Glenn Middleton

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Glenn Middleton
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Middleton playing for Rangers in 2018
Personal information
Full name Glenn Middleton [1]
Date of birth (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Dundee United
Number 15
Youth career
Northampton Town
2012–2017 Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Norwich City 0 (0)
2018–2022 Rangers 15 (2)
2019 → Hibernian (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → Bradford City (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → St Johnstone (loan) 9 (2)
2021–2022 → St Johnstone (loan) 28 (1)
2022– Dundee United 81 (7)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U16 1 (0)
2014–2017 Scotland U17 14 (0)
2017–2018 Scotland U19 18 (4)
2018–2021 Scotland U21 22 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:35, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Glenn Middleton (born 1 January 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United. He made 22 appearances for the Scotland under-21 team.

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Early life

Born in Glasgow, Middleton was a keen supporter of Rangers as a child. His family relocated to the Northampton area in 2006, and he spent some time developing in the youth teams at Northampton Town. [3] [4]

Club career

Norwich City

Middleton joined Norwich City's Academy in 2012, graduating through their youth system. He was given the squad number 43 for the first team during the 2017–18 season and was also named in the squad as a substitute in a FA Cup 3rd round match against Southampton on 18 January 2017. [5]

Rangers

Having found his senior opportunities limited at Norwich City, Middleton joined Rangers on 31 January 2018, [6] reuniting with former Canaries youth coach Graeme Murty who was the Gers manager at the time of his arrival. [3] [4]

2018–19

Under Murty's successor Steven Gerrard, Middleton made his competitive debut for Rangers in a 2–0 win for Rangers against FK Shkupi in the Europa League on 12 July 2018 at Ibrox Stadium, [7] with Middleton being widely praised for his performance on his debut. [8] He scored his first goal for Rangers when he came on as a substitute in a 4–0 win against Dundee two months later. [9] On 26 October, Middleton signed a five-year contract with Rangers that tied him to the club until the summer of 2023. [10]

2019–20: Loans to Hibernian and Bradford

Middleton was loaned to Hibernian in August 2019. [11] He made eight appearances for Hibernian, but none after 30 October, and the loan was curtailed on 27 December. [12] He was then loaned to Bradford City on 31 January 2020 for the rest of the season. [13]

2021–2022: Loans at St Johnstone

On 25 January 2021, Middleton joined St Johnstone on loan for the remainder of the season. [14] He was cup-tied and missed out on their victory in the 2020–21 Scottish League Cup, [15] but then featured as the Saints also won the 2020–21 Scottish Cup. [16] He returned on loan to McDiarmid Park in August 2021 and remained there for the whole season. [16]

Dundee United

In July 2022, Middleton joined Dundee United from Rangers for an undisclosed transfer fee, on a three-year contract. [17]

International career

Middleton has represented Scotland at several age levels, up to and including the under-21 team. [18]

Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament, [19] the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 2018–19 [21] Scottish Premiership 152102210 [a] 1285
2019–20 [22] Scottish Premiership0000000000
2020–21 [23] Scottish Premiership0000100010
2021–22 [24] Scottish Premiership0000000000
Total1521032101295
Hibernian (loan) 2019–20 [22] Scottish Premiership600020—80
Bradford City (loan) 2019–20 [22] English League Two3000000030
St Johnstone (loan) 2020–21 [23] Scottish Premiership924100—133
2021–22 [24] Scottish Premiership28110214 [b] 0352
Career total61561731218810

Honours

St Johnstone

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