{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1987)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jonathan McDonald | image = Jonathan McDonald.jpg | image_size = 175 | caption = McDonald in 2010 | fullname = Jonathan André McDonald Porras | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|10|28}} | birth_place = San Jose, Costa Rica | height = {{height|m=1.73}} | position = Forward | currentclub = Herediano | clubnumber = 19 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Carmelita | years1 = 2004–2005 | clubs1 = Carmelita | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2005–2010 | clubs2 = Herediano | caps2 = 63 | goals2 = 16 | years3 = 2010 | clubs3 = Vancouver Whitecaps | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2010–2011 | clubs4 = Alajuelense | caps4 = 38 | goals4 = 21 | years5 = 2012–2013 | clubs5 = Kalmar FF | caps5 = 55 | goals5 = 6 | years6 = 2014–2019 | clubs6 = Alajuelense | caps6 = 179 | goals6 = 94 | years8 = 2019 | clubs8 = Al Ahli | caps8 = 6 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2019–2020 | clubs9 = Alajuelense | caps9 = 42 | goals9 = 14 | clubs10 = Herediano | caps10 = 31 | goals10 = 8 | years10 = 2020– | nationalyears1 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam1 = Costa Rica U20 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2010 | nationalteam2 = Costa Rica U23 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2011–2019 | nationalteam3 = Costa Rica | nationalcaps3 = 15 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | club-update = 8 November 2021 | nationalteam-update = 30 June 2019 }}
{{family name hatnote|McDonald|Porras|lang=Spanish}} '''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.
McDonald joined the Vancouver Whitecaps on August 5, 2010.<ref>[http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature08051001.aspx McDonald joins Whitecaps]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634271.html |title=USSF Division-2 Pro League |access-date=2010-09-26 |archive-date=2012-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402163624/http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634271.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and made his first start for Vancouver on September 11 in 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace Baltimore.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634297.html |title=USSF Division-2 Pro League |access-date=2010-09-26 |archive-date=2012-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402163629/http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634297.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>[https://vancouversun.com/sports/Whitecaps+release+players+franchise+clears+room+worthy+talent/3696596/story.html Vancouver Whitecaps release six players as franchise clears room for MLS-worthy talent]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
On November 14, 2011, Kalmar FF of Allsvenskan in Sweden announced they had signed McDonald on a three-year contract, starting January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kalmarff.se/news/2011/11/14/landslagsmeriterat-nyforvarv |title=Landslagsmeriterat nyförvärv |access-date=2011-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831142138/http://www.kalmarff.se/news/2011/11/14/landslagsmeriterat-nyforvarv |archive-date=2012-08-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 13 November 2019, Al Ahli has signed McDonald for one seasons from Alajuelense.<ref>[http://www.kooora.com/?n=786405&o=n3087350 Al-Ahli is officially signed by Jonathan McDonald]</ref>
===International=== McDonald has represented his native Costa Rica at both the U-20<ref name=FIFA>{{FIFA player|268825}}</ref> and U-23 Olympic levels, and made his debut for the senior side in August 2011, against Ecuador.
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=44514|accessdate=27 November 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 20 November 2018 || Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa, Peru || {{fb|PER}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 3–2 || Friendly |}
===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''.<ref>[https://www.footyheadlines.com/2020/06/player-named-mcdonald-changes-name-to.html Player Named McDonald Changes Name To Burger King On Kit]</ref>
==Honours== '''Alajuelense''' * Liga FPD: Clausura 2011, Apertura 2011
'''Individual''' * Liga FPD Top Scorer: 2017–18
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player}} * {{Svenskfotboll|pid=7446}} * {{Soccerway|jonathan-mc-donalds/43180}}
{{Costa Rica squad 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup}} {{Costa Rica squad 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup}} {{Costa Rican Primera División top scorers}} {{Authority control}}
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