debut on 3 January 2000, as a late substitute for Martin Pringle in a 3–0 win at home to Nottingham Forest. He started the FA Cup tie against Queens Park Rangers the following weekend, scoring the only goal as Charlton progressed to the fourth round. He made two further appearances as substitute that season and won the Charlton Young Player of the Year Award.
He joined Cheltenham Town on loan in March 2001, scoring twice in seven games. He returned to the Charlton first team squad later that year and scored his first ever Premiership goal when scoring the late equaliser in the 1–1 draw with Newcastle United at The Valley. However, that was his last involvement with the Charlton first team and in February 2002 he joined Torquay United on loan, playing five games without scoring. In March 2002 he joined Colchester United on loan, but made just one appearance as a substitute and netting one goal, in a 2–2 draw with Wigan Athletic, before returning to his parent club at The Valley.
He was released by Charlton in May 2002 and joined Conference side Margate in August. The following month he moved to Conference rivals Stevenage Borough. In August 2003 he moved to Crawley Town, scoring 10 times in 30 Conference games. In May 2005 he moved to Gravesend & Northfleet and soon settled in as a regular in the Gravesend team and a regular on the scoresheet. His contract with Gravesend and Northfleet ended at the close of the 2006–07 season and put pen-to-paper on a two-year deal with Southend United, arriving at Roots Hall on a free transfer.[1]
He joined Brentford on 9 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract. He scored 18 goals in his first season at the club, helping Brentford to win League Two. He was awarded the Powerade League Two Player of the Month award for February 2009. His first season was ended in March due to a shoulder injury; however, he bounced back to become Brentford's top scorer in the 2009/10 season.
On August 26th 2011, Charlie MacDonald signed a 2 year contract with MK Dons for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £1,000,000. It was to the distress of Brentford fans[citation needed], who in his 3 year stay scored a goal every 2.7 games; 40 goals in 111 games at Griffin Park. MacDonald was the replacement for Sam Baldock, who recently left MK Dons to join West Ham United.
Honours
- Brentford
- League Two: 2008–09
- Powerade League 2 Player of the Month: February 2009
References
- ^ "Shrimpers capture Fleet striker". BBC Sport. 2007-06-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/6736877.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
External links
Milton Keynes Dons F.C. – current squad 1 Martin · 2 Smith · 3 Lewington · 4 Kouo-Doumbé · 5 MacKenzie · 6 Beevers · 7 Gleeson · 8 Potter · 9 Bowditch · 10 MacDonald · 11 Balanta · 12 Chicksen · 13 S. Williams · 15 Flanagan · 16 McLoughlin · 17 Powell · 19 Ibehre · 20 Collins · 21 Milton · 23 O'Shea · 26 Chadwick · 27 McNamee · 29 Morrison · 35 G. Williams · Manager: Robinson
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Southwark
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Millwall F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Stevenage F.C. players
- Margate F.C. players
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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