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Bradley James McDonald (born 17 February 1990) is a Papua New Guinean international
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who last played as a
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for Central Coast United in the NSW NPL 3. Born in
Mount Hagen Mount Hagen () is the third largest city in Papua New Guinea, with a population of 46,250. It is the capital of the Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Western Highlands Province and is located in the large fertile Wahgi Valley in central mainlan ...
, McDonald played youth football in Australia after moving there at a young age. He played for a number of Australian clubs at senior level, including in the
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for
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and
Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Mar ...
.


Career

After moving to Australia at the age of 5, McDonald began his career with the
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in their youth system before heading to the
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in the QSL competition. On 12 August 2010, McDonald was signed by the
North Queensland Fury Northern Fury Football Club was an Australian professional soccer club based in Townsville, Queensland. The club was founded in 2008 and competed in the A-League under the name North Queensland Fury. On 1 March 2011, the club was removed from th ...
. McDonald made his debut for the club against
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coming off the bench, before eventually becoming a regular starter. On 15 April 2011, he signed for
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outfit
Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Mar ...
. He made only one first team league appearance for the side, starting in a 2–1 win over
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on 30 March 2013. He also appeared in one
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match, coming on as a late substitute in a loss to
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in April 2013. In January 2016, McDonald returned to the Mariners, having spent three seasons playing in the
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. He was released by the club one year later.


International

McDonald was called up by
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for an Australia U-23 training camp in October 2011. At the time, he stated that he was still potentially interested in playing for
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as an alternative to Australia. In September 2014, McDonald made his debut for
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, coming on as a substitute and setting up a goal in a 2–1 loss to
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. In January 2016, he stated his commitment to representing Papua New Guinea and that he was in the process of obtaining citizenship which is necessary to appear in competitive matches for the country. He hoped to have the paperwork completed in time to compete in the
2016 OFC Nations Cup The 2016 OFC Nations Cup was the tenth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament was played between 28 May and 11 Jun ...
. However, he was not part of the final roster for the tournament.


Honours


Club

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Mar ...
: * A-League Premiership: 2011–2012 * A-League Championship: 2012–2013


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, Brad 1990 births Living people Papua New Guinean men's soccer players Papua New Guinea men's international soccer players Papua New Guinean expatriate men's soccer players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Philippines Football League players Brisbane Strikers FC players Northern Fury FC players Central Coast Mariners FC players Central Coast Mariners Academy players APIA Leichhardt FC players Manly United FC players Davao Aguilas F.C. players Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines Papua New Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Australia Papua New Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines Men's association football midfielders People from the Western Highlands Province