Fraser Aird
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fraser Aird | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rangers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Rangers | 38 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2011–2012 | Scotland U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2013– | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2014 at 21:29. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Fraser Aird (born 2 February 1995) is a Canadian-born Scottish footballer currently playing for Scottish League One side Rangers.[1][2]
Personal life
Aird is a boyhood fan of his current club Rangers due to his Scottish, Rangers supporting, parents immigrating to Canada in 1987.[3][4][5]
Club career
Early career
Aird signed as a youth for Rangers at the age of sixteen.[3]
Rangers
2012-13 season
Within a year at the club he worked his way from the under-17 squad to the under-19 squad, eventually making his first team debut during a 4–1 victory over Montrose in the Scottish Third Division on 23 September 2012.[6] He scored his first goal for the club against Queens Park at Hampden on 29 December 2012.[7]
2013-14 season
In the first competitive match of the 2013–14 season he scored the first goal for Rangers as a half-time substitute against Forfar Athletic in the League Cup, Rangers went on to lose 2–1.
International career
Having played at youth international level for the Scotland under-17's, Aird was called up to the preliminary Canadian national team squad for the 2013 Gold Cup in the USA.[8] Aird has since been called up to the Scotland under-19's, but is still not tied to one nation until he makes a first team appearance.[9]
Career statistics
Updated: 31 January 2014 at 21:28
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2012–13 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 2013–14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| Career Total | 32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
Honours
Club
References
- ↑ "Fraser Aird Profile". Rangers FC. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Fraser Aird profile". UEFA. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Scarborough teen signed by Scottish giant Rangers FC". Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Family pride at stake for Rangers’ starlet Fraser Aird as dad flies in". The Scotsman. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Born to be a Rangers". Toronto Observer. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scarborough teen debuts with Glasgow Rangers". Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Queen's Park 0–1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "Canada announces preliminary roster for Gold Cup" (Press release). Canada Soccer. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ Jack, Chris (19 July 2013). "Decision time for Gers kid Fraser Aird as Scotland tussle with Canada". Evening Times. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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