Julian Massiah McDonald (born 20 August 1990) is a Montserratian

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. He made his international debut for

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in March 2015.

Career

Club career

Following his release from Notts County as a youngster, McDonald began his non-league career with Alfreton Town, breaking into the first team at the tender age of 16 in the 2006–07 season after two years in the youth set-up. Making three appearances in the first team, Scorong once. He joined Rainworth Milners Welfare in 2008, and spent two years with the club. Departing the club in May 2010, the forward spent a season with Carlton Town, scoring 22 times in 35 appearances. Completing a switch to Worksop Town in August 2011, McDonald joined the club for 18 months. His spell also included a one-month loan at Matlock Town in October 2011, but he made the move permanent a month later before remaining with the club until the end of the season. He scored nine times in 30 games for the Gladiators. On 8 August 2014, McDonald re-joined Alfreton Town at the age of 23. Spending a single season with club, he also had a one-month loan away from North Street when joining Boston United in late January 2015. However, he failed to score in four appearances for the Pilgrims, while scoring twice for Alfreton throughout the season. In May 2015, McDonald dropped down a division in order to join

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. Joining Mickleover Sports on a one-month loan in September 2015, he scored on his debut in a 2–0 win over Buxton. McDonald then signed for Rushall Olympic on a one-month loan in October 2015, and scored two goals on his debut. Initially joining

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on a one-month loan in December 2015, McDonald opted for a second spell with the Steelmen a few weeks after, and headed to Steel Park on loan for the remainder of the season. On 21 May 2016, Coalville Town announced that McDonald had signed a one-year deal with the club. He signed for AFC Rushden & Diamonds in July 2019. On 14 December 2021, McDonald signed for Shepshed Dynamo.

International career

McDonald made his international debut for

on 27 March 2015, featuring in a 2–1 defeat to

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during

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. He made his second appearance three days later, in a 2–2 draw with Curaçao in the same competition. After 3 years away from the national team, he returned to action in October 2018 in a 1–0 win over Belize.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, Massiah 1991 births Living people Montserratian men's footballers Montserrat men's international footballers English men's footballers English people of Montserratian descent Footballers from Nottingham Alfreton Town F.C. players Rainworth Miners Welfare F.C. players Carlton Town F.C. players Worksop Town F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players King's Lynn Town F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Mickleover F.C. players Rushall Olympic F.C. players Corby Town F.C. players Coalville Town F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Barwell F.C. players AFC Rushden & Diamonds players Ilkeston Town F.C. players Gresley Rovers F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Shepshed Dynamo F.C. players Eastwood C.F.C. players Rugby Town F.C. players Basford United F.C. players Men's association football forwards National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Southern Football League players