| Intro | Scottish footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 23 June 1994, Scotland |
| Age: | 26 years |
| Star sign | Cancer |
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. Whilst a member of Celtic’s under-19 squad, he was called up to the first team for a friendly match against Athletic Bilbao on 26 March 2011. 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. Fraser made his first start for Celtic in a Scottish Premier League match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 9 February 2013.
On 12 September 2014, Fraser joined Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath on loan.
Ross County
Fraser was released by Celtic in January 2015. He then signed for Ross County. He made his debut for the Highland side on 24 January 2015, in a 1–0 defeat at home to Celtic. On 17 March 2015, Fraser signed a new contract to keep him at Ross County until 2017.
International
Fraser has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.
Career statistics
- As of 22 January 2017
| 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 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 | |
| Career total | 73 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 1 | |
Honours
- Ross County
- Scottish League Cup: 2015–16
- Wilson, Richard (13 March 2016). “Scottish League Cup Final: Hibernian 1 Ross County 2”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2016.