Bradley Donaldson (born 2 July 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Broxburn Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Broxburn Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013-2014 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| 2013-2014 | → Arbroath (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2014-2015 | Livingston | 3 | (0) |
| 2015-2016 | Cowdenbeath | 23 | (2) |
| 2016-2017 | Linlithgow Rose | ||
| 2017-2018 | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
| 2018-2019 | Edinburgh City | 11 | (0) |
| 2019-2020 | Tranent Juniors | ||
| 2020-2021 | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
| 2021-2022 | Tranent Juniors | ||
| 2022- | Broxburn Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editDonaldson began his career with Hibernian, where he featured on the bench numerous times throughout the 2012-2013 season. He spent the first half of the 2013–2014 season on loan at Arbroath where he scored his first goal in professional football, in a 2–1 defeat to Airdrieonians on 28 December 2013. In the same game he suffered a bad injury resulting in him missing the rest of the 2013-2014 season.[1] Following his loan spell, he left Easter Road.[2]
Following his release, the defender signed for Livingston.[3] His season was again hampered with injuries and left the club at the end of the 2014–2015 season after just a few league and cup appearances. He won the 2014-2015 challenge cup and survived relegation from the Scottish Championship on the final day of the season.
Donaldson signed for Cowdenbeath in 2015 where he made 23 league appearances for the Central Park side, departing the club in 2016.[4]
He had spells in junior football with Linlithgow Rose and Musselburgh Athletic winning the East of Scotland Premier League before returning to the Scottish Football League with Edinburgh City in 2018.[5]
The defender left the Citizens in 2019 after 11 league appearances and just missing out on promotion to Scottish League One. He returned to junior football.[6] He signed for Tranent Juniors in 2019, had a second spell at Musselburgh Athletic in 2020 before returning to Tranent Juniors in 2021 where he again won the East of Scotland Premier League and gained promotion to the Scottish Lowland League. Donaldson signed for Broxburn Athletic in 2022.[7]
Personal life
editIn September 2020, he was caught more than four times over the drink drive limit behind the wheel of his Mercedes. The sheriff banned him from driving for 12 months and imposed a £420 fine.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Airdrie Utd 2-1 Arbroath". Soccer ZZ. 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Arbroath 0-3 Rangers". BBC. 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Livingston defender Brad Donaldson keen to make up for lost time after 15 months on the sidelines". Daily Record. 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Ryan Stevenson's double helps Ayr United beat Cowdenbeath for three in a row". Daily Record. 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Former Hibs player Bradley Donaldson wants to help Edinburgh City to the title". Edinburgh Evening News. 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Scottish League Two ins and outs - Summer 2019". BBC. 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Broxburn Athletic return to winning ways in East of Scotland Premier Division with a former manager in dugout". Edinburgh Evenings News. 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Former Hibs and Livingston player Bradley Donaldson caught drink-driving in Mercedes". Daily Record. 22 March 2021.