Coll Donaldson (born 9 April 1995) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, where he is also

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. He has previously played for

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, Ross County and

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Club career

Donaldson grew up in

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, East Lothian, and attended North Berwick High School, joining

's youth ranks in 2011 from Tynecastle. 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. Later that month he went on trial with

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club

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. He made his first-team debut for Livingston as a late substitute against

on 30 March 2013. He then went on to make a further four appearances towards the end of season 2012–13. In December 2013, Donaldson was allowed to travel to

for a trial. In January 2014, Donaldson completed his move to Queens Park Rangers, for a fee of around £150,000. In all he made 29 appearances in all competitions, scoring once. On 28 January 2014, aged 19 Donaldson joined Queens Park Rangers from Livingston after impressing QPR manager

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during a week-long trial. Donaldson made his senior and

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debut on 3 May 2014 in a 3–2 away win against

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, where he was named in the starting line up and played the full 90 minutes. On 13 July 2015, Donaldson joined

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side

on a three-year contract following his release from QPR. Donaldson was released on 7 August 2017, after two seasons with the club. Later that month, he signed a short-term contract with

. In December 2017, he extended his Inverness contract for a further two and a half years. Donaldson moved to Ross County in January 2020 for an undisclosed transfer fee. He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to

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in the

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after joining

on loan for the rest of the season. Donaldson signed a two-year contract with

in May 2022. He was appointed club captain in January 2024.

Career statistics

Honours

Dundee United *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2016–17 Falkirk *

Scottish Championship The Scottish Championship known as the William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional association footb ...

: 2024–25 *

Scottish League One The Scottish League One, known as William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill League One for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional association football, foot ...

: 2023–24 Individual *

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2023–24 Scottish League One The 2023–24 Scottish League One (known as Cinch (company), cinch League One for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Football in Scotland, Scottish football. The season began on 5 August 2023. ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Donaldson, Coll 1995 births Living people Footballers from East Lothian Men's association football defenders Scottish men's footballers Livingston F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players People educated at North Berwick High School Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen