Macauley Bonne

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.

He made 15 league and cup appearances for Colchester through his debut season, scoring three goals.

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 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.

Macauley Miles Bonne (born 26 October 1995) is an English-Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cambridge United on loan from Gillingham.

Bonne progressed through the Colchester United Academy, having previously spent six years with hometown club Ipswich Town between the age of eight and 14, with a brief spell at Norwich City separating the two.

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.

It was also the first time since 6 April 2007 that a Colchester United player had recorded a hat-trick.

Bonne opened the scoring in the 6–2 win, first scoring after 26 minutes, before levelling with a header just before half-time after Wealdstone had scored two goals.

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.

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.

In the 2013–14 season, Bonne had scored ten goals in just two FA Youth Cup fixtures.

On 22 October 2013, Bonne was brought on as an 86th-minute substitute for David Wright to make his Football League debut as manager Dunne pushed for a winner during a 1–1 draw with Shrewsbury Town.

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.

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.

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.

His selection paid dividends 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.

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.

Bonne then started his first game of the season at home to Bristol City on 21 February 2015.

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.

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.

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 went on loan to Lincoln City during September and October 2016 and Woking during January and February 2017.

He joined Leyton Orient in July 2017.

After scoring 45 goals in the two seasons he played at Leyton Orient, he signed for Charlton Athletic for £200,000.

Five days later, with his contract set to expire in the summer, Bonne signed a 2 1⁄2-year contract extension to remain with the U's until 2017.

He featured in ten games across the campaign.

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.

Bonne said that the occasion was "probably one of the best days of my life".

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, and then made his first league start one week later in Colchester's 2–1 home defeat by Swindon Town.

After Dunne allowed Bonne a rest for the 1–1 draw with Preston North End on 23 November, he was drafted back to the substitutes bench for the midweek clash against Milton Keynes Dons three days later.

He then moved to Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee early in the 2020–21 season.

Bonne has represented Zimbabwe at full international and under-23 levels.

Born in Ipswich, 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's Academy to continue his development.

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.