Bio

2024: Donald's third year saw another season of steady improvement, as the Cobras posted a record of 9-5-3. The nine wins was a Coker record for wins in a season. They also tied the all-time record for most consecutive wins at four, as they took down Anderson, Tusculum, Allen, and Mars Hill in a row. The cobras also posted a 5-5-1 record in SAC play which is the best record in the Division II era. He coached the team to a #5 oveall seed in the SAC playoffs before ultimately finishing the season in an overtime loss at Lincoln Memorial. Donald coached four players to the All-SAC Team. Maia Clark was named to the first team. Kira Boelke and Noor Njeim were named second team. and Mila Rausch was named to the third team. Freshman Maia Clark brought home Freshman Of The Year honors, as she led the league in goals, goals per match, and points per match in her true freshman season. He also saw Goalie Rhyan Parkin post the top save percentage in the league. In year three he saw Mila Rausch become 8th all-time in assists at Coker with 13 in her career. 

2023: In his second year as Head Coach for Coker, Donald's team brought in a record of 7-8-2 overall, a 2-8-1 South Atlantic Conference Record, and a 4-4-2 record at home. Liz Crowe named October SPC Credit Union Student-Athlete of the Month.

2022: In his first year as Head Coach for Coker, Donald's team brought in a record of 4-8-3 overall and 2-8-1 in South Atlantic Conference play. During the 2022-23 season Donald coached one SAC All-Conference Third Team player, Noor Njeim.

Prior To Coker: Michael Donald was hired as Coker University’s new head women’s soccer coach, announced on Apr. 4, 2022 by Vice President of Athletics and Athletic Facilities Dr. Lynn Griffin.

Donald comes to Coker from Nova Southeastern University, where he was an assistant coach on the men’s soccer staff for the 2021 season. During the 2021 season with Donald on staff, Nova Southeastern won the Sunshine State Conference tournament title as well as the South region championship, both firsts for the program as the program also advanced to its first NCAA tournament. Donald also helped the Sharks to program records for most wins in a single season (17), fewest losses in a single season (three) and most shutouts in a single season (nine). Donald also coached one All-American, two All-Region selections, four All-Tournament selections and helped the team to the highest men’s team GPA in the department at 3.57.

Prior to Nova Southeastern, Donald the previous two years at fellow Sunshine State Conference institution Barry University working with the women’s soccer program.  He served as an assistant coach during the 2019-20 season, before serving as interim head coach for the 2020-21 season. During the 2019 season, Barry won the SSC tournament championship and landed two on the All-South region team and seven on the All-Conference teams.

Before Barry, Donald was an assistant coach for both men’s and women’s soccer at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Donald also served as the Director of Coaching at the Florida Elite Soccer Academy from 2017-19.

Before coming to the states in the coaching ranks, Donald was the head coach at the Scottish Football Association School of Soccer. He also served as the head coach of the Ayr United Football Academy from 2013-17.

He played professionally for both Stranraer FC and Ayr United FC after a collegiate playing career at Embry-Riddle.