Marcus Fraser (footballer)

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Marcus Fraser
Personal information
Full name Marcus Fraser
Date of birth (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth East Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 St. Mirren
Number 22
Youth career
Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 Celtic 2 (0)
2014–2015 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2020 Ross County 168 (3)
2020– St. Mirren 131 (2)
International career‡
2009–2010 Scotland U16 6 (0)
2010–2011 Scotland U17 16 (1)
2012 Scotland U18 2 (0)
2011–2013 Scotland U19 9 (0)
2012–2014 Scotland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:33, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Marcus Fraser (born 23 June 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club St. Mirren.

Contents

Career

Celtic

Raised in Bishopbriggs, [1] Fraser joined Celtic when he was eight years old, progressing through the youth ranks signing a three-year professional contract in the summer of 2010. [2] Whilst a member of Celtic's under-19 squad, [3] he was called up to the first team for a friendly match against Athletic Bilbao on 26 March 2011. [4] He made his debut the following season, on 3 November 2011, in a 3–1 win against Rennes in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as a substitute at half time and playing in the centre of defence. [5] Fraser made his first start for Celtic in a Scottish Premier League match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 9 February 2013. [6]

On 12 September 2014, Fraser joined Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath on loan. [7] He was released by Celtic in January 2015. [8]

Ross County

Fraser immediately signed for Ross County. [8] He made his debut for the Highland side on 24 January 2015, in a 1–0 defeat at home to Celtic. [9] On 17 March 2015, Fraser signed a new contract to keep him at Ross County until 2017. [10] A year later he signed a further two-year extension, keeping him under contract until summer 2019. [11]

In June 2018, after Andrew Davies left the club, Fraser became the new captain; [1] he went on to lift the Scottish Championship and Scottish Challenge Cup [12] as Ross County were promoted back to the Scottish Premiership after being relegated a year earlier. [13]

On 5 June 2020 Fraser rejected a new contract at Ross County and left the club after 5 and a half years and making 195 appearances for the club. [14]

St. Mirren

On 28 July 2020, Fraser signed a one-year deal with St. Mirren. [15] In May 2021, Fraser signed a two-year extension to remain at the club until the summer of 2023. [16]

International

Fraser has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2022 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2011–12 [19] Scottish Premier League 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2012–13 [20] 1000000010
2013–14 [21] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2014–15 [22] 0000000000
Total1000001020
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2014–15 [22] Scottish Championship 110200000130
Ross County 2014–15 [22] Scottish Premiership1610000—161
2015–16 [23] 2904040—370
2016–17 [24] 3302000—350
2017–18 [25] 3800051—431
2018–19 [26] Scottish Championship26130403 [lower-alpha 2] 0361
2019–20 [27] Scottish Premiership2610050—311
Total168390181301984
St. Mirren 2020–21 [28] Scottish Premiership3714171—483
2021–22 [29] 3313040—401
Total7027111100884
Career total2505181292403018
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Ross County

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 Marcus Fraser and Joe Chalmers to be friendly foes in Highland derby Press and Journal, 22 September 2018
  2. ↑ "Marcus is a rising star for Celtic in Spain..." Kirkintilloch Herald. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "U19s *️⃣ The Players". Celtic. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Athletico Bilbao 0 v 0 Celtic". Celtic. 26 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Celtic 3–1 Rennes". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Inverness CT 1-3 Celtic". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ Henderson, Mark (12 September 2014). "Marcus Fraser joins Cowdenbeath on loan". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  8. 1 2 Dowden, Martin (22 January 2015). "Ross County sign defender Marcus Fraser". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ross County 0-1 Celtic: Hoops move three clear at top of Premiership". STV Sport. STV. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ross County: Marcus Fraser wins contract extension". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Signing News Marcus Fraser agrees 2 year contract extension". Ross County FC Website. Ross County FC. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Davies, Eilidh (23 March 2019). "SCOTTISH CHALLENGE CUP - FINAL". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Ross County Secure title and promotion". BBC. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Ross County: Captain Marcus Fraser leaves after rejecting contract". BBC Sport. Ross County FC. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  15. ↑ "Marcus Fraser: St Mirren sign former Ross County captain". BBC Sport. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "Marcus Fraser: St Mirren sign former Ross County captain". www.stmirren.com. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Marcus Fraser Scotland Profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  18. ↑ Marcus Fraser at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Fraser in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Fraser in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Fraser in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  22. 1 2 3 "Games played by Marcus Fraser in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Fraser in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Fraser in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Fraser in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Fraser in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Fraser in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Fraser in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Fraser in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  30. ↑ Wilson, Richard (13 March 2016). "Scottish League Cup Final: Hibernian 1 Ross County 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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