Coll Donaldson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Coll Ian Donaldson | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tynecastle | |||
| 2011–2013 | Livingston | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013–2014 | Livingston | 24 | (1) |
| 2014– | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Coll Donaldson (born 9 April 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers, as a centre back.[1] He previously played for Livingston.
Club career
Livingston
Donaldson grew up in North Berwick, East Lothian and attended North Berwick High School joining Livingston's youth ranks in 2011 from Tynecastle.[2] After progressing through the club's youth system and impressing for the reserve team, he signed a new two-year contract for Livingston on 17 January 2013.[3] Later that month he went on trial with Premier League club Manchester United.[4] He made his first-team debut for Livingston as a late substitute against Dunfermline Athletic on 30 March 2013.[5] He then went on to make a further 4 appearances towards the end of season 2012–13.[6] In December 2013, Donaldson was allowed to travel to Queens Park Rangers for a trial.[7] In January 2014, Donaldson completed his move to Queens Park Rangers,[8] for a fee of around £150,000.[9] In all he made twenty-nine appearances in all competitions scoring once.[10]
Queens Park Rangers
On 28 January 2014, aged 19 Donaldson joined Queens Park Rangers from Livingston after impressing QPR Manager Harry Redknapp during a week-long trial.[11] Donaldson made his senior and Championship debut on 3 May 2014 in a 2-3 away win against Barnsley at Oakwell, where he was named in the starting line up and played the full 90 minutes.[12]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Livingston | 2012–13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
References
- ↑ "Livingston youngster Coll Donaldson offered trial at Manchester United". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Coll Donaldson makes the bench". Tynecastle F.C. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ "New contract for Coll Donaldson". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Manchester United hand trial to Livingston starlet Coll Donaldson". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Pars claim point". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Coll Donaldson career stats – Season 2012–13". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "QPR in talks to sign Livingston starlet Coll Donaldson". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Donaldson QPR Bound". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "By Dailyrecord.co.uk Livingston kid Coll Donaldson on his way to QPR as Harry Redknapp steps in with £150,000 bid". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Coll Donaldson career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ "QPR: Defender Coll Donaldson joins from Livingston". BBC Sport. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Barnsley 2-3 QPR". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Coll Donaldson". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2014.