Jamie MacDonald (footballer)

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Jamie MacDonald

MacDonald playing for Hearts
Personal information
Full nameJames MacDonald
Date of birth (1986-04-17) 17 April 1986
Place of birthBroxburn, Scotland
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubHeart of Midlothian
Number1
Youth career
2002–2003Musselburgh Athletic
2003–2007Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–Heart of Midlothian102(0)
2007→ Queen of the South (loan)14(0)
2007–2008→ Queen of the South (loan)34(0)
National team
2007–2008Scotland U2110(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jamie MacDonald (born 17 April 1986, in Broxburn) is a professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian, as a goalkeeper. He has had previous loan spells at Queen of the South and represented Scotland at under 21 level.

Career

Hearts

Having grown up a Hearts fan MacDonald signed for Hearts in 2003 from Musselburgh Athletic.[1] A member of the clubs under 21 team and having yet to feature for the first team MacDonald was sent out on loan in January 2007 to Queen of the South in all he was there for 18 months.[2]

MacDonald returned to Hearts for the 2008–09 season and, after playing regularly during pre-season fixtures, new manager Csaba Laszlo stated his intent to use him as back-up to first choice keeper Steve Banks.[3] He made his competitive debut for Hearts against, Rangers, on 16 August 2008 at Ibrox.[4] MacDonald had been selected to play following the announcement that former first choice keeper Steve Banks had taken up a coaching only role, having previously had a player-coach role. Hearts lost the game 2–0, the second goal a last minute penalty from Kris Boyd, who scored twice against MacDonald in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final.[5] Manager Csaba Laszlo said that he was happy with MacDonald's performance against Rangers but dropped MacDonald in favour of Slovakian loan signing Marian Kello. MacDonald said that in the absence of first team football, "If there's a chance to go out on loan, and the gaffer agrees, that would be better for me. Then I can come back and show the manager I'm ready to play for Hearts."[6] He stayed at Hearts and in all he made 7 appearances in his debut season,[7] going on to sign a new three year contract extending his stay until 2012.[8]

He made his European debut on 25 August 2011 against Tottenham at White Hart Lane conceding a penalty when he felled Harry Kane inside the box.[9] He saved the resulting penalty; the first competitive penalty save of his career.[10] On 27 January 2012 MacDonald signed a new two year contract extending his stay until 2014,[11] with the club having an option to extend for a further year.[12] In late January with Hearts no1 Marian Kello excluded from the squad due to a contract dispute with his contract set to expire,[13] MacDonald began to get an extended run in the side.

MacDonald playing in Hearts' 2–0 win against Celtic at Tynecastle in October 2011.

Queen of the South (loans)

In January 2007, like Robbie Neilson before him, MacDonald joined Scottish First Division club Queen of the South on loan to gain competitive experience.[14] He made his debut on 27 January against Partick Thistle.[15] In all he made 16 appearances in all competitions that season.[16] He earned the SFL Young Player of the Month award for March 2007.[17]

On 10 July 2007 he was sent back on loan to Queens for the new season,[18] making his debut for the second time on 4 August 2007 against St. Johnstone.[19] MacDonald established himself as Queens first choice keeper and was an integral part of the team on their run to their first ever Scottish Cup Final. With MacDonald in goals Queens triumphed in the quarter finals for only the second time in their history despite their previous Scottish Cup quarter final appearances running into double figures. The 2–0 victory against Dundee produced a record breaking 84 yard winner from Ryan McCann. The semi final 4–3 victory against Aberdeen produced another record; the highest scoring Scottish Cup semi final in history.[20]

In all he made 40 appearances that season keeping 12 clean sheets.[21] His final game for Queen of the South came on 24 May 2008 in the Final[22] which ended in a 3–2 defeat to Rangers.[23] Since Rangers had already qualified for the Champions League the runners-up earned the consolation of a place in next season's UEFA Cup.[20][24] On his return to Hearts, Jamie MacDonald said of his time at Queens, "My loan spell last year was good and allowed me to play in big games like the Scottish Cup Final."[6] Queens attempted to bring Macdonald back for a third loan spell in December 2008 but Hearts turned them down as he had now made his first team debut for the club. MacDonald is now first-choice keeper at Tynecastle.[25]

Scotland

MacDonald made his Scotland under U21 debut on 21 August 2007 against the Czech Republic in an International Challenge Match.[26] In all he made ten appearances for the team between 2007 and 2008.[27]

Honours

Heart of Midlothian
Queen of the South

Career statistics

As of 27 August 2013[28][29]
Club statistics
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Queen of the South 2006–07 140200000160
2007–08 340600000400
Total 480800000560
Heart of Midlothian 2008–09 7000000070
2009–10 9000000090
2010–11 7010000080
2011–12 180700020260
2012–13 380104020450
2013–14 220104000270
Total 102010070401220
Career Totals 149018080401780

References

  1. ↑ "Jamie signs new deal". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Jamie MacDonald aiming to be No.1 for Hearts". The Scotsman. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  3. ↑ Playing for keeps Heartsfc.co.uk, 8 August 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2008
  4. ↑ "Rangers 2–0 Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  5. ↑ Rangers 2–0 Hearts Heartsfc.co.uk, 16 August 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.tribalfootball.com/?q=node/200594
  7. ↑ "2008–09 Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 February 2012. 
  8. ↑ "New deal for Jamie". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Tottenham 0 – 0 Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  10. ↑ "the national team are alive and kicking, says Hearts boss Paulo Sergio". Daily Record. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Jamie signs new deal". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Jamie MacDonald aiming to be No.1 for Hearts". The Scotsman. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Jamie MacDonald poised to be top dog for Hearts". The Scotsman. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012. 
  14. ↑ Tynecastle Trio head out on loan, BBC Sport website, 26 January 2007
  15. ↑ "Queen of South 4–3 Partick". ESPN. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  16. ↑ "2006/2007 Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  17. ↑ "2006/07 Season Review". Queen of the South archive. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  18. ↑ "Loan stars". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  19. ↑ "Queen of the South 3 – 3 St Johnstone". ESPN. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Club History" on the official Queen of the South website
  21. ↑ "2007–08 Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  22. ↑ "Queen of the South 2–3 Rangers". BBC. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  23. ↑ "Queens keeper Jamie MacDonald: Beasley only beat me because he fluffed his shot". Daily Record. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  24. ↑ Rangers exhausted after Scottish Cup final win Telegraph, 26 May 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2008
  25. ↑ "Elgin City want keeper Malin for second loan spell". The press and Journal. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 
  26. ↑ "Scotland U21 1–0 Czech Rep U21". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2012. 
  27. ↑ "Jamie MacDonald – U21 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 4 February 2012. 
  28. ↑ Jamie MacDonald career stats at Soccerbase
  29. ↑ "Jamie Macdonald Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 

External links

Heart of Midlothian F.C. – current squad
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