Ah, Coll Donaldson, the footballer born on 9 April 1995 and now clocking in at the age of 30. A defender by nature and a central defender for Falkirk by profession. Standing at 6ft 2in (about 1.88m for our more metrically inclined chums) and weighing in at 12st 12lb (or 82kg for those operating in kilograms), Donaldson's no wilting violet on the pitch. He's got the number '6' plastered on his back too, perhaps suggesting he's a fan of numerology or simply, that there weren't any other available options left...who knows?
The gods of football finance, namely Transfermarkt, value his market presence with the princely sum of around £85k. His contract with Falkirk has about 10 months left to endure, like a mediocre pot of Bovril set to expire on 31 May 2026.
Our subject first popped up on the radar back in July 2012, when he joined Livingston within Scotland's Premiership. Touched more grass than a groundskeeper, he did, with five first team appearances in league matches for his debut season 2012 - 2013 and 19 in his following season with a bonus token goal thrown in for variety.
The Queens Park Rangers noticed his little stint at Livingston, resulting in them spending about £128k in haggis money for his services in January 2014. His appearance at the Rangers was fleeting, with only one first team appearance in league matches in the 2013 - 2014 season.
Perhaps yearning for the scent of deep-fried Mars bars, Donaldson returned north to Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership come July 2015, where he managed 18 and 14 first team appearances in league matches over the course of two rather forgettable seasons.
Once more into the breach, Donaldson shifted yet again to Inverness CT in August 2017, this time making his stand within League One. Most notably, 16 first team appearances in league matches marked his seasons there.
Then came a shroud of secrecy and an undisclosed fee which rumbled Donaldson off to Ross County, Championship representatives, in January 2020. There he made varying impacts with seven, 28 with a goal, and two first team appearances in respective seasons within the Championship league.
January 2022 whispered Donaldson's name and he was off on loan to Dunfermline Athletic for a short spell before returning to Ross County and then finally embracing Falkirk in the Premiership. The tally there stands at 24 with a goal, 20, and none thus far in the 2025 - 2026 season.
Falkirk also positioned him for one Scottish Cup start in the 2024 - 2025 season, but the rest, as they say, will languish in the deep annals of Scottish football history.
