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Marcus Fraser
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Scotland
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 Ross County
Number 2
Youth career
Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Celtic 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 11 (0)
2015– Ross County 29 (1)
International career‡
2009–2010 Scotland U16 6 (0)
2010–2011 Scotland U17 16 (1)
2011–2013 Scotland U19 9 (0)
2012– Scotland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 31 October 2015 (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 Ross County.

Career

Celtic

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.[1] Whilst a member of Celtic's under-19 squad,[2] he was called up to the first team for a friendly match against Athletic Bilbao on 26 March 2011.[3] He made his debut the following season, on 3 November 2011, in a 3–1 win against Rennes in the Europa League. He came on as a substitute at half time and played in the centre of defence.[4] Fraser made his first start for Celtic in a SPL match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 9 February 2013.

On 12 September 2014, Fraser joined Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath on loan.[5]

Fraser was released by Celtic in January 2015.[6] He then signed for Ross County.[6] He made his debut for the Highland side on 24 January 2015, in a 1–0 defeat at home to Celtic.[7] On 17 March 2015, Fraser signed a new contract to keep him at Ross County until 2017.[8]

International

Fraser has represented Scotland at Under-16, Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 levels.[9]

Career statistics

As of 13 September 2015[10]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2012–13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15 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 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Ross County 2014–15 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
2015–16 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Total 23 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 1
Career total 35 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 39 1

References

  1. ^ "Marcus is a rising star for Celtic in Spain..." Kirkintilloch Herald. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  2. ^ "U19s :: The Players". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Athletico Bilbao 0 v 0 Celtic". Celtic F.C. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Celtic 3–1 Rennes". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  5. ^ Henderson, Mark (12 September 2014). "MARCUS FRASER JOINS COWDENBEATH ON LOAN". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  6. ^ a b Dowden, Martin (22 January 2015). "Ross County sign defender Marcus Fraser". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Ross County 0-1 Celtic: Hoops move three clear at top of Premiership". STV Sport. STV. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Ross County: Marcus Fraser wins contract extension". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Marcus Fraser Scotland Profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Marcus Fraser profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

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