Macauley Miles Bonne was born on 26 October 1995 and is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League side Southend United and the Zimbabwe national team.
37 Facts About Macauley Bonne
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Macauley Bonne made his professional debut for Colchester in 2013, and scored his first professional goal on his 18th birthday in a match against Peterborough United.
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Macauley Bonne went on loan to Lincoln City during September and October 2016 and Woking during January and February 2017.
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Macauley Bonne has represented Zimbabwe at full international and under-23 levels.
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Macauley Bonne remained with the club until he reached under-14 level, spending a brief period at Norwich City before moving to Colchester United's Academy to continue his development.
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Macauley Bonne was prolific in front of goal when he joined Colchester, and worked his way up to under-18 level.
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Until making his first-team debut, Macauley Bonne had scored 46 goals in 54 under-18 appearances.
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Macauley Bonne said that the occasion was "probably one of the best days of my life".
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Macauley Bonne made 15 league and cup appearances for Colchester through his debut season, scoring three goals.
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Alongside featuring in the first-team, Macauley Bonne helped the club's under-18 side to a league title and cup winning double during the season.
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Macauley Bonne then started his first game of the season at home to Bristol City on 21 February 2015.
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Macauley Bonne 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.
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Macauley Bonne 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.
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Macauley Bonne ended the season as the club's second-highest goalscorer with nine goals in 37 games.
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Macauley Bonne made one start and three substitute appearances in August 2016 before joining National League side Lincoln City on loan on 2 September.
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On 27 January 2017, Macauley Bonne joined National League side Woking on a one-month loan deal.
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Macauley Bonne made seven appearances in total for Woking without scoring.
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Macauley Bonne ended the season with two goals in 22 first-team appearances for Colchester.
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On 14 July 2017, Macauley Bonne joined National League side Leyton Orient on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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Macauley Bonne ended the season with 25 goals in 52 games in all competitions.
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Macauley Bonne signed until summer 2020 after scoring his first goals of the new season in Orient's match against Barrow on 11 August 2018.
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On 17 June 2019, Macauley Bonne signed for Charlton Athletic on a three-year deal.
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Charlton manager Lee Bowyer used two forwards most of the time, and when Taylor got injured during an international break with Montserrat national team and Hemed was struggling with minor injuries, Macauley Bonne was given his first start in Championship in gameweek 9 in a home match against Leeds United, in which he scored the only goal.
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Macauley Bonne didn't hit the net against Swansea next gameweek, but in the next four matches he scored one goal each.
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On 2 October 2020, Macauley Bonne signed for Queens Park Rangers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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Macauley Bonne scored his first goal for QPR on his debut, coming off the bench to score an injury time equaliser against Sheffield Wednesday.
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On 26 June 2021, Macauley Bonne returned to his hometown club Ipswich Town, the same club that released him eleven years prior when he was 14, on a season long loan.
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Macauley Bonne was unable to replicate his early goal-scoring form for the rest of the season, with him scoring just once in his last 30 matches.
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On 13 May 2023, it was announced that Macauley Bonne would leave the club when his contract expired in June.
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On 11 August 2023, Macauley Bonne signed for League Two club Gillingham.
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On 1 February 2024, Macauley Bonne joined League One club Cambridge United on loan until the end of the season, reuniting with manager Neil Harris whom had brought the striker to Gillingham.
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On 15 May 2024, Gillingham announced that Macauley Bonne would be released in the summer when his contract expired.
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On 9 September 2024, Macauley Bonne signed for National League team Southend United on a one-year deal.
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Macauley Bonne made his debut for Zimbabwe in a friendly match against Morocco on 16 November 2014.
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Macauley Bonne 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.
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Macauley Bonne was again forced to withdraw from the Zimbabwe squad, on this occasion due to passport technicalities.
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In November 2016, Macauley Bonne was included in Callisto Pasuwa's squad ahead of an international friendly match against Tanzania.