Charlie MacDonald

Charlie MacDonald

Personal information
Full name	Charles Lea MacDonald
Date of birth	13 February 1981 (1981-02-13) (age 30)
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.

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

1. ^ "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

• Charlie MacDonald career stats at Soccerbase
• Brentford FC profile
• Southend United profile

Persondata
Name	Macdonald, Charlie
Alternative names	the dog, techno dancer, cee lo green, the black man
Short description	Footballer and actor
Date of birth	13 February 1970
Place of birth	Southwark, London, England
Date of death
Place of death