| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mitchell Donald | ||
| Date of birth | December 10, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Roda JC | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Bijlmer | |||
| -1998 | A.V.V. Zeeburgia | ||
| 1998–2007 | Jong Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Ajax | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Willem II (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2011- | Roda JC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 16, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mitchell Donald (born 10 December 1988 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Roda JC as a right midfielder. He previously played for AFC Ajax, where he went through the youth program.
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Donald joined Ajax following spells at amateur sides FC Bijlmer and A.V.V. Zeeburgia. He joined the first team of Ajax after the 2006–07 winter break in February 2007. Donald made his professional Ajax debut under manager Henk ten Cate on February 14, 2007 in the UEFA Cup clash against SV Werder Bremen.[1] In August 2007 he participated in the 1–0 win over PSV Eindhoven to clinch the Johan Cruijff-schaal, his first trophy. Donald made his Eredivisie debut on September 23, 2007 in a match against AZ, coming on as a substitute for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.[2] He went on to make two more substitutes appearances in the 2007–08 season, on November 25, 2007 against Vitesse Arnhem and on January 13, 2008 against AZ.[3][4]
Donald made no appearances in the Eredivisie in the 2008–09 season under manager Marco van Basten after being badly injured in pre-season at the Amsterdam Tournament in a challenge on Inter's Adriano, but he reestablished himself in the squad following the appointment of Martin Jol. [5] On July 27, 2009, almost exactly a year after injuring himself there, Donald appeared once again at the Amsterdam Tournament in a match against S.L. Benfica.[5] Jol stated that the game of Donald was "surprising" and that his game was "very good and beautiful for such a young player. It also gives confidence and that is important".[5] On August 20, 2009 he came on as a substitute in the UEFA Europa League match against Slovan Bratislava, and was in the starting lineup the following week in the away return match.[6][7] On September 20, 2009, Donald played his first Eredivisie match in 20 months, coming on as a substitute in an away match against VVV-Venlo.[8] On December 11, 2009 (one day after his 21st birthday), Donald scored his first Eredivisie goal for Ajax in a 3–0 victory over N.E.C..[9]
On January 29, 2010, Willem II signed the midfielder on loan from AFC Ajax until June 2011, where he joined his Ajax team-mate Jan-Arie van der Heijden.[10] On February 5, 2010, Donald scored on his debut for the club from Tilburg in a 2–1 loss to NAC Breda.[11]
On February 02, 2011 Donald signed an contract for Roda JC, but he first joined on 01 July 2011 to his new team.[12]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | AFC Ajax | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | Willem II | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | AFC Ajax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
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