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Michael McIndoe
Personal information
Full name Michael McIndoe
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 11

Michael McIndoe (born December 2, 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently playing as a midfielder for Bristol City.

McIndoe started his professional career at Luton Town making his debut in 1998. He played 39 games for the Hatters before moving on a free transfer to Hereford United in 2000. He did well for Hereford but the club's financial pressures forced them to accept a £25,000 bid from rivals Yeovil Town in 2001.[1] McIndoe made 91 appearances and scored 22 league goals before signing for Doncaster Rovers in 2003. He played 122 games for Rovers, scoring 28 goals.

In 2005 he scored the first penalty in the Football League Cup tie against Premier League side Manchester City to start Doncaster's cup run. He then scored a memorable penalty against Aston Villa. Additionally, he scored against Arsenal after only four minutes, but Doncaster lost the tie on penalties - in which McIndoe scored his penalty - after Gilberto Silva, scored an equaliser during injury time in extra time.

With a Scotland 'A' call McIndoe sensed an opportunity to break into the Scottish national side and he said "I believe Scotland are crying out for a left winger."[citation needed] McIndoe wanted to play at a higher level to make sure he was not overlooked for a place in the national team, and signed for Championship side Derby County on loan in the second half of the 2005-2006 season. At the end of 2005-06, McIndoe was named in the PFA League One team of the year.[2]

McIndoe signed for Doncaster's rivals, the newly promoted Championship side Barnsley, for £125,000 in the 2006-2007 pre-season. He netted the first goal in Barnsley's win against Hull City in August 2006.

He moved on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers in autumn 2006, activating a clause in his contract allowing him to move elsewhere if he wished. He moved permanently on 1 January 2007 for £250,000.[3] In an important game against Birmingham City he scored two goals and had a chance to secure a point missed a penalty in the last minutes of the game with the score at 3-2.

In July 2007 McIndoe signed a three-year contract with newly promoted Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee.[4] and netted six times for his club in his first season.

The 2008/09 season got off to a flyer for McIndoe. Scoring three goals in 14 games, McIndoe is joint top scorer with Steve Brooker. McIndoe played against his old team Doncaster Rovers for the first time since leaving them, on 21st September 2008. McIndoe scored two goals in the game in which Bristol City won 4-1 at Ashton Gate.

Honours

Club

Yeovil Town
Doncaster Rovers

Individual

Doncaster Rovers

References

  1. ^ McIndoe joins rivals in £25,000 deal Hereford Times, 14 February 2001. Retrieved on 8 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Gerrard named player of the year". BBC Sport. 2006-04-23. Retrieved 2007-04-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Wolves sign McIndoe and Kightly". BBC Sport. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2007-04-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Bristol City sign winger McIndoe". BBC Sport. 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-07-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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