Quinn MacNicol
{{Short description|Australian soccer player (born 2008)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Quinn MacNicol
| image =
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| fullname = Quinn MacNicol
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2008|01|10}}
| birth_place = Brisbane, Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.81}}
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Brisbane Roar
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 = 2020–
| youthclubs1 = Brisbane Roar
| years1 = 2023–
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 1
| clubs1 = Brisbane Roar NPL
| years2 = 2023–
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| clubs2 = Brisbane Roar
| nationalyears1 = 2024–
| nationalteam1 = Australia U17
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 14
| club-update = 27 October 2023
| nationalteam-update = 14 April 2025
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship}}
{{Medal|1st|2024 Indonesia|U-17 Team}}
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Quinn MacNicol (born 10 February 2008) is an Australian soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brisbane Roar.{{cite web |title=Quinn Macnicol - Brisbane Roar |url=https://brisbaneroar.com.au/squads/1nizex0tfvuwjcu7oonuy9gk4?slug=1nizex0tfvuwjcu7oonuy9gk4&competition=52kxi893484fk75l1h7sndlp0&teams=v046no35g7ebk8lytdjmfb43&selected=MEN |publisher=Brisbane Roar |access-date=19 October 2023}}
Club career
=Brisbane Roar=
MacNicol made his debut for Brisbane Roar in an Australia Cup clash against the Newcastle Jets on 14 August 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8308570/courageous-jets-go-down-to-roar-in-extra-time-to-crash-out-of-australia-cup/|title=Australia Cup: Ten-man Jets suffer heart-breaking loss in extra time to Roar|date=14 August 2023}} 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 years and 216 days old.{{cite web |title=Brisbane Roar through to Australia Cup Round of 16 with victory against Newcastle |url=https://brisbaneroar.com.au/news/brisbane-roar-through-to-australia-cup-round-of-16-with-victory-against-newcastle |publisher=Brisbane Roar |access-date=25 September 2023 |date=15 August 2023}} 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.{{cite web |title=15-year-old young gun makes Aus Cup history as Brisbane book quarter-final berth |url=https://keepup.com.au/news/australia-cup-round-of-16-scores-reaction-updates-how-to-watch-sydney-united-brisbane-roar-august-26/ |website=keepup.com |access-date=25 September 2023 |language=en-AU |date=26 August 2023}}
Following his stint in the Australia Cup, MacNicol signed his first professional contract – a scholarship – in September 2023 with Brisbane.{{cite web |title=Exciting youngster Quinn MacNicol signs on |url=https://brisbaneroar.com.au/news/exciting-youngster-quinn-macnicol-signs-on |publisher=Brisbane Roar |access-date=19 October 2023 |date=15 September 2023}}
Personal life
Raised in South East Queensland, MacNicol was a youth player with Rochedale Rovers prior to signing for Brisbane Roar.{{cite web |last1=Dawson |first1=Andrew |last2=Tucker |first2=Nick |last3=Franklin |first3=Eddie |title=Top junior footballers of SEQ revealed here |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/top-junior-footballers-of-seq-revealed-here/news-story/7e8b4c31dd1752afa16dd0691392ff97?amp&nk=714d2284adc3bb1b53742c9628a00901-1695683995 |website=Courier Mail |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230925231947/https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/top-junior-footballers-of-seq-revealed-here/news-story/7e8b4c31dd1752afa16dd0691392ff97?amp&nk=714d2284adc3bb1b53742c9628a00901-1695683995 |archive-date=25 September 2023 |date=26 September 2023}} He attends Anglican Church Grammar School in East Brisbane, Queensland.{{cite web |last1=Dawson |first1=Andrew |last2=Tucker |first2=Nick |title=Four codes, 70 schoolboy wonders we saw this season |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/sport/four-codes-70-schoolboy-wonders-we-saw-this-season/news-story/f068d1a43ebe3fbb03ef8d50c782193c?amp&nk=a05c79a758d631b9fb420d597a8cc0f0-1697751123 |website=Courier Mail |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231019213156/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/sport/four-codes-70-schoolboy-wonders-we-saw-this-season/news-story/f068d1a43ebe3fbb03ef8d50c782193c?amp&nk=a05c79a758d631b9fb420d597a8cc0f0-1697751123 |archive-date=19 October 2023 |date=11 October 2023}}
Honours
Australia U17
- ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship: 2024{{cite web |title=Subway Joeys crowned ASEAN U16 Champions after shootout victory |url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/subway-joeys-crowned-asean-u16-champions-after-shootout-victory-over-thailand |publisher=Socceroos |access-date=4 July 2024 |language=en |date=4 July 2024}}
Individual
- ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship Golden Boot: 2024{{cite news|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/olahraga/20240703224057-142-1117312/daftar-penghargaan-piala-aff-u-16-2024-gholy-pemain-terbaik|title=Daftar Penghargaan Piala AFF U-16 2024: Gholy Pemain Terbaik|date=3 July 2024|work=CNN Indonesia|language=id}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Brisbane Roar FC squad}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|quinn-macnicol/916191|Quinn MacNicol}}
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Brisbane Roar FC players
Category:National Premier Leagues players
Category:Soccer players from Queensland