Hugh MacDonald (soccer)

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Personal information
Hugh MacDonald
Full name	Hugh MacDonald
Date of birth	April 28, 1985 (age 21)
Place of birth	Belleville, New Jersey, USA
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Red Bull New York
Number	31
Youth clubs
2003-2004 2005-2006	Virginia Commonwealth Monmouth
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007–	Red Bull New York
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Hugh MacDonald (born April 28, 1985 in Belleville, New Jersey) is an American soccer defender for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer.

MacDonald grew up in Kearny, New Jersey and attended Kearny High School, which produced former United States internationals including John Harkes, Tony Meola and Tab Ramos. He led Kearny to the state championship game as a junior in 2001, and won the championship as a senior in 2002.

MacDonald spent two years at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he helped the team to the Colonial Athletic Association championship both years, 2003 and 2004. He transferred to Monmouth University, where he won the Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006, and led Monmouth to its first ever NCAA Men's Soccer Championship appearance.

MacDonald was not drafted in the MLS SuperDraft or the Supplemental Draft in January 2007, and signed with Red Bull New York as a free agent in March 2007 after spending the preseason with the club.

[edit] References

Giase, Frank. "Red Bulls: MacDonald strives to fulfill a town's tradition", The Star-Ledger, February 26, 2007. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
Hugh MacDonald Biography. Monmouth University (December 22, 2006). Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
Red Bull New York (March 9, 2007). Red Bulls sign Kearny native MacDonald. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] External links

Red Bull New York player bio

Red Bull New York - Current Squad
1 Cepero \| 2 Wynne \| 3 Freeman \| 4 Mendes \| 6 Stammler \| 7 Magee \| 8 Ubiparipovic \| 9 Wolyniec \| 10 Reyna \| 11 Van den Bergh \| 12 Camp \| 14 Vide \| 15 Kovalenko \| 16 Dunivant \| 17 Altidore \| 18 Conway \| 19 Richards \| 22 Regan \| 23 Waterreus \| 25 Caccavale \| 26 Graham \| 27 Ikangu \| 28 Laventure \| 29 Patterson \| 31 MacDonald \| 32 Schopp \| 60 Parke \| — Mathis \| Coach: Arena