Chris Aitken

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Chris Aitken
Personal information
Full name Christopher Aitken
Date of birth September 21, 1979 (1979-09-21) (age 28)
Place of birth    Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Ayr United
Youth clubs
1998–2000 Greenock Morton
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000
2000–2001
2001–2003
2003–2005
2005–2008
2008–		 Greenock Morton
Clyde
Greenock Morton
Hamilton Academical
Stirling Albion
Ayr United		 02 0(0)
23 0(2)
19 0(1)
54 0(8)
92 (33)
00 0(0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 11:09, 3 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Chris Aitken (born September 21, 1979 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Scottish Second Division side Ayr United.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Morton & Clyde

Aitken started his professional career at Greenock Morton making his debut against Inverness Caledonain Thistle on April 1, 2000. Aitken was with the Greenock club for only two games before being signed by Clyde on June 14, 2000.[1]

He made his first team debut for Clyde on August 5, 2000 against Falkirk[2] and went on to make a further 23 appearances for Clyde. Aitken scored his first goal of his professional career against Airdrie on November 22, 2000.[3] Aitken stayed with Clyde for just over a season before returning to play for Greenock Morton on November 10, 2001.

He made his second debut for Morton on November 10, 2001 against Forfar Athletic. Aitken remained with Greenock Morton for two seasons making 19 appearances for the club, before signing for Hamilton Academical in June 2003.

[edit] Hamilton

Aitken made his debut for Hamilton and scored his first goal on August 2, 2003 against St. Johnstone in the Scottish League Challenge Cup.[4] He went on to make over 50 league appearances, scoring 8 goals for the club during his time there, before he signed for Stirling Albion on January 31, 2005.

[edit] Stirling

Aitken made his debut for Stirling Albion against Dumbarton on February 5, 2005. Aitken scored his first goal for Stirling Albion against Brechin City on February 26, 2005. Since signing in 2005, Aitken went on to make over 90 league appearances, scoring over 30 goals for the Binos. Aitken was awarded the Players Player of the Year award for the 2006-07 season. He was made captain of the Stirlingshire side and at the end of the 2007-08 season, Aitken won the Stirling Albion supporters club player of the year award and the Stirling Albion supporters Trust award. Aitken was the leading goal scorer for Stirling Albion in the 2007-08 season.[5] In May 2008, after Stirling Albion were relegated to the Scottish Second Division, Aikten agreed a two-year deal with Second Division rivals Ayr United, stating that Ayr's ambition is what drew him to Somerset Park.[6]

[edit] Ayr

In May 2008, Aikten became Ayr United's eighth signing since the end of the 2007-08 season.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Summer Signings. BBC Sport. Retrieved on May 28, 2008.
  2. ^ Clyde 3-1 Falkirk. BBC Sport. Retrieved on May 28, 2008.
  3. ^ Airdrieonians 1-3 Clyde. BBC Sport. Retrieved on May 28, 2008.
  4. ^ Hamilton Accies 2-3 St Johnstone. BBC Sport. Retrieved on May 28, 2008.
  5. ^ Player of the Year Awards 2007/2008. James Stewart. Retrieved on April 26, 2008.
  6. ^ a b Ayr sign Aitken from Stirling. BBC Sport. Retrieved on May 28, 2008.

[edit] External links

Chris Aitken career stats at Soccerbase

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