Sherjill Mac-Donald (born 20 November 1984) is a Dutch

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who plays as a

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for KV Hooikt in Belgium.

Club career

Mac-Donald started his career as a product of the

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youth system, and was loaned out to several clubs before being transferred to

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and then to

AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's men's first squad plays in 2024–25 in the Derde ...

. He joined

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...

on loan during the January 2007 transfer window, with the option of a permanent transfer at the end of his loan spell. He made his club debut as a substitute in a 2–1 victory over

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on 31 January. On 27 February 2007, he missed a penalty during sudden death in the 6th round of the FA cup against Middlesbrough, who won 5–4 on penalties. After the end of the 2006–07 season it was announced that his loan period had been extended until January 2008. He has been described by West Bromwich Albion manager

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as "a special talent". On 4 January 2008, he signed a two-and-a-half-year permanent contract with Albion, after they paid a £200,000 fee. On 8 February 2008, Mac-Donald joined

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on a month's emergency loan. He scored twice on his debut the following day in a 4–1 victory over

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, earning him a place in the League Two Team of the Week. Three days later he scored a hat-trick against

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in a 4–2 away win. Mac-Donald returned to the Hawthorns having scored six goals in seven league games. He joined

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on loan during the January 2009 transfer window. During the 2009 close season he left West Bromwich Albion to sign a contract with

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which will keep him at the club until 30 June 2013. Mac-Donald joined

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club Chicago Fire on 24 July 2012 under the league's

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. His debut for the Chicago Fire was unsuccessful, as the Fire drew last second to the

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. He was released on 14 August 2013. In July 2018, Mac-Donald joined

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in South Korea, but after an unsuccessful half-year, he left the club again and returned to Belgium. He then started to train with KFC Lille. Mac-Donald signed with the club and scored one goal and made one assist in his first game. In July 2020, Mac-Donald joined ASV Geel. He played for KV Hooikt in the 2021–22 season, competing in the Second Provincial League. He finished the season with 35 appearances, in which he scored 26 goals. In the 2023–24 season he helped the club to promotion to the First Provincial League.

International career

Mac-Donald was capped for the Netherlands at U21 level, making his debut against an England U21 side who won 1–0 in November 2006. It was during this game that he came to the attention of

, as he played against Albion centre-back

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Personal life

Mac-Donald is of

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se descent.

Honours

Sparta Rotterdam *

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

: 2015–16

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