Kevin McDonald

Dundee

Born in Carnoustie, McDonald was initially signed as a youngster by Dundee and worked his way into the first team for the Scottish Championship side. He had been the subject of a £75,000 bid from Celtic in June 2006 which was rejected by Dundee. By May 2008, Dundee manager Alex Rae told the media that he would let McDonald leave the club if a suitable offer was received. On the same day it was revealed that Dundee had rejected an offer of £250,000 from English Championship side Burnley.

Burnley

Burnley eventually had a second offer of £500,000 accepted, and McDonald was signed on a three-year deal, scoring his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Derby County at the end of November 2008. In Burnley's 2008–09 League Cup campaign McDonald scored both goals in a 2–0 win over Arsenal at Turf Moor. His second strike against the Gunners was particularly precise, an outside of the right foot strike from the edge of the area. His career with Burnley suffered after he left the stadium without permission (after being substituted) during a 6–1 defeat against Manchester City in April 2010. Out of the Burnley first team, he signed for Championship rivals Scunthorpe United on a one-month loan in October 2010. This was followed by another loan to League One side Notts County in February 2011, running until the end of the 2010/11 season.

Sheffield United

At the end of the 2010–11 season McDonald was released by Burnley and undertook a trial with…

McDonald received his first call up to the senior Scotland team when Gordon Strachan called him up for a match against Germany in August 2014. On 29 September 2015 he was called up again for games against Poland and Gibraltar. McDonald was selected again in March 2018, this time by Alex McLeish, for friendlies with Costa Rica and Hungary. He made his international debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Costa Rica.

As of match played 4 October 2025

Burnley

Football League Championship play-offs: 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Football League One: 2013–14 Fulham

EFL Championship play-offs: 2018, 2020 Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 2013–14 League One Football League One Team of the Season: 2013–14