Ah, Coll Donaldson, our very own Scottish-born scrapper. Born on 9 April 1995, making him 30 years old now, lad's got quite a career behind him. At 6ft 2in (1.88m) tall and weighing in at 12st 12lb (82kg), he's hardly the type to go unnoticed on the pitch, especially as he dons the number 6 jersey for Falkirk, playing primarily as a central defender. A bit like a punchy bulldog keeping an eye out for unwanted intruders.
Currently, his market value hovers around a whopping £85k. No, don't cue the confetti cannons, the chap didn't break the bank. This figure, and I kid you not, comes from Transfermarkt. Ah yes, an absolute fortune in everyday life, but in the world of overpriced footballers, it's akin to pocket change.
Now for his illustrious career details. Grab a cup of tea, this might take a while. Donaldson started off with Livingston during the 2012-2013 season, graced with a tremendous five first team appearances in league matches. Truly, the stuff of Hall of Fame. The subsequent season, he managed a marginal improvement, with 19 first team appearances and even chipped in with a single goal.
Not one to stagnate, our restless hero then flitted off to England, joining Queens Park Rangers for a fee of around £128k. A season spent gruellingly maintaining the bench's structural integrity, he participated in a grand total of one league match.
Returning back to Scotland in 2015, he joined Dundee United, revealing a pattern of moving clubs more often than some people change their socks. He did, however, make a respectable 18 and then 14 appearances in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 seasons respectively.
Next stop was Inverness CT in 2017, with a measly 16 appearances in league matches, and then off he went to Ross County in 2020 for an undisclosed fee (probably because the accountant was too embarrassed to reveal it). He showed a bit of form here with appearances in the twenties and even notching the odd goal.
He enjoyed a brief holiday at Dunfermline Athletic, on loan no less, and demonstrated commendable commitment to the cause by returning to Ross County once his loan spell ended. However, soon after, he was packing his bags again, this time for Falkirk, exhibiting the stability of a house built on quicksand.
Amid all this tumult, Donaldson made 24 appearances and even scored once during the 2022-2023 season with Falkirk. Into 2024-2025, he popped up 20 insipid times and is on track to keep his lower double-digit appearances with one in the 2025-2026 season so far.
This spread across nine clubs, mind you. Ah, the nomadic lifestyle of mediocre footie players. Adds a bit of colour to his career, doesn't it? It's showbiz, after all.
