Jamie MacDonald

Heart of Midlothian

MacDonald first signed for Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) in 2003, moving from Musselburgh Athletic. A member of the club's under 21 team and having yet to feature for the first team MacDonald was sent out on loan in January 2007 to Queen of the South, in all he was there for 18 months.

Queen of the South (loan)

In January 2007, like Robbie Neilson before him, MacDonald joined Scottish First Division club Queen of the South on loan to gain competitive experience. He made his debut on 27 January against Partick Thistle. In all he made 16 appearances in all competitions that season. He earned the SFL Young Player of the Month award for March 2007. On 10 July 2007 he was sent back on loan to Queens for the new season, making his debut for the second time on 4 August 2007 against St Johnstone. MacDonald established himself as Queens first choice keeper and was an integral part of the team on their run to their first ever Scottish Cup Final. With MacDonald in goal, Queens triumphed in the quarter finals for only the second time in their history despite their previous Scottish Cup quarter final appearances running into double figures. The 2–0 victory against Dundee produced a record breaking 84-yard winner from Ryan McCann. The semi final 4–3 victory against Aberdeen produced another record; the highest scoring Scottish Cup semi final in history. In all he made 40 appearances that season keeping 12 clean sheets. His final game for Queen of the…

In August 2007, MacDonald was called up to the Scotland under-21. He made his Scotland under-21 debut on 21 August 2007 against the Czech Republic in an International Challenge Match. In all MacDonald made ten appearances for the team between 2007 and 2008. MacDonald was added to the full Scotland squad for the first time in November 2018.

As of 14 February 2022

James MacDonald was born on 17 April 1986 in Broxburn, West Lothian.