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Quinn MacNicol

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Quinn MacNicol
Personal information
Full name Quinn MacNicol
Date of birth (2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Brisbane Roar
Number 30
Youth career
2020– Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Brisbane Roar NPL 6 (1)
2023– Brisbane Roar 2 (0)
International career
2024– Australia U17 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024

Quinn MacNicol (born 10 February 2008) is an Australian soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brisbane Roar.[1]

Club career[edit]

Brisbane Roar[edit]

MacNicol made his debut for Brisbane Roar in an Australia Cup clash against the Newcastle Jets on 14 August 2023.[2] He replaced Carlo Armiento in the 100th minute as the Roar advanced to the next round with a 3–2 win in extra-time, becoming the Roar's youngest ever debutant at 15 year and 216 days old.[3] On 26 August 2023, MacNicol became the youngest goalscorer in the cup at 15 years and 228 days, scoring the fifth goal in a 5–0 win over Sydney United 58 in the Round of 16.[4]

Following his stint in the Australia Cup, MacNicol signed his first professional contract – a scholarship – in September 2023 with Brisbane.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Raised in South East Queensland, MacNicol was a youth player with Rochedale Rovers prior to signing for Brisbane Roar.[6] He attends Anglican Church Grammar School in East Brisbane, Queensland.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Quinn Macnicol - Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Australia Cup: Ten-man Jets suffer heart-breaking loss in extra time to Roar". 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Brisbane Roar through to Australia Cup Round of 16 with victory against Newcastle". Brisbane Roar. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ "15-year-old young gun makes Aus Cup history as Brisbane book quarter-final berth". keepup.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Exciting youngster Quinn MacNicol signs on". Brisbane Roar. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. ^ Dawson, Andrew; Tucker, Nick; Franklin, Eddie (26 September 2023). "Top junior footballers of SEQ revealed here". Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ^ Dawson, Andrew; Tucker, Nick (11 October 2023). "Four codes, 70 schoolboy wonders we saw this season". Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

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