Imagine being a professional footballer whose market value is roughly around £85k. Yup, that's the dazzling, high-frequency life of Coll Donaldson, a brick house of a defender who plays for Falkirk. Born on the 9th April 1995, this strapping lad stands at a height of about 1.88m (6ft 2in) and tips the scales at around 82kg (12st 12lb). His streamlined physique enables him to shoulder the heavy responsibility of wearing the number 6 shirt. That's the thrilling information according to Transfermarkt.
The journeyman's career, if one could call it that, has seen him kick balls professionally since July 2012, beginning with Livingston in the Premiership in Scotland. The grand total of his first team appearances in the league was a whopping 24 and also managed to land one in the old onion bag during his time there. Must've been a blinder of a goal, that.
January 2014 saw our hero moving from chilly Scotland to somewhat less chilly England, signing for The Queens Park Rangers. Apparently, the English weather didn't suit our lad, as he could only muster a single league appearance before he decided to flock back to the familiar lands of Scotland with Dundee United in July 2015.
His stint with Dundee United totalled a massive 32 league game appearances. A statistic that is bound to launch him straight into their Hall of Fame. Surely.
What came after Dundee United? Inverness CT, of course. A step down to playing in League One began in August 2017, resulting in a 16 game run. Marvellous.
Following Inverness CT, the universe conspired to have Donaldson shift his allegiances to Ross County in January 2020, for a transfer fee shrouded in such mystery that it's undisclosed. During his time at Ross County, he turned the pitch into his personal playground, making 37 first team appearances and even netting a goal. It must've hurt to part ways with Ross County... until he got loaned to Dunfermline Athletic in January 2022.
After his short-lived holiday at Dunfermline Athletic, our globetrotting defender returned to Ross County in June 2022, continuing to add a few more games to his tally.
The rolling stone gathered no moss as July 2022 saw Donaldson transfer his mammoth talents to Falkirk. Since then, he's made quite a few appearances turning out 45 times in league appearances and scoring a single goal. This season, he's already clocked in one appearance. Let's pop the champagne, ey?
If you've followed along so far, well done. You've just absorbed the riveting history of formidable defender, Coll Donaldson. Exciting, eh?
