Jonathan André McDonald Porras (born October 28, 1987) is a Costa Rican professional footballer for Liga FPD club Herediano.

Career

Club

McDonald made his professional debut as a 16-year-old with AD Carmelita, making three appearances in his first season. In 2006, he moved to top Costa Rican side CS Herediano. During his stay with Herediano he appeared in 41 First Division matches, scoring 17 goals.

Jonathan McDonald

McDonald joined the Vancouver Whitecaps on August 5, 2010. He made his Whitecaps debut as a second-half substitute coming on for striker Cornelius Stewart during a 1-0 victory at NSC Minnesota Stars on August 14, and made his first start for Vancouver on September 11 in 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace Baltimore. On October 19, 2010, the Vancouver Whitecaps released McDonald, along with five fellow players, citing their need to purge certain players in preparation for their upcoming promotion to Major League Soccer.

Jonathan McDonald

On November 14, 2011, Kalmar FF of Allsvenskan in Sweden announced they had signed McDonald on a three-year contract, starting January 2012.

Jonathan McDonald

On 13 November 2019, Al Ahli has signed McDonald for one seasons from Alajuelense.

International

McDonald has represented his native Costa Rica at both the U-20 and U-23 Olympic levels, and made his debut for the senior side on August, 2011, against Ecuador.

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

Trivia

As a marketing gag, McDonald changed his name on his jersey during a match (a 0-2 loss on 31 May 2020 against Deportivo Saprissa) to Burger King instead of McDonald.

Honours

Alajuelense

Liga FPD: Clausura 2011, Apertura 2011

Individual

Liga FPD Top Scorer: 2017–18

References

External links

1987 births

Living people

Footballers from San José, Costa Rica

Costa Rican people of Jamaican descent

Men's association football forwards

Costa Rican men's footballers

Costa Rica men's international footballers

A.D. Carmelita footballers

C.S. Herediano footballers

Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players

Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers

Allsvenskan players

Kalmar FF players

Liga FPD players

Al Ahli SC (Doha) players

Qatar Stars League players

USSF Division 2 Professional League players

Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada

Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden

Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar

Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Canada

Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Sweden

Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Qatar

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

Pan American Games competitors for Costa Rica

Costa Rica men's under-20 international footballers