Sherjill MacDonald
Sherjill MacDonald ( born November 20, 1984 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football player. Since the summer of 2008 is the striker for English first division side West Bromwich Albion under contract. For the second half of the season 2008/ 09 he was loaned to KSV Roeselare in the Belgian Jupiler League.
Career
Association
MacDonald ran through the football boarding school of Ajax Amsterdam, before he started his professional career at FC Eindhoven in the summer of 2000. As early as the following season, he joined the Belgian top club RSC Anderlecht, where he received first operating times in the Jupiler League, the highest Belgian football league. To him but to be able to give a more in practice, the club officials decided to give him at Hamburger SV in the summer of 2004 to Heracles Almelo, the Netherlands, and for the 2005/06 season to Germany. The Hanseatic MacDonald was on 2 August 2005 his debut in the Regionalliga Nord against the reserve of Werder Bremen. His first goal was scored by the Dutch in a 4-0 away win against Rot -Weiss Oberhausen on September 3, 2005. During this time he was up against HSV- strikers like Mustafa Kucukovic, Rouwen Hennings, Yusuf Adewunmi and Charles Takyi. At season's end, he returned to Anderlecht. Finally, the association of MacDonald separated in the summer of 2006. The offensive player returned to his homeland and found in AGOVV Apeldoorn a new employer. There he performed well and the then English second division side West Bromwich Albion got him already in winter Players out on loan in the Football League Championship in England. For 2007/ 08 the lending was extended for one year, before MacDonald finally moved to West Bromwich in the summer of 2008. At the end of the season 2007 /08, his new club secured the first place in the league, which meant promotion to the Premier League. Meanwhile, MacDonald was on 8 February 2008, awarded to Hereford United in the Football League Two, the fourth- highest English league. In his debut for Hereford against Dagenham & Redbridge MacDonald was able to contribute two goals in the 4-1 victory. Three days later he scored a hat -trick against Rochdale AFC. In March he returned to Bromwich. His debut in the Premier League gave MacDonald on August 16, 2008 against Arsenal when he came on in the 68th minute against Marek Čech. During the winter break of the season 2008/09 Bromwich decided to renewed lending and gave the attacker to the Belgian club KSV Roeselare from.
National
In November 2006 MacDonald made his debut in the Dutch U21. Opponent was the British junior selection.
Achievements
- Winning the Football League Championship with West Bromwich Albion: 2008
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MacDonald is of Surinamese origin. His brother Faisal MacDonald is also footballer and current national player of Suriname.