Having been released by Gordon Strachan at Southampton, McDonald has bounced back and is now a key part of Strachan's side at Parkhead
The lifelong Celtic fan may be Australian but Scotland’s leading goalscorer in the 2007/08 season, will have brought a smile to his Scottish parents' faces with his exploits in the SPL since he joined the Old Firm giants from Motherwell. McDonald hit the heights in his first season at Celtic Park but he has tasted the lows as well as the highs that football can offer. He once spent two unremarkable seasons at Southampton before signing for struggling Wimbledon in 2003. Those days must now seem a long way off for McDonald, who recently signed a new five-year deal at Parkhead.