Former Inverness Caley Thistle and Hearts winger Anthony McDonald signs two-year deal with Brechin City in the Highland League
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Ex-Inverness Caledonian Thistle player Anthony McDonald has dropped into the Highland League, signing a two-year deal with Brechin City.
The 21-year-old was touted to be a star of the future when given his senior debut as a 16-year-old at Hearts by current Brechin advisor Craig Levein, but injuries have taken their toll on him.
He first moved to the Highlands on a loan deal from Tynecastle, joining the Caley Jags for the second half of the 2018/19 season – scoring one goal in nine appearances in all competition.
McDonald then spent the next year at Dunfermline before trying his hand at a move to Spain with Cordoba which proved to be short-lived.
That opened up the chance of a return to the Caledonian Stadium in February 2021, but less than a year later he had once again left Inverness.
In January of this year he signed for FC Edinburgh in League Two, but only made one appearance, and has now signed for Brechin where he links up with another former Jambo in Andy Kirk after featuring against Formartine United last Saturday as a triallist.
Brechin boss Kirk told the club's website: "We're delighted to get someone of Anthony's ability at Brechin. He's an attacking midfielder who can play either side – he always wants to move forward with the ball and he's very flexible.
"I know him from the Hearts Academy where he made his way through to the reserves and ultimately first team. We have tried a couple of times to bring him to the club and this time it has paid off. We're fortunate to get a player of his quality and we're looking forward to seeing what he can do for us.
"He's a wee bit away in terms of fitness so we will work with him over the next couple of weeks to get him up to speed. He's a very exciting player who can dribble, create opportunities and score goals. Since we lost Max (Kucheriavyi), we've been looking to replace him and Anthony is that type of player.
"Anthony will be looking to play at a higher level again - he's had a few injuries and setbacks and hopefully we can help him back to the levels he was at previously and if that's the case, we've got one hell of a player there."
