Macauley Bonne

Macauley Bonne
Personal information
Full name Macauley Miles Bonne[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-26) 26 October 1995[2]
Place of birth Ipswich, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 19
Youth career
2003–2009 Ipswich Town
2009 Norwich City
2009–2013 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013– Colchester United 56 (6)
National team‡
2014– Zimbabwe U23 1 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:05, 30 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:04, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Macauley Miles Bonne (born 26 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Colchester United. He progressed through the Colchester United youth ranks, having previously spent six years with hometown club Ipswich Town between the age of 8 and 14, with a brief spell at Norwich City separating the two. He made his professional debut for Colchester in 2013, and scored his first professional goal on his 18th birthday in a match against Peterborough United. He has represented Zimbabwe at under-23 level.[4]

Club career

Born in Ipswich,[3] Bonne began his career with hometown club Ipswich Town from under-8 level. He remained with the club until he reached under-14 level, spending a brief period at Norwich City before moving to Colchester United to continue his development.[5]

Bonne was prolific in front of goal when he joined Colchester, and worked his way up to under-18 level. Until making his first-team debut, Bonne had scored 46 goals in 54 under-18 appearances. In the 2013–14 season, Bonne had scored ten goals in just two FA Youth Cup fixtures. This form prompted manager Joe Dunne to call him up to the first-team squad, having featured on the bench during the 2012–13 season.[6]

2013–14 season

On 22 October 2013, Bonne was brought on as an 86th-minute substitute for David Wright to make his Football League bow as manager Dunne pushed for a winner during a 1–1 draw with Shrewsbury Town.[7] Following the game, Bonne said that he was "absolutely buzzing" having made his debut and that he hoped to have many more opportunities in the first-team.[8]

On his 18th birthday and home debut for the U's on 26 October, Bonne was brought on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Clinton Morrison. He consequently scored his debut goal and the match winner eight minutes after arriving on the field in a 1–0 victory over Peterborough United.[9] Bonne said that the occasion was "probably one of the best days of my life".[10] He went on to score on his first start for the club on 9 November in a 3–2 FA Cup defeat to Sheffield United,[11] and then made his first league start one week later in Colchester's 2–1 home defeat by Swindon Town.[12] After Dunne allowed Bonne a rest for the 1–1 draw with Preston North End on 23 November,[13] he was drafted back to the substitutes bench for the midweek clash against Milton Keynes Dons three days later. Coming on as a substitute for Dominic Vose in the 68th minute, Bonne scored his second league goal and his third goal in six games ten minutes after his arrival to seal a 3–1 win for Colchester.[14]

Bonne made his second league start for Colchester on 14 December, when the U's fell to a heavy 4–0 home defeat against Notts County, who were at the time bottom of League One. Bonne played the full 90 minutes in the encounter.[15] He would make 15 league and cup appearances for Colchester through his debut season, scoring three goals.[16]

Alongside featuring in the first-team, Bonne also helped the club's under-18 side to a league title and cup winning double during the season. He scored in the Youth Alliance Cup final on 29 April 2014, contributing towards Colchester's 4–2 win against Bradford City at Valley Parade.[17]

2014–15 season

Bonne scored in pre-season for Colchester with the opening goal when they came from 3–1 down to beat Dagenham & Redbridge 4–3 on 26 July 2014.[18] Bonne featured in the league for the first time in the 2014–15 season and for the first time under new boss Tony Humes on 1 November 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rhys Healey in Colchester's 2–1 home defeat by Port Vale.[19]

Having made just two substitute appearances until 16 January 2015, manager Humes told Bonne that he must "be patient, and he's got to wait his turn" with the form of Freddie Sears keeping Bonne out of the team.[20] Bonne then started his first game of the season at home to Bristol City on 21 February 2015. His selection paid off when he scored Colchester's second goal of the game in the 14th minute with a diving header in the 3–2 win. It would prove to be his only goal of the season.[21] Five days later, with his contract set to expire in the summer, Bonne signed a two-and-a-half year contract extension to remain with the U's until 2017.[22] He featured in ten games across the campaign.[23]

2015–16 season

Following an injury to Colchester's captain Chris Porter, Bonne was drafted in to replace him and lead the attack for the League Cup game against Reading on 11 August 2015, and then the League One game against Peterborough United on 15 August. In the league match, Bonne continued his good scoring form against Peterborough by scoring the opening goal after 30 minutes of a 2–1 defeat for the U's at London Road.[24] He scored his first brace of goals for the club on 1 September, scoring both Colchester's goals in their 3–2 Football League Trophy defeat to Northampton Town.[25]

Bonne scored four goals in Colchester's FA Cup first round tie away to Wealdstone on 7 November, becoming only the tenth Colchester United player to do so and equalling a club record in the process. He joined the likes of Arthur Pritchard, Arthur Turner, Vic Keeble, Neil Langman, Bobby Hunt, Martyn King, Bobby Svarc, Roy McDonough, and Chris Iwelumo, the last of whom scored the most recent quadruple on 28 November 2006.[26] It was also the first time since 6 April 2007 that a Colchester United player had recorded a hat-trick.[27] Bonne opened the scoring in the 6–2 win, firstly scoring after 26-minutes, before levelling with a header just before half-time after Wealdstone had scored two goals. He sealed his hat-trick just after half-time, before rounding off his scoring in the 68th-minute with a deflected header from a George Moncur effort.[28] Bonne was handed a start in the following game, where he opened the scoring for his side in a 3–1 home defeat to Coventry City on 14 November.[29]

He scored his first goal of 2016 on 16 February with the opening goal in Colchester's 1–1 draw with Chesterfield at the Community Stadium.[30]

International career

Born in England to Zimbabwean parents, Bonne is eligible to represent both England and Zimbabwe national teams at international level. In August 2014, Bonne made himself available for selection by Zimbabwe ahead of their qualification attempt for the 2016 Olympic Games.[31]

Bonne made his debut for the Zimbabwe under-23 side in a friendly match against a full-strength Morocco national team on 16 November 2014. He had a dream start to his international career, scoring the opening goal after 18 minutes when he slotted the ball between the legs of Morocco goalkeeper Bono. However, despite his debut goal, Zimbabwe would go on to lose the game 2–1, with the experience leaving Bonne hungry for more chances with the national side.[4]

In August 2015, Bonne was called up by Zimbabwe for their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea on 6 September.[32] After pulling out of the squad due to club commitments, Bonne was called up again in March 2016 for Zimbabwe's qualifier against Swaziland on 25 March.[33] Bonne was again forced to withdraw from the Zimbabwe squad, on this occasion due to passport technicalities.[34]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2013–14[16] League One 142110000153
2014–15[23] League One 101000000101
2015–16[35] League One 32324101[lower-alpha 1]2369
Career total 5663510126113
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Colchester United U18

References

  1. ↑ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Macauley Bonne career statistics at Soccerbase
  3. 1 2 "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. 1 2 Dube, Lovemore (19 November 2014). "A dream come true •Bonnie feels very honoured •Teenage star wants more caps". The Herald (Harare). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Macauley Bonne". Football In Colchester - 2012/13. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Hudson, Matt (23 October 2013). "Two More Make Debuts". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Shrewsbury 1–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  8. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (23 October 2013). "Bonne has a bright future says U's boss". Essex County Standard (Colchester). Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Colchester 1–0 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "Colchester United's Macauley Bonne enjoys 'best day of my life'". BBC Sport. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Colchester 2–3 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Colchester 1–2 Swindon". BBC Sport. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "Preston 1–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "Colchester 3–1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "Colchester 0–4 Notts County". BBC Sport. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Macauley Bonne in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  17. 1 2 Marston, Carl (30 April 2014). "League-Cup double for super Colchester United Under-18s". East Anglian Daily Times (Ipswich). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  18. ↑ Marston, Carl (26 July 2014). "Dominic Vose bags a brace as Colchester United win a thriller at Dagenham & Redbridge". East Anglian Daily Times (Ipswich). Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Colchester 1–2 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  20. ↑ Marston, Carl (16 January 2015). ""Macauley has got to be patient" – so says Colchester United boss Tony Humes". East Anglian Daily Times (Ipswich). Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Colchester 3–2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  22. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (26 February 2015). "Bonne signs new contract with Colchester". Daily Gazette (Colchester). Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Macauley Bonne in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Peterborough 2–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "Northampton 3–2 Colchester". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  26. ↑ "Scored Four Goals In One Game". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  27. ↑ "Hat-tricks for Colchester United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  28. ↑ "Wealdstone 2–6 Colchester". BBC Sport. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  29. ↑ "Colchester 1–3 Coventry". BBC Sport. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  30. ↑ "Colchester United 1–1 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  31. ↑ Madyira, Michael (10 August 2014). "Saul Chaminuka, Nation Dube to assist Pasuwa". The Standard (Harare). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  32. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (26 August 2015). "Bonne called up to Zimbabwe squad for African Nations Cup qualifier". Daily Gazette (Colchester). Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  33. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (11 March 2016). "Macauley Bonne has been named in the Zimbabwe squad for their match against Swaziland". Daily Gazette (Colchester). Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  34. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (22 March 2016). "Colchester United striker Macauley Bonne to miss out on Zimbabwe qualifer". Daily Gazette (Colchester). Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Macauley Bonne in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  36. ↑ "Newsletter 34" (PDF). The Football League. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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