Career
McDonald played for the Penn State Nittany Lions men"s soccer team from 1975 to 1978. In 1979, McDonald played for both the San Jose Earthquakes and Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League. In 1980, he moved to the Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League where he was a 1981 First Team All Star.
In the fall of 1981, he signed with the Denver Avalanche of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
In 1983, he joined the Saint Louis Steamers where he played two seasons before being released in July 1985.