Jonathan McDonald
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan André McDonald Porras | ||
Date of birth | October 28, 1987 | ||
Place of birth | San Jose, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Herediano | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Carmelita | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Carmelita | 3 | (0) |
2005–2010 | Herediano | 63 | (16) |
2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 7 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Alajuelense | 38 | (21) |
2012–2013 | Kalmar FF | 55 | (6) |
2014–2019 | Alajuelense | 179 | (94) |
2019 | Al Ahli | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Alajuelense | 42 | (14) |
2020– | Herediano | 31 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2007 | Costa Rica U20 | 7 | (2) |
2010 | Costa Rica U23 | 2 | (0) |
2011–2019 | Costa Rica | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2019 |
Jonathan André McDonald Porras (born October 28, 1987) is a Costa Rican professional footballer for Liga FPD club Herediano.
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]McDonald made his professional debut as a 16-year-old with AD Carmelita, making three appearances in his first season. In 2006, he moved to top Costa Rican side CS Herediano. During his stay with Herediano he appeared in 41 First Division matches, scoring 17 goals.
McDonald joined the Vancouver Whitecaps on August 5, 2010.[1] He made his Whitecaps debut as a second-half substitute coming on for striker Cornelius Stewart during a 1-0 victory at NSC Minnesota Stars on August 14,[2] and made his first start for Vancouver on September 11 in 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace Baltimore.[3] On October 19, 2010, the Vancouver Whitecaps released McDonald, along with five fellow players, citing their need to purge certain players in preparation for their upcoming promotion to Major League Soccer.[4]
On November 14, 2011, Kalmar FF of Allsvenskan in Sweden announced they had signed McDonald on a three-year contract, starting January 2012.[5]
On 13 November 2019, Al Ahli has signed McDonald for one seasons from Alajuelense.[6]
International
[edit]McDonald has represented his native Costa Rica at both the U-20[7] and U-23 Olympic levels, and made his debut for the senior side in August 2011, against Ecuador.
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.[8]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 November 2018 | Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa, Peru | Peru | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Trivia
[edit]As a marketing gag, McDonald changed his name on his jersey during a match (a 0-2 loss on 31 May 2020 against Deportivo Saprissa) to Burger King instead of McDonald.[9]
Honours
[edit]Alajuelense
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ McDonald joins Whitecaps[permanent dead link]
- ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ Vancouver Whitecaps release six players as franchise clears room for MLS-worthy talent[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Landslagsmeriterat nyförvärv". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ Al-Ahli is officially signed by Jonathan McDonald
- ^ Jonathan McDonald – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Jonathan McDonald". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ Player Named McDonald Changes Name To Burger King On Kit
External links
[edit]- Jonathan McDonald at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jonathan McDonald at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Jonathan McDonald at Soccerway
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Footballers from San José, Costa Rica
- Costa Rican people of Jamaican descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- A.D. Carmelita footballers
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Kalmar FF players
- Liga FPD players
- Al Ahli SC (Doha) players
- Qatar Stars League players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Pan American Games competitors for Costa Rica
- Costa Rica men's under-20 international footballers