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James Donachie

James Donachie

Defender - Centre-Back  at Central Coast Mariners
Age33
CitizenshipAustralia
Height1.95 m
Footright
BornMay 14, 1993
at Central Coast Mariners 261 days · joined 2025-09-05
👕200+ Apps
Market value €250k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Melbourne Victory
top club · 88 apps

Career highs

€600k
peak value · 2019
top transfer fee
2
best season · 14/15
11 / 2
int'l caps / goals
268Appearances
5Goals
5Assists
47Yellow cards
2Red cards
53Full matches (90′)
Full nameJames Donachie
Name in home countryJames Kevin Donachie
Date of birth1993-05-14 (33 yrs)
Place of birthSunnybank, Australia
CitizenshipAustralia
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height195.00 m
Current clubCentral Coast Mariners
Joined2025-09-05
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentAvid Sports Group
Sep 2025
Transfer: Sydney Olympic → Central Coast
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
2025 — Sydney Olympic FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
Transfer: Western United → Sydney Olympic
25/26 · Transfer
May 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Western United FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Western United FC
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2023
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2023
Transfer: Sydney FC → Western United
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Western United FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Western United FC
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
2022 — Sydney FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — Sydney FC
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Newcastle → Sydney FC
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Sydney FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — Sydney FC
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2021
Transfer: FC Goa → Newcastle
20/21 · Return from loan
Sep 2020
Transfer: Newcastle → FC Goa
20/21 · Loan
Aug 2020
Transfer: Melb. Victory → Newcastle
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Goa
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: Jeonnam Dragons → Melb. Victory
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Melbourne Victory
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: Melb. Victory → Jeonnam Dragons
18/19 · Return from loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: Jeonnam Dragons → Melb. Victory
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Melbourne Victory
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Jeonnam Dragons
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Melb. Victory → Jeonnam Dragons
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Melbourne Victory
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Melbourne Victory
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Brisbane Roar → Melb. Victory
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Brisbane Roar
10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Brisbane Roar
22 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Brisbane Roar
15 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Brisbane Roar
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Brisbane U21 → Brisbane Roar
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Brisbane Roar
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €600k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
4,785 min
Minutes played by club
Western United FC 18.6%
Sydney FC 36.1%
Sydney Olympic FC 0.0%
Jeonnam Dragons 0.0%
FC Goa 0.0%
Melbourne Victory 29.9%
Brisbane Roar 15.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Western United FC 4 2023 24/25 23 1 0 891
Sydney FC 4 2021 22/23 46 1 0 1,728
Sydney Olympic FC 1 2025 2025 6 0 0 0
Jeonnam Dragons 1 2018 2018 15 0 0 0
FC Goa 1 20/21 20/21 23 0 1 0
Melbourne Victory 4 16/17 19/20 88 1 1 1,432
Brisbane Roar 5 11/12 15/16 67 2 3 734

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€150K1€300K2€450K2€600K12/1313/14 — 2 assists213/1414/15 — 2 goals (Brisbane Roar)214/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1616/17 — 1 goals (Melbourne Victory)116/1717/18 — 1 assists117/1819/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2121/2222/23 — 1 goals (Sydney FC)122/2323/24 — 1 goals (Western United FC)123/2424/2512/13 — €50K13/14 — €300K15/16 — €500K17/18 — €500K19/20 — €600K20/21 — €475K21/22 — €450K22/23 — €450K23/24 — €450K24/25 — €350KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212018: 0020182021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/212018: 0020182021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 A-League Fin. Western United FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 A-League Men Western United FC 7 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 A-League Men Western United FC 10 1 0 3 1 891
22/23 A-League Fin. Sydney FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 A-League Men Sydney FC 20 1 0 7 0 1,728
21/22 A-League Men Sydney FC 17 0 0 3 0 0
21/22 AFC Champions League Sydney FC 5 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 AFC CL-Qualification Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 NPL New South Wales Sydney Olympic FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Australia Cup Western United FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Australia Cup Western United FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
2022 Australia Cup Sydney FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 FFA Cup Sydney FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
2018 K League 1 Jeonnam Dragons 9 0 0 3 0 0
2018 K League 1 Final B Jeonnam Dragons 2 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Korea Cup Jeonnam Dragons 4 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 AFC Champions League FC Goa 5 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Indian Super League FC Goa 16 0 1 2 0 0
20/21 ISL Play-Offs FC Goa 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 A-League Melbourne Victory 25 0 0 6 0 0
19/20 AFC Champions League Melbourne Victory 2 0 0 2 0 0
19/20 AFC CL-Qualification Melbourne Victory 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 A-League Melbourne Victory 8 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 A-League Finals Melbourne Victory 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 AFC Champions League Melbourne Victory 5 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 A-League Melbourne Victory 12 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 A-League Finals Melbourne Victory 3 0 1 1 0 0
17/18 AFC Champions League Melbourne Victory 6 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 A-League Melbourne Victory 21 1 0 2 1 1,432
16/17 A-League Finals Melbourne Victory 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 A-League Brisbane Roar 8 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 A-League Finals Brisbane Roar 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 A-League Brisbane Roar 17 2 0 4 0 734
14/15 A-League Finals Brisbane Roar 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 AFC Champions League Brisbane Roar 4 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 A-League Brisbane Roar 14 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 A-League Fin. Brisbane Roar 1 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 A-League Brisbane Roar 16 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 A-League Fin. Brisbane Roar 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 AFC CL-Qualification Brisbane Roar 1 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 A-League Brisbane Roar 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 AFC Champions League Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
12/13 2012-07-01 Brisbane U21 Brisbane Roar Transfer 50000
16/17 2016-07-01 Brisbane Roar Melb. Victory Transfer 500000
18/19 2018-07-01 Melb. Victory Jeonnam Dragons Transfer 500000
18/19 2019-01-24 Jeonnam Dragons Melb. Victory Loan 500000
18/19 2019-06-30 Melb. Victory Jeonnam Dragons Return from loan 500000
19/20 2019-08-16 Jeonnam Dragons Melb. Victory Transfer 600000
20/21 2020-08-24 Melb. Victory Newcastle Transfer 475000
20/21 2020-09-26 Newcastle FC Goa Loan 475000
20/21 2021-05-31 FC Goa Newcastle Return from loan 450000
21/22 2021-07-16 Newcastle Sydney FC Transfer 450000
23/24 2023-07-04 Sydney FC Western United Transfer 450000
25/26 2025-07-01 Western United Sydney Olympic Transfer 250000
25/26 2025-09-05 Sydney Olympic Central Coast Transfer 250000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
23/24 Calf injury 2023-11-03 2024-02-01 91 11
24/25 Calf problems 2024-10-21 2025-03-06 137 18
24/25 Calf injury 2025-05-10 2025-05-22 13 1
Current€250k
Peak€600k
Low€50k
Δ since start+€200k
€50k€188k€325k€463k€600k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €475k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #32270 8 1 former national player
Team #22976 #18 3 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Leigh Broxham 1 0 0
Lawrence Thomas 1 0 0
Luke Brattan 2 0 0
Elvis Kamsoba 1 0 0
Corey Brown 1 0 0
Anthony Cáceres 1 0 0
Kosta Barbarouses 1 1 0
Paulo Retre 2 0 0
Rhyan Grant 1 0 0
Dimitri Petratos 1 1 0
Matt McKay 2 0 0
Jack Hingert 2 0 0
Max Burgess 2 0 0
Thomas Deng 1 0 0
Adam Le Fondre 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
14/15 A-League Brisbane Roar 2 17
22/23 A-League Men Sydney FC 1 20
16/17 A-League Melbourne Victory 1 21

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
15/16 A-League Brisbane Roar 1 8
13/14 A-League Fin. Brisbane Roar 1 1
13/14 A-League Brisbane Roar 1 14

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
20/21 2021-05-31 FC Goa Newcastle Return from loan €450k
20/21 2020-09-26 Newcastle FC Goa Loan €475k
18/19 2019-06-30 Melb. Victory Jeonnam Dragons Return from loan €500k
18/19 2019-01-24 Jeonnam Dragons Melb. Victory Loan €500k

Last 50 matches for Central Coast Mariners The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-05-02 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Brisbane Roar Available
2025-04-20 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Macarthur FC Available
2025-04-12 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 6–0 Central Coast Mariners Available
2025-04-05 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Available
2025-03-30 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Perth Glory Available
2025-03-16 AUS1 Auckland FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Available
2025-03-08 AUS1 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Central Coast Mariners Available
2025-02-28 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Western United INJURED Calf problems
2025-02-22 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers INJURED Calf problems
2025-02-07 AUS1 Perth Glory 1–1 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Calf problems
2025-02-01 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Newcastle United Jets INJURED Calf problems
2025-01-29 AUS1 Western United 2–2 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Calf problems
2025-01-25 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Calf problems
2025-01-17 AUS1 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Calf problems
2025-01-11 AUS1 Sydney FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Calf problems
2025-01-03 AUS1 Brisbane Roar 1–3 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Calf problems
2024-12-31 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Melbourne City FC INJURED Calf problems
2024-12-28 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 1–4 Auckland FC INJURED Calf problems
2024-12-23 AUS1 Macarthur FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Calf problems
2024-12-13 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 0–4 Adelaide United INJURED Calf problems
2024-12-08 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Sydney FC INJURED Calf problems
2024-11-22 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–2 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Calf problems
2024-11-10 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Wellington Phoenix INJURED Calf problems
2024-11-02 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Perth Glory INJURED Calf problems
2024-10-26 AUS1 Adelaide United 1–1 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Calf problems
2024-10-18 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Melbourne Victory Available
2024-05-25 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Melbourne Victory Available
2024-05-18 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Sydney FC Available
2024-05-10 AUS1 Sydney FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Available
2024-05-01 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Adelaide United Available
2024-04-27 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–3 Central Coast Mariners Available
2024-04-13 AUS1 Western United 0–2 Central Coast Mariners Available
2024-04-06 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-04-02 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-03-30 AUS1 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Available
2024-03-10 AUS1 Macarthur FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Available
2024-03-02 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Available
2024-02-25 AUS1 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Available
2024-02-18 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Available
2024-02-10 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Sydney FC Available
2024-02-06 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Available
2024-02-03 AUS1 Adelaide United 0–4 Central Coast Mariners Available
2024-01-27 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Brisbane Roar INJURED Calf injury
2024-01-21 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Melbourne City FC INJURED Calf injury
2024-01-13 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Melbourne Victory INJURED Calf injury
2024-01-06 AUS1 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Calf injury
2023-12-31 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 4–2 Perth Glory INJURED Calf injury
2023-12-21 AUS1 Brisbane Roar 0–3 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Calf injury
2023-12-17 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Calf injury
2023-12-08 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 4–0 Western United INJURED Calf injury

Teams faced most often by James Donachie's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Melbourne City FC 18 4 6 8 20 33 -13 22%
Central Coast Mariners 17 5 3 9 21 28 -7 29%
Wellington Phoenix 16 4 5 7 18 21 -3 25%
Western Sydney Wanderers 15 6 3 6 23 24 -1 40%
Adelaide United 15 5 6 4 27 23 +4 33%
Macarthur FC 14 4 3 7 16 20 -4 29%
Newcastle United Jets 14 8 1 5 28 20 +8 57%
Perth Glory 13 7 3 3 30 20 +10 54%
Western United 13 4 5 4 22 20 +2 31%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
14/15 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 9 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 10 891 3 0 1 0.4
22/23 21 1,728 7 0 0 0.36
21/22 22 0 5 0 0 0
2023 3 0 1 0 0 0
2021 2 0 0 1 0 0
2018 15 0 3 0 0 0
20/21 23 0 2 0 0 0
19/20 29 0 8 0 0 0
18/19 15 0 3 1 0 0
17/18 21 0 3 0 0 0
16/17 23 1,432 2 0 1 0.19
15/16 10 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 22 734 5 0 0 0.61
12/13 19 0 3 1 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

A-League Men
176 apps
5 G
2 A
A-League Finals
16 apps
0 G
2 A
Indian Super League
16 apps
0 G
1 A
NPL New South Wales
6 apps
0 G
0 A
FFA Cup
7 apps
0 G
0 A
AFC Champions League
27 apps
0 G
0 A
K League 1
9 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about James Donachie

Who is James Donachie?

James Donachie is an Australia professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Central Coast Mariners.

How old is James Donachie?

James Donachie is 33 years old. He was born on May 14, 1993 in Sunnybank.

What position does James Donachie play?

James Donachie plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does James Donachie play for?

James Donachie currently plays for Central Coast Mariners.

How many career goals has James Donachie scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, James Donachie has scored 5 goals in 268 appearances.

What is James Donachie's market value?

James Donachie's most recent reported market value is €250k.