Aaron Comrie

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Aaron Comrie
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Dunfermline Athletic
Number 2
Youth career
2006–2015 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 St Johnstone 14 (0)
2015–2016 → Montrose (loan) 21 (1)
2017 → Peterhead (loan) 16 (0)
2019– Dunfermline Athletic 148 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:22, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Aaron Comrie (born 3 February 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for as a right-back for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic. Comrie previously played for St Johnstone, and had loan spells with Montrose and Peterhead.

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Career

Comrie began his career in the youth setup at Celtic joining aged nine, [1] making his way up to under-17 level at which point he was released. [1]

Following his release by Celtic, Comrie signed for St Johnstone in February 2015. [2]

In December 2015, Comrie moved on loan to Montrose initially for one month, [3] then the deal was extended for the remainder of the season. [4]

On 25 August 2016, Comrie made his debut for St Johnstone, coming on as a substitute in the first minute following an injury to Richard Foster away to Hamilton Academical, [5] [6] earning praise afterwards from manager Tommy Wright. [6]

In January 2017, Comrie along with St Johnstone teammate Liam Gordon joined Peterhead on loan until the end of the season. [7] [8]

After returning to St Johnstone, Comrie made his first start for the club, in a 1–1 draw away to Celtic on 26 August 2017, [9] [10] where he was involved in an early collision with his teammate Murray Davidson, which left Comrie with a cut and forced Davidson off with concussion. [10]

At the end of the 2018–19 season, Comrie was released by St Johnstone. [2]

On 15 May 2019, Comrie signed for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on a one-year contract with the option of a second. [11] A mainstay of the first team since arriving, by the start of the 2024-25 season Comrie was the longest serving player in the Dunfermline squad having made 169 appearences in 4 seasons. [12]

Career statistics

As of 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Johnstone 2015–16 [13] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2016–17 [14] 1000001 [a] 020
2017–18 [15] 120100000130
2018–19 [16] 1000000010
Total140100010160
Montrose (loan) 2015–16 [13] Scottish League Two 211000000211
Peterhead (loan) 2016–17 [14] Scottish League One 160000000160
Dunfermline Athletic 2019–20 [17] Scottish Championship 27010511 [a] 0341
2020–21 [18] 22110402 [b] 0291
2021–22 [19] 30110512 [b] 0382
2022-23 [20] Scottish League One [21] 351304000421
2023-24 [22] Scottish Championship20010401 [a] 0260
2024-25 [23] 14000403 [a] 0210
Total148370262901905
Career total199480262902436
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the play-offs

Honours

Dunfermline Athletic

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Comrie to move on this summer". St Johnstone F.C. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "COMRIE JOINS MONTROSE ON LOAN". Scottish Professional Football League. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Aaron Comrie". Montrose F.C. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Young, Chick (25 August 2016). "Hamilton Academical 1–1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  6. 1 2 Masson, James (27 September 2016). "Tommy Wright hails impact of young St Johnstone defenders". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Perth Saints aid Blue Toon recruitment". Peterhead F.C. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Douglass, Sean (11 January 2017). "Aaron Comie hoping time with Peterhead can help him at St Johnstone". Evening Express. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  9. ↑ English, Tom (26 August 2017). "Celtic 1–1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  10. 1 2 Temple, Alan (17 August 2019). "Aaron Comrie reflects on bruising first start against Celtic as he prepares to visit Parkhead with Dunfermline". Deadline News. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Comrie comes to East End Park". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  12. ↑ https://dafc.co.uk/squad/aaron-comrie/
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Aaron Comrie in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Aaron Comrie in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Comrie in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Comrie in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Comrie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Comrie in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Comrie in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Comrie in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Comrie in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Comrie in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Comrie in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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