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Brandon McDonald
Personal information
Full name	Brandon McDonald
Date of birth	January 16, 1986 (age 23)
Place of birth	Glendale, Arizona, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	San Jose Earthquakes
Number	14
Youth career
	Sereno Golden Eagles
2004–2007	San Francisco Dons
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Brandon McDonald (born January 16, 1986 in Glendale, Arizona) is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Amateur and College

McDonald was an NSCAA High School All-American while playing for Cactus High School and participated in the annual High School All-America game. In addition, he was in the USA National under-17 pool. Before moving to the University of San Francisco in 2004 McDonald played for the Sereno Golden Eagles youth club with current teammate Michael Gavin and with current MLS players Robbie Findley and Rob Valentino. McDonald played over 50 games for the Dons, finishing second on the team in scoring in his freshman year. He also shared the Stephen Negoesco Award for achievement by an underclassmen in 2004.

During his college years McDonald also played with both the San Francisco Seals and the San Jose Frogs of the USL Premier Development League.

[edit] Professional

McDonald was the 46th overall pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy, and made his MLS debut as a substitute in Galaxy's first match of the 2008 season against Colorado Rapids on March 29, 2008. He scored his first MLS goal on October 12, 2008, a 35-yard strike, also against Colorado.

He was waived by the Galaxy in February 2009 and signed with the San Jose Earthquakes on March 20, 2009.^[1]

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ San Jose Earthquakes Media Relations, Quakes sign midfielder Brandon McDonald, http://sjearthquakes.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090320&content_id=228531&vkey=pr_sje&fext=.jsp&team=t110, retrieved 2009-03-20

[edit] External links

[0] San Jose Earthquakes Media Relations, Quakes sign midfielder Brandon McDonald, http://sjearthquakes.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090320&content_id=228531&vkey=pr_sje&fext=.jsp&team=t110, retrieved 2009-03-20

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