{{Short description|Australian soccer player (born 2008)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Use Australian English|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Quinn MacNicol | image = | alt = | caption = | fullname = Quinn MacNicol | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2008|01|10}} | birth_place = Brisbane, Australia | height = {{height|m=1.81}} | position = Attacking midfielder | currentclub = Melbourne City | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2020– | youthclubs1 = Brisbane Roar | years1 = 2023–2026 | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 1 | clubs1 = Brisbane Roar NPL | years2 = 2023–2026 | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Brisbane Roar | years3 = 2026– | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Melbourne City | nationalyears1 = 2024– | nationalteam1 = Australia U17 | nationalcaps1 = 14 | nationalgoals1 = 14 |nationalyears2 = 2025– |nationalteam2 = Australia U20 |nationalcaps2 = 4 |nationalgoals2 = 1 |nationalteam-update = 31 March 2026 | club-update = 18 April 2026 | medaltemplates = <!--MENTION HOST NATIONS FOR TEAM SPORTS-->{{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}} {{MedalCompetition|ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship}} {{Medal|1st|2024 Indonesia|U-17 Team}} }}
'''Quinn MacNicol''' ({{IPA|en|ˈmæk.nɪ.kəl|}};<ref>{{cite web | title=Instagram | url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPgMejriQcW/?igsh=MW5jNm1odnBvemcwbQ== }}</ref> born 10 January 2008) is an Australian soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Melbourne City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quinn Macnicol - Brisbane Roar |url=https://brisbaneroar.com.au/squads/1nizex0tfvuwjcu7oonuy9gk4?slug=1nizex0tfvuwjcu7oonuy9gk4&competition=52kxi893484fk75l1h7sndlp0&teams=v046no35g7ebk8lytdjmfb43&selected=MEN |publisher=Brisbane Roar |access-date=19 October 2023 |archive-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123095558/https://brisbaneroar.com.au/squads/1nizex0tfvuwjcu7oonuy9gk4?slug=1nizex0tfvuwjcu7oonuy9gk4&competition=52kxi893484fk75l1h7sndlp0&teams=v046no35g7ebk8lytdjmfb43&selected=MEN |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Club career== ===Brisbane Roar=== MacNicol made his debut for Brisbane Roar in an Australia Cup clash against the Newcastle Jets on 14 August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8308570/courageous-jets-go-down-to-roar-in-extra-time-to-crash-out-of-australia-cup/|title=Australia Cup: Ten-man Jets suffer heart-breaking loss in extra time to Roar|date=14 August 2023}}</ref> He replaced Carlo Armiento in the 100th minute as the Roar advanced to the next round with a 3–2 win in extra-time, becoming the Roar's youngest ever debutant at 15 years and 216 days old.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brisbane Roar through to Australia Cup Round of 16 with victory against Newcastle |url=https://brisbaneroar.com.au/news/brisbane-roar-through-to-australia-cup-round-of-16-with-victory-against-newcastle |publisher=Brisbane Roar |access-date=25 September 2023 |date=15 August 2023}}</ref> On 26 August 2023, MacNicol became the youngest goalscorer in the cup at 15 years and 228 days, scoring the fifth goal in a 5–0 win over Sydney United 58 in the Round of 16.<ref>{{cite web |title=15-year-old young gun makes Aus Cup history as Brisbane book quarter-final berth |url=https://keepup.com.au/news/australia-cup-round-of-16-scores-reaction-updates-how-to-watch-sydney-united-brisbane-roar-august-26/ |website=keepup.com |access-date=25 September 2023 |language=en-AU |date=26 August 2023}}</ref>
Following his stint in the Australia Cup, MacNicol signed his first professional contract – a scholarship – in September 2023 with Brisbane.<ref>{{cite web |title=Exciting youngster Quinn MacNicol signs on |url=https://brisbaneroar.com.au/news/exciting-youngster-quinn-macnicol-signs-on |publisher=Brisbane Roar |access-date=19 October 2023 |date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
==Youth international career== He was called up in May 2025 for the Australia men's national under-18 soccer team, to take part in the 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup commencing in early June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/australia-u18-squad-selected-uefa-friendship-cup-2025|title=Australia U18 Squad selected for UEFA Friendship Cup 2025|publisher=Football Australia|website=Socceroos|date=20 May 2025}}</ref>
== Personal life == Raised in South East Queensland, MacNicol was a youth player with Rochedale Rovers prior to signing for Brisbane Roar.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dawson |first1=Andrew |last2=Tucker |first2=Nick |last3=Franklin |first3=Eddie |title=Top junior footballers of SEQ revealed here |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/top-junior-footballers-of-seq-revealed-here/news-story/7e8b4c31dd1752afa16dd0691392ff97?amp&nk=714d2284adc3bb1b53742c9628a00901-1695683995 |website=Courier Mail |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230925231947/https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/top-junior-footballers-of-seq-revealed-here/news-story/7e8b4c31dd1752afa16dd0691392ff97?amp&nk=714d2284adc3bb1b53742c9628a00901-1695683995 |archive-date=25 September 2023 |date=26 September 2023}}</ref> He attends Anglican Church Grammar School in East Brisbane, Queensland.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dawson |first1=Andrew |last2=Tucker |first2=Nick |title=Four codes, 70 schoolboy wonders we saw this season |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/sport/four-codes-70-schoolboy-wonders-we-saw-this-season/news-story/f068d1a43ebe3fbb03ef8d50c782193c?amp&nk=a05c79a758d631b9fb420d597a8cc0f0-1697751123 |website=Courier Mail |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231019213156/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/sport/four-codes-70-schoolboy-wonders-we-saw-this-season/news-story/f068d1a43ebe3fbb03ef8d50c782193c?amp&nk=a05c79a758d631b9fb420d597a8cc0f0-1697751123 |archive-date=19 October 2023 |date=11 October 2023}}</ref>
His uncle is former Gippsland Falcons' forward, Brian MacNicol.<ref>{{cite web |title=From NSL Passion to Future Stars: Brian Macnicol on Football’s Past, Present, and Future |website=SoccerScene |url=https://www.soccerscene.com.au/from-nsl-passion-to-future-stars-brian-macnicol-on-footballs-past-present-and-future/ |access-date=3 January 2026 |archive-date=3 January 2026 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260103102034/https://www.soccerscene.com.au/from-nsl-passion-to-future-stars-brian-macnicol-on-footballs-past-present-and-future/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
== Honours == '''Australia U17''' *ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship: 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Subway Joeys crowned ASEAN U16 Champions after shootout victory |url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/subway-joeys-crowned-asean-u16-champions-after-shootout-victory-over-thailand |publisher=Socceroos |access-date=4 July 2024 |language=en |date=4 July 2024}}</ref> '''Individual''' *ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship Golden Boot: 2024<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/olahraga/20240703224057-142-1117312/daftar-penghargaan-piala-aff-u-16-2024-gholy-pemain-terbaik|title=Daftar Penghargaan Piala AFF U-16 2024: Gholy Pemain Terbaik|date=3 July 2024|work=CNN Indonesia|language=id}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Soccerway|quinn-macnicol/916191|Quinn MacNicol}}
{{Melbourne City FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:MacNicol, Quinn}} Category:2008 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Australian men's soccer players Category:A-League Men players Category:Brisbane Roar FC players Category:Melbourne City FC players Category:National Premier Leagues players Category:Soccer players from Queensland Category:People educated at Anglican Church Grammar School Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen