Steven MacDonald (born October 13, 1970) is a Canadian

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defender who spent his entire professional career with the

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. He played extensively for the Canadian national teams between 1987 and 1995.

Club career

MacDonald began playing for the Douglas Park Spartans when he was seven. In 1987, he began his professional career with the

of the

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. From 1988 to 1991, MacDonald and his teammates won four consecutive CSL championships. From June 5, 1988 to August 8, 1989, the team remained undefeated in 46 games (37 wins and nine ties). This set the North American professional record. This team was later inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame. In 1992, Vancouver moved to the

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. MacDonald was a 1993 and 1998 Second Team All League defender. MacDonald also earned 1st team All Star recognition in the CSL (1989, 1990, 1991). He retired at the age of 30 following the 2000 season and holds the Vancouver 86er records for games played, games started, 321+ x 90 min minutes played is a Vancouver professional athlete record for min actually played. He was also the hard man with an all time team record of yellow and red cards. On August 31, in the game against the Milwaukee Rampage, the Whitecaps held a ceremony celebrating MacDonald's career. At the ceremony, the Whitecaps retired MacDonald's number 5 jersey.

International career

In 1987, MacDonald made his international debut with the Canadian U-17 team at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship.1987 Canada U-17
/ref> A year later, he played three games for the

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which failed to advance beyond group play at the 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament. On April 14, 1989, MacDonald earned the first of his seven

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with the senior

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in a 0–1 loss to the

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. In 1991 and 1992, he played for the Canadian U-23 team during its unsuccessful qualification campaign for the

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. MacDonald's last national team appearance came in a 0–2 loss to

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in Concepción on October 11, 1995.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:MacDonald, Steve 1970 births Living people Soccer players from Vancouver American Professional Soccer League players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players USISL players Men's association football defenders