Kornell McDonald

Kornell Mark Marshall Winston McDonald (born 1 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for National League North club Rushall Olympic.

Kornell McDonald

Personal information
Full name	Kornell Mark Marshall Winston McDonald[1][2]
Date of birth	(2001-10-01) 1 October 2001 (age 23)[3][2]
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Rushall Olympic
Youth career
0000–2020	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Derby County	7	(0)
2022–2023	Kettering Town	3	(0)
2023	Bedford Town
2023	Redditch United	10	(0)
2023	Gloucester City	9	(0)
2023–2024	Matlock Town	20	(0)
2024–	Rushall Olympic	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Club career

After graduating from the clubs academy, McDonald made his debut for Derby County as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Brentford on 9 December 2020.^[4] After 8 first team appearances, McDonald was released by the club in July 2022.^[5]

On 27 September 2022, McDonald signed for National League North club Kettering Town.^[6] On 6 January 2023, he joined Bedford Town^[7] before joining Redditch United less than three weeks later.^[8]

On 19 August 2023, McDonald joined Gloucester City,^[9] he played 9 times for Gloucester^[2] before leaving the club on 13 November 2023.^[10] On 15 December 2023, McDonald joined Matlock Town of the Northern Premier League.^[11]

In August 2024, McDonald joined National League North side Rushall Olympic having impressed whilst on trial.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2021^[13]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Derby County	2020–21	Championship	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2021–22	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0

References

1. "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
2. "England - K. McDonald - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
3. "View Kornell McDonald - Derby County". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
4. "Brentford 0-0 Derby County". British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
5. "EBOSELE LEAVES DERBY AT END OF CONTRACT FOR UDINESE SWITCH". Derby County Football Club. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
6. "BREAKING NEWS - NEW SIGNING". www.ketteringtownfc.com. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
7. "EAGLES COMPLETE MCDONALD SIGNING". Bedford Town F.C. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
8. "NEW SIGNING : KORNELL MCDONALD IS A RED". www.rufcofficial.co.uk. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
9. "Kornell McDonald joins the club and goes straight into the starting XI". www.twitter.com. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
10. @GCAFCofficial (13 November 2023). "NEWS - Wahib Tahir, Kornell McDonald and Enoch Ebo Andoh have all departed the club" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via Twitter.
11. "Matlock boss Carruthers thrilled as McDonald signs". www.matlocktownfc.co.uk. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
12. "BREAKING: MCDONALD CHECKS IN". www.rofc.co.uk. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
13. "Kornell McDonald". Soccerbase.