| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ryan Mark Donaldson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | Newcastle United | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | England U17 | 15 | (10) |
| 2009–2010 | England U19 | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:46, 19 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ryan Mark Donaldson (born 1 May 1991) is an English footballer, who plays for Newcastle United. He can play as an out-and-out striker up front or in midfield.
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Donaldson joined his hometown club at age 10 and made his reserve team debut several months before his sixteenth birthday. After establishing himself in the reserves, he captained them to the fifth round of the 2009 FA Youth Cup where they lost out to Manchester City[2][3] and also to a successful defence of the Northumberland Senior Cup.[4]
After being promoted to the first team for the 2008–09 season, Donaldson made the bench for a handful of games but did not manage to make an appearance. He eventually made his league and home debut for Newcastle on 31 August 2009 in the 1–0 home win against Leicester City[5] and then made his second appearance as a second half substitute for Ryan Taylor playing the final 15 minutes of the game in a 4–0 victory over Ipswich Town on 26 September 2009.[6] He made his full debut when Chris Hughton handed him and several youngsters a starting role in the 22 September League Cup game away at Peterborough United.[7]
He continued playing regular football for the reserve team, and in the 2010-2011 season played in the 2nd round Football League Cup tie against Accrington Stanley in central midfield alongside Haris Vučkić. Newcastle won the game 3-2 with goals from Ryan Taylor, Shola Ameobi and Peter Løvenkrands.[8]
On 24 January 2011, Donaldson joined Hartlepool United on a month long loan.[9] He made his debut the following day in a 1–1 draw with Notts County.[10] On 25 February, Hartlepool extended Donaldson's loan for a further month.[11]
In the summer of 2007, Donaldson was called up to the England U17 squad and made his debut on 31 July at the Nordic Championships,[12] helping them to a third place finish. He took part in the Algarve Tournament the following summer[13] and England's unsuccessful 2008 European Championship qualifying campaign.
Donaldson was promoted to the U19's and was an unused substitute for the first 2010 European Championship qualifier, making his debut in September 2009. He started the next match and scored the opening goal in a 3–1 win over Slovenia.[14]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2009–10 | Newcastle United | Championship | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Hartlepool United (Loan) | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Tranmere Rovers (Loan) | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Stats accurate as of 17:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC).[15]
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