Quinn MacNicol
Australian soccer player (born 2008)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quinn MacNicol (/ˈmæk.nɪ.kəl/;[1] born 10 January 2008) is an Australian soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Melbourne City.[2]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Quinn MacNicol | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 January 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Brisbane Roar | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Brisbane Roar | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Melbourne City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Australia U17 | 14 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Australia U20 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Brisbane Roar
MacNicol made his debut for Brisbane Roar in an Australia Cup clash against the Newcastle Jets on 14 August 2023.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
Following his stint in the Australia Cup, MacNicol signed his first professional contract – a scholarship – in September 2023 with Brisbane.[6]
Youth international career
He was called up in May 2025 for the Australia men's national under-18 soccer team, to take part in the 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup commencing in early June.[7]
Personal life
Raised in South East Queensland, MacNicol was a youth player with Rochedale Rovers prior to signing for Brisbane Roar.[8] He attends Anglican Church Grammar School in East Brisbane, Queensland.[9]
His uncle is former Gippsland Falcons' forward, Brian MacNicol.[10]