Marcus Fraser (footballer)

Marcus Fraser
Personal information
Full name Marcus Fraser
Date of birth (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth East Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 St. Mirren
Number 22
Youth career
Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Celtic 2 (0)
2014–2015 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2020 Ross County 168 (3)
2020– St Mirren 158 (3)
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 16 November 2024
‡ 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.

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 five-and-a-half years and making 195 appearances.[14]

St Mirren

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

International

Fraser 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
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2011–12[19] Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2012–13[20] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14[21] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[22] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2014–15[22] Scottish Championship 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Ross County 2014–15[22] Scottish Premiership 16 1 0 0 0 0 — 16 1
2015–16[23] 29 0 4 0 4 0 — 37 0
2016–17[24] 33 0 2 0 0 0 — 35 0
2017–18[25] 38 0 0 0 5 1 — 43 1
2018–19[26] Scottish Championship 26 1 3 0 4 0 3[b] 0 36 1
2019–20[27] Scottish Premiership 26 1 0 0 5 0 — 31 1
Total 168 3 9 0 18 1 3 0 198 4
St. Mirren 2020–21[28] Scottish Premiership 37 1 4 1 7 1 — 48 3
2021–22[29] 33 1 3 0 4 0 — 40 1
Total 70 2 7 1 11 1 0 0 88 4
Career total 250 5 18 1 29 2 4 0 301 8
  1. ^ Appearance in the Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Ross County

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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 agrees contract extension". 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. ^ a b c "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.
  31. ^ "Ross County lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time". BBC Sport. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.