Harry Cochrane

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Harry Cochrane
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Queen of the South
Number 6
Youth career
2011–2013 Rangers
2014–2017 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Heart of Midlothian 30 (1)
2019–2020Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2021Montrose (loan) 13 (0)
2021– Queen of the South 60 (4)
International career
2015 Scotland U14 3 (0)
2015 Scotland U15 1 (0)
2016–2017 Scotland U16 5 (0)
2018 Scotland U17 3 (0)
2018–2019 Scotland U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Harry Cochrane (born 24 April 2001) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Queen of the South, having previously played for Heart of Midlothian, as well as loan spells with Dunfermline Athletic and Montrose. Cochrane is the current club captain.

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Career

Youth football

Cochrane attended Kirklandpark Primary in Strathaven [1] and later studied at Grange Academy, Kilmarnock where he was part of the Scottish Football Association Performance School. [2] Cochrane began his football career with Rangers, before transferring to Heart of Midlothian at under-13 level. [3]

Heart of Midlothian

In June 2017 Cochrane signed a professional contract with Heart of Midlothian, which committed him to the club until 2020. [4] The following month he played in all four of the first team's pre season friendlies, [5] netting in a 4–1 win against Linfield. [6] [7] On 15 August 2017, Cochrane played for Hearts Under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup against Formartine United. [8] He made his first team debut [9] for Hearts, aged 16, [10] on 30 September 2017, playing from the start in a 2–1 defeat against Dundee at Dens Park. [11] In doing so he became the first Scottish Football Association Performance School graduate to start a Scottish Premiership game. [12]

Cochrane scored the opening goal in Hearts' 4–0 win over Celtic on 17 December 2017, [13] a result that ended Celtic's 69-game unbeaten run in domestic matches. [14] In doing so he became the club's youngest league goalscorer. [15] The following week he was sent off in a match against St Johnstone for a second bookable offence. [16] In April 2018, Cochrane signed a new contract with Hearts, which ran until 2021. [17]

Dunfermline loan

Cochrane, along with Hearts teammate Anthony McDonald, moved on a season-long loan to Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on 30 August 2019. [18]

Montrose loan

On 30 October 2020, Cochrane joined Scottish League One club Montrose on loan until January 2021. [19] The loan agreement was later extended to the end of the season. [20]

In April 2021, it was announced that Cochrane was set to leave Hearts at the end of the season following the expiration of his contract. [21]

Queen of the South

On 24 July 2021, Cochrane signed a two-year deal with Scottish Championship club Queen of the South after a successful trial period. [22] [23]

On 24 May 2023, Cochrane signed a contract extension with the Doonhamers until 31 May 2025. [24]

During September 2023, Cochrane was appointed Queens new club captain, after Josh Todd decided to concentrate more on his own playing performances.

International career

He was a member of the Scotland under-16 Victory Shield squad. [3] He was called up to represent Scotland at under-17 level in October 2017, [25] however was withdrawn from the squad by Hearts manager Craig Levein, as he felt the "experience of being involved and perhaps playing in the first team at this minute in his career is more valuable than playing an international game." [26]

Career statistics

As of 22 September 2023 [27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2017–18 [28] Scottish Premiership 2212000241
2018–19 [29] Scottish Premiership 80000080
2019–20 [30] Scottish Premiership 00000000
2020–21 [31] Scottish Championship 00001010
Total301201000331
Heart of Midlothian U20/U21 [N 1] 2017–18 [28] 2020
2018–19 [29] 1010
2019–20 [30] 3030
Total0000006060
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2019–20 [30] Scottish Championship 1200000120
Montrose (loan) 2020–21 [31] Scottish League One 1302000150
Queen of the South 2021–22 [32] Scottish Championship 210100040260
2022-23 Scottish League One 273105030363
2023-24 Scottish League One 5000311091
Total533208180714
Career total118460911401475
  1. Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.

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