Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
former
footballer
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. He has previously played for
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
The club has won f ...
and
Peterhead
Peterhead (; , ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the council area's largest settlement, with a population of 19,060 at the 2022 Census for Scotland, 2022 Census. It is the largest fishing port in the United Kingdom for total landi ...
.
Career
Donaldson joined Raith aged 14 as a member of their youth academy, from Edina Hibs youth team. He was promoted to the senior squad in June 2010, signing a full-time contract He made his first team debut aged 17, on 7 May 2011, as a substitute in Raith Rovers' 3–0 defeat against
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland and currently plays in the . Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not ...
in the
Scottish First Division
The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. It was replaced by the Scottish Championship.
History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 in Scottish footb ...
. Having firmly broken into the first team at the start of the following season, Donaldson was given a two-year contract extension confirming his stay until 2014. At the end of his contract he was released by the club.
Donaldson joined
Peterhead
Peterhead (; , ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the council area's largest settlement, with a population of 19,060 at the 2022 Census for Scotland, 2022 Census. It is the largest fishing port in the United Kingdom for total landi ...
on loan on 14 November 2013. He made his debut on 16 November 2013, as Peterhead drew 1–1 with East Stirlingshire. He scored his first goal on 7 December 2013, in a 3–1 win away at Clyde. His loan ended early when he was recalled by Raith Rovers on 31 December 2013.
After his release by Raith Rovers, Donaldson agreed a deal to sign for Peterhead on a permanent basis. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Donaldson was released by Peterhead and within a few days of leaving ''The Blue Toon'', Donaldson signed for
Scottish League Two
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side East Stirlingshire.
Donaldson had a loan spell at Linlithgow Rose in 2016-2017.