Chris Mochrie

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Chris Mochrie
Personal information
Full name Christopher Robert Mochrie [1]
Date of birth (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dundee United
Number 26
Youth career
Logie Harp Boys Club
Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Dundee United 37 (3)
2020–2021 → Montrose (loan) 21 (1)
2022-2023 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 34 (2)
International career‡
2018–2019 Scotland U16 7 (1)
2019–2020 Scotland U17 4 (1)
2021-2022 Scotland U19 4 (0)
2022- Scotland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:12, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Christopher Robert Mochrie (born 7 April 2003) [3] is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dundee United, most recently on loan at Dunfermline Athletic [4] He holds the record as the youngest player to appear for the Dundee United first team after making his debut in 2019.

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Playing career

Club

Born in Dundee, Mochrie played for Logie Harp Boys Club before joining the Dundee United Academy. [5] He also attended the Scottish Football Association Performance School programme based at St John's Roman Catholic High School. [6] He became Dundee United's youngest ever first team player when making his debut as a substitute against Greenock Morton in May 2019, aged 16 years and 27 days. [7] [8] [nb 1]

In October 2020, Mochrie joined Scottish League One side Montrose on loan. [9] He was recalled by United when lower league football was suspended in January 2021, but returned to Montrose when the suspension was lifted in March. [10]

Mochrie scored his first goal for Dundee United on 14 July 2021, in a 6–1 win over Elgin City in the Scottish League Cup. [11] He made his Scottish Premiership debut and first league start against Heart of Midlothian the following month. [12]

In August 2022 Mochrie joined Dunfermline Athletic on a season long loan, [13] helping the Pars win the League One title.

International

Mochrie was called up to the Scotland under-16 squad in August 2018. [14] He scored Scotland's goal in a 1–1 draw against Northern Ireland in the Victory Shield in November 2018. [15] After being involved in a training camp in August 2019, [16] he made a scoring debut for Scotland under-17s in a 2–0 win against Armenia in October 2019. [17] He was called up to the under-21 squad for the first time in August 2021. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 August 2021
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2018–19 [18] Scottish Championship 1000000010
2019–20 [19] Scottish Championship4000100050
2020–21 [20] Scottish Premiership 0000100010
2021–22 [21] Scottish Premiership90005110151
2023–24 [22] Scottish Championship233103020293
Total3731010130514
Montrose (loan) 2020–21 Scottish League One 20131001 [lower-alpha 1] 0242
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2022–23 Scottish League One [23] 342200000362
Career total91661101401118

Honours

Dundee United

Dunfermline Athletic

Notes

  1. ↑ The previous record of 16 years and 99 days had been set by John Souttar in 2013. [8]

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  4. ↑ "Mochrie joins on loan | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club".
  5. ↑ "Thirteen Academy graduates sign professional contracts". Dundee United F.C. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "SFA Performance Football: S4 Profiles". St John's RC High School. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Cran, George (7 May 2019). "Boss Robbie says defeat can be jolt Dundee United need". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Mochrie becomes youngest ever first team player". Dundee United F.C. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Chris Mochrie joins Montrose on loan". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Montrose FC Online - MOCHRIE RETURNS ON NEW LOAN DEAL".
  11. ↑ "Kieran Freeman and Chris Mochrie score their first goals for Dundee United". BT Sport. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. 1 2 Smith, Ewan (29 August 2021). "Thomas Courts hails 'exceptional' Chris Mochrie as Dundee United teenager marks Scottish Premiership debut with international call-up". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Dundee United kid Chris Mochrie set for Dunfermline deal as Pars fight off competition from League One rivals".
  14. ↑ "Dundee United kids earn Scotland call-up to face England and Turkey". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Billy Gilmour double hands Scotland U19 Euro Championship qualifier win in Wales". Daily Record. Glasgow. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Chris Mochrie called up for Scotland under-17s camp". Dundee United F.C. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "Under-17s start qualification with win over Armenia". Scottish Football Association. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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  23. ↑ "Games played by Chris Mochrie in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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  25. ↑ https://spfl.co.uk/news/dunfermline-athletic-win-cinch-league-1


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