Coll Donaldson
Personal information
Full name Coll Ian Donaldson
Date of birth (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Falkirk
Number 6
Youth career
Tynecastle
2011–2013 Livingston
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Livingston 24 (1)
2014–2015 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
2015–2017 Dundee United 32 (0)
2017–2020 Inverness CT 76 (3)
2020–2022 Ross County 37 (1)
2022 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 16 (2)
2022– Falkirk 49 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:18, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Coll Donaldson (born 9 April 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Falkirk. He has previously played for Livingston, Queens Park Rangers, Dundee United, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Ross County and Dunfermline Athletic.

Club career

Donaldson grew up in North Berwick, East Lothian, and attended North Berwick High School, joining Livingston's youth ranks in 2011 from Tynecastle.[1] After progressing through the club's youth system and impressing for the reserve team, he signed a new two-year contract for Livingston on 17 January 2013.[2] Later that month he went on trial with Premier League club Manchester United.[3] He made his first-team debut for Livingston as a late substitute against Dunfermline Athletic on 30 March 2013.[4] He then went on to make a further four appearances towards the end of season 2012–13.[5] In December 2013, Donaldson was allowed to travel to Queens Park Rangers for a trial.[6] In January 2014, Donaldson completed his move to Queens Park Rangers,[7] for a fee of around £150,000.[8] In all he made 29 appearances in all competitions, scoring once.[9]

On 28 January 2014, aged 19 Donaldson joined Queens Park Rangers from Livingston after impressing QPR manager Harry Redknapp during a week-long trial.[10] Donaldson made his senior and Championship debut on 3 May 2014 in a 3–2 away win against Barnsley at Oakwell, where he was named in the starting line up and played the full 90 minutes.[11]

On 13 July 2015, Donaldson joined Scottish Premiership side Dundee United on a three-year contract following his release from QPR.[12] Donaldson was released on 7 August 2017, after two seasons with the club.[13]

Later that month, he signed a short-term contract with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[14] In December 2017, he extended his Inverness contract for a further two and a half years.[15]

Donaldson moved to Ross County in January 2020 for an undisclosed transfer fee.[16] He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat to Ayr United in the Scottish Cup.

In January 2022, Donaldson reunited with former boss John Hughes after joining Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the rest of the season.[17]

Donaldson signed a two-year contract with Falkirk in May 2022.[18]


Career statistics

As of 6 October 2023 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Livingston 2012–13[20] Scottish First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2013–14[21] Scottish Championship 19 1 1 0 3 0 1[a] 0 24 1
Total 24 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 29 1
Queens Park Rangers 2013–14[21] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dundee United 2015–16[23] Scottish Premiership 18 0 4 0 0 0 — 22 0
2016–17[24] Scottish Championship 14 0 0 0 5 0 3[a] 0 22 0
Total 32 0 4 0 5 0 3 0 44 0
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2017–18[25] Scottish Championship 26 1 2 0 0 0 5[a] 0 33 1
2018–19 30 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 34 1
2019–20 20 1 0 0 4 1 3[a] 0 27 2
Total 76 3 2 0 8 1 8 0 94 4
Ross County 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 7 0 1 0 0 0 — 8 0
2020–21 28 1 1 0 5 0 — 34 1
2021–22 2 0 0 0 2 0 — 4 0
Total 37 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 46 1
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Championship 16 2 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 18 2
Falkirk 2022–23 Scottish League One 33 1 4 1 2 0 4[c] 1 43 3
2023–24 8 0 0 0 4 0 1[a] 0 13 0
Total 33 1 4 1 6 0 4 1 47 3
Career total 219 7 18 1 29 1 22 2 288 11
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Championship playoffs
  3. ^ Two Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup & Two Appearances (1 Goal) in the Scottish League One playoffs

Honours

Dundee United

References

  1. ^ "Coll Donaldson makes the bench". Tynecastle F.C. 26 December 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. ^ "New contract for Coll Donaldson". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Manchester United hand trial to Livingston starlet Coll Donaldson". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Pars claim point". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  6. ^ "QPR in talks to sign Livingston starlet Coll Donaldson". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Donaldson QPR Bound". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Livingston kid Coll Donaldson on his way to QPR as Harry Redknapp steps in with £150,000 bid". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  9. ^ Coll Donaldson at Soccerbase
  10. ^ "QPR: Defender Coll Donaldson joins from Livingston". BBC Sport. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Barnsley 2–3 QPR". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Dundee United sign defender Coll Donaldson". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Coll Donaldson departs Tannadice". Dundee United FC. 7 August 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  14. ^ Chalk, Paul (19 August 2017). "Caley Thistle held at home by Morton to remain bottom of the Championship". Strathspey & Badenoch Herald. Grantown-on-Spey. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  15. ^ Durent, Jamie (12 December 2017). "Home comforts made Coll Donaldson's decision to extend Caley Thistle stay an easy one". The Inverness Courier. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Ross County sign Coll Donaldson & Jordan Tillson". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Coll Donaldson arrives on loan | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". www.dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  18. ^ "COLL DONALDSON SIGNS!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk Football Club. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  19. ^ Coll Donaldson at Soccerbase
  20. ^ "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by Coll Donaldson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  26. ^ Young, Chick (25 March 2017). "Dundee Utd 2–1 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

External links

Falkirk F.C. – current squad
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