Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcus Fraser | ||
Date of birth | 23 June 1994 | ||
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 | 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.
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]
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]
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]
Fraser has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[17]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |